Southwest posts a 1Q loss and will limit hiring, offer voluntary leave to staff and drop 4 airports

DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines said Thursday that it lost $231 million in the first quarter and will limit hiring, offer voluntary leave to employees and stop flying to four airports. CEO Robert Jordan said the airline expects to end this year with 2,000 fewer...

Authorities confirm 2nd victim of ex-Washington officer was 17-year-old with whom he had a baby

WEST RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Authorities on Wednesday confirmed that a body found at the home of a former Washington state police officer who killed his ex-wife before fleeing to Oregon, where he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, was that of a 17-year-old girl with whom he had a baby. ...

FS Bancorp: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, Wash. (AP) — MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, Wash. (AP) — FS Bancorp Inc. (FSBW) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $8.4 million. The bank, based in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, said it had earnings of $1.06 per share. The results surpassed...

Fortive: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Fortive Corp. (FTV) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $207.4 million. On a per-share basis, the Everett, Washington-based company said it had net income of 58 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were...

Editorial Roundup: Mississippi

Greenwood Commonwealth. April 18, 2024. Editorial: Reeves Strengthens Case For Medicaid As Mississippi’s House and Senate try to forge a compromise on Medicaid expansion that could get enough legislative support to override an expected gubernatorial veto, one of the...

Ex-police officer wanted in 2 killings and kidnapping shoots, kills self in Oregon, police say

SEATTLE (AP) — A former Washington state police officer wanted after killing two people, including his ex-wife, was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a chase in Oregon, authorities said Tuesday. His 1-year-old baby, who was with him, was taken safely into custody by Oregon...

Ex-Washington officer wanted in 2 killings found in Oregon with self-inflicted gunshot wound; child is safe, police say

Timberland Bancorp: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

HOQUIAM, Wash. (AP) — HOQUIAM, Wash. (AP) — Timberland Bancorp Inc. (TSBK) on Tuesday reported earnings of $5.7 million in its fiscal second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Hoquiam, Washington-based company said it had profit of 70 cents. The holding company for...

Minnesota and other Democratic-led states lead pushback on censorship. They're banning the book ban

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A movement to ban book bans is gaining steam in Minnesota and several other states, in contrast to the trend playing out in more conservative states where book challenges have soared to their highest levels in decades. The move to quash book bans is welcome...

A Washington police officer killed 3 people in 8 years -- and faces a murder trial for the last one

SEATTLE (AP) — Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a suburban Seattle police officer charged with murder in the death of a 26-year-old man outside a convenience store in 2019 — the third person the officer had killed in the past eight years. Auburn officer Jeff Nelson...