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Washington funds genetic testing for backlog of unidentified remains

March 13, 2024, 5:48pm Latest News

The Legislature has approved $500,000 to fund genetic genealogy and DNA testing for the backlog of unidentified remains in Washington. Read story

Alaska Airlines aircraft sit in the airline&rsquo;s hangar at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in SeaTac, Wash. Boeing has acknowledged in a letter to Congress that it cannot find records for work done on a door panel that blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight over Oregon two months ago. Ziad Ojakli, Boeing executive vice president and chief government lobbyist, wrote to Sen.

Alaska Airlines let Boeing MAX fly despite warning signals

Alaska Airlines aircraft sit in the airline&rsquo;s hangar at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in SeaTac, Wash. Boeing has acknowledged in a letter to Congress that it cannot find records for work done on a door panel that blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight over Oregon two months ago. Ziad Ojakli, Boeing executive vice president and chief government lobbyist, wrote to Sen.

March 13, 2024, 7:47am Business

The day a piece of fuselage blew off a Boeing 737 MAX 9 midflight, Alaska Airlines engineers and technicians had scheduled a maintenance check for that aircraft. Read story

A shattered front door of a Hazel Dell car dealership after Clark County sheriff's deputies say a Vancouver man broke in and stole keys. The suspect was arrested on suspicion of second-degree burglary.

Washington has most burglaries per capita by far, according to study of FBI crime data

A shattered front door of a Hazel Dell car dealership after Clark County sheriff's deputies say a Vancouver man broke in and stole keys. The suspect was arrested on suspicion of second-degree burglary.

March 13, 2024, 7:40am Latest News

Washington has the highest burglary rate of any state in the U.S., according to an analysis of FBI crime data conducted by Suzuki Law Offices. The Arizona-based law firm concluded that the Evergreen State saw 548.4 burglaries per 100,000 residents, more than double the national rate of 254.3. Washington’s burglary… Read story

Judge Terry Tanner offers paperwork to attorney Nicole Preszler with her client Jacob Rticher at the Benton County District Court in Kennewick on Feb.

Washington Bar approves much lower caseloads for public defenders

Judge Terry Tanner offers paperwork to attorney Nicole Preszler with her client Jacob Rticher at the Benton County District Court in Kennewick on Feb.

March 13, 2024, 7:37am Latest News

Newly approved caseload limits for public defenders could pull Washington’s criminal justice system back from the verge of collapse or could strike a blow to counties — depending on whom you ask and what happens next. Read story

WA trooper killed in crash remembered as passionate, ‘honorable man’

March 13, 2024, 7:32am Northwest

Trooper Chris Gadd was a man of action who loved deeply, was competitive to a fault and was passionate about arresting drunken drivers to keep the roads safe. Read story

$25M in state budget for new nuclear in Eastern WA. Will climate initiative derail it?

March 13, 2024, 7:32am Business

The Washington state Legislature has made its first significant investment in nuclear energy generation in more than a decade. Read story

Chehalis youth prison employee arrested for allegedly plotting a prison riot

March 13, 2024, 7:32am Northwest

An employee at a youth detention center in Chehalis is facing charges for suspicion of plotting to start a prison riot earlier this year. Read story

Work on I-90 Vantage Bridge begins, with lanes reduced until November

March 12, 2024, 8:23pm Northwest

Repairs to the Interstate 90 Vantage Bridge have begun, and drivers should expect single-lane closures and delays until late fall. Read story

Washington expands health care for undocumented immigrants

March 12, 2024, 8:23pm Health

By the close of Washington’s legislative session last week, state lawmakers had added more funding to help reduce health care insurance costs for undocumented immigrants, as the state also prepares to expand Apple Health, its free or low-cost health insurance, to the same population in July. Read story

A “no trespassing” sign outside of Northwest ICE Processing Center, also known as Northwest Detention Center.

Court blocks state inspections of federal immigration facility in Tacoma

A “no trespassing” sign outside of Northwest ICE Processing Center, also known as Northwest Detention Center.

March 12, 2024, 6:45pm Northwest

State health and workplace inspections of a federal, privately-run immigration facility in Tacoma won’t happen anytime soon despite numerous complaints of detainee mistreatment. Read story