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Que Johnson decides to leave Washington St basketball team
Associated Press | April 12, 2016 9:51 amPULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Junior Que Johnson is leaving the Washington State basketball program. Johnson has been granted his release, head coach Ernie Kent said… -
Wilder weather means tricky times for reservoir operators
Associated Press | April 12, 2016 9:16 amBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Some reservoir operators in the Northwest say wilder swings in weather patterns in the last decade are making it trickier to… -
Iron Maiden visited Boeing’s Paine Field yesterday before Tacoma concert
KIRO 7 News | April 12, 2016 8:55 amIron Maiden’s so-called Ed Force One landed in the Puget Sound region. The rock stars’ Boeing 747 landed at Boeing Paine Field in Everett a… -
Trial scheduled in May in triple homicide case
Associated Press | April 12, 2016 8:04 amSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A Spokane-area man will stand trial in May for allegedly shooting his in-laws and their son, then burning their bodies at… -
Judge holds off assessment of hospital escapee’s competence
Associated Press | April 12, 2016 7:36 amSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — It’s impossible at this moment to determine the mental competence of an escapee from Washington’s largest state psychiatric hospital who was… -
Reporters from Alaska, California win APTRA awards
Associated Press | April 12, 2016 7:00 amReporters from Alaska and California have won Reporter of the Year awards from the Associated Press Radio-Television Association. Television reporters Blake Essig of KTUU in… -
SPD took 6 hours to respond to report of stolen car
Jillian Raftery | April 12, 2016 6:47 amEven though the stolen car had been found, another city's police department was calling, and a security guard was dealing with suspects attempting to steal… -
Yakima dealing with rash of homicides
Associated Press | April 12, 2016 3:55 amYAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — When local ministers performed a Moment of Blessing ceremony after two women were fatally shot in downtown Yakima two weeks ago,… -
Spokane River snowpack melting because of warm nights
Associated Press | April 12, 2016 3:18 amSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — About 14 percent of the Spokane River basin’s mountain snowpack has melted away in recent weeks because of unseasonably warm nighttime… -
Marijuana grinder resembling grenade halts airport flights
Associated Press | April 12, 2016 1:10 amBELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Officials say flights were delayed at Bellingham International Airport after a marijuana grinder designed to resemble a grenade was found in… -
Lewis, Odor lead Rangers past Seattle 7-3
Associated Press | April 11, 2016 5:25 pmSEATTLE (AP) — Colby Lewis allowed one run on four hits over six innings against Seattle’s struggling offense and Rougned Odor drove in three runs… -
The Latest: Victims in Montana triple slaying identified
Associated Press | April 11, 2016 5:05 pmBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Latest on a triple homicide in the tiny town of Belfry, Montana. (all times local): 4 p.m. Authorities have identified… -
Pennsylvania congressman uses Man in Tree as example of mental health failings
Eric Mandel | April 11, 2016 5:00 pmPennsylvania congressman Tim Murphy called the Man in Tree ruling "a sad indictment against an abusive system." -
Police arrest man in hanging, sexual assault of dog
Associated Press | April 11, 2016 4:15 pmTHURSTON COUNTY, Wash. (AP) — A man has been charged in connection with the sexual assault and hanging of a dog in Thurston County. The… -
Illegal tree cut makes views worse for some West Seattle homeowners
Jillian Raftery | April 11, 2016 2:40 pmA group of West Seattle homeowners to improve their views by illegally razing an acre of trees on city property might have backfired.