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Livid parent accuses police of using kids as ‘bait’ to catch sex offender near Tri-Cities middle school

March 6, 2024, 7:40am Latest News

A convicted sex offender is accused of driving by a Tri-Cities middle school more than two dozen times over the course of a week and allegedly exposing himself to at least two children. Read story

Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack banners in downtown Seattle on Nov. 9, 2023.

Nordstrom to open 22 new Rack stores this year as profits fall 45%

Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack banners in downtown Seattle on Nov. 9, 2023.

March 6, 2024, 7:39am Business

Nordstrom will open 22 Rack stores in 2024 as the financial results of the Seattle-headquartered retailer’s discount arm outpaced the namesake brand in 2023 and the last quarter of the fiscal year, the company said Tuesday. Read story

Pfizer, which owns Seagen, is shutting down the plant project that Seagen began construction of 2022, here on March 4, 2024, in Everett, Washington.

Pfizer pulls plug on mammoth Seagen pharma factory in Everett

Pfizer, which owns Seagen, is shutting down the plant project that Seagen began construction of 2022, here on March 4, 2024, in Everett, Washington.

March 6, 2024, 7:39am Business

Construction of a long-anticipated, near-complete Seagen pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Everett has been halted by Pfizer, the pharma giant that recently acquired Bothell-based Seagen. Read story

FILE - Workers continue to repair the power system after flames from the Beachie Creek Fire burned through Fishermen's Bend Recreation in Mill City, Ore., on Sept. 13, 2020. Oregon utilities began shutting down power to thousands of customers on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, as dry easterly winds swept into the region, raising the risk of wildfire danger. Portland General Electric halted power in the Columbia River Gorge and around Mount Hood and a second power company was poised to do the same Friday.

PacifiCorp ordered to pay Oregon wildfire victims another $42M. Final bill could reach billions

FILE - Workers continue to repair the power system after flames from the Beachie Creek Fire burned through Fishermen's Bend Recreation in Mill City, Ore., on Sept. 13, 2020. Oregon utilities began shutting down power to thousands of customers on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, as dry easterly winds swept into the region, raising the risk of wildfire danger. Portland General Electric halted power in the Columbia River Gorge and around Mount Hood and a second power company was poised to do the same Friday.

March 5, 2024, 7:10pm Latest News

A jury in Oregon has ordered PacifiCorp to pay more than $42 million to 10 victims of devastating wildfires on Labor Day 2020 — the latest verdict in litigation that is expected to see the electric utility on the hook for billions in damages. Read story

Bill that would up oversight of WA hospital consolidations dies

March 5, 2024, 7:10pm Northwest

Washington's Keep Our Care Act, which would have increased oversight of the state's hospital and health care consolidations, has failed to make it over the finish line this legislative session. Read story

Momentum builds in major homelessness case before U.S. Supreme Court

March 5, 2024, 7:09pm Northwest

Momentum is building in a case regarding homeless encampments that will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court next month and could have major implications for cities as homelessness nationwide has reached record highs. Read story

WSP Trooper Christopher Gadd

Suspect in crash that killed WA trooper may have been under influence, police say

WSP Trooper Christopher Gadd

March 5, 2024, 12:59pm Latest News

A Lynnwood man accused of crashing into a Washington State Patrol car and killing the trooper inside on Saturday may have been driving under the influence, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Snohomish County Superior Court. Read story

Bill to avert U.S. government shutdown includes record $3B Hanford nuclear site spending

March 5, 2024, 8:28am Northwest

A spending bill negotiated between Democrats and Republicans includes record annual funding of just over $3 billion for the Hanford site in Eastern Washington. Read story

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks during a press event about a bill to establish federal protections for IVF on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, in Washington.

Patty Murray invites woman affected by Idaho abortion ban to Biden speech

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks during a press event about a bill to establish federal protections for IVF on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, in Washington.

March 5, 2024, 8:26am Northwest

When President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address Thursday, Central Washington mom Kayla Smith will be watching in the House of Representatives chamber, hoping her presence will keep the spotlight on anti-abortion laws that swept many Republican states after the fall of Roe v. Wade. Read story

Former Pasco Police officer sentenced to 25 years for 1986 killing of Ruby Doss

March 5, 2024, 8:26am Northwest

Ruby Doss’ four daughters have spent the 38 years since their mother was killed struggling to make sense of the tremendous loss and how it affected their lives. Read story