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Man convicted of murder in death of Washington police officer shot by deputy sentenced to 29 years
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state man found guilty of murder for his role in the 2022 death of a police officer who was mistakenly shot by a sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Friday to 29 years in prison. A Clark County Superior Court judge sentenced Julio Segura of Yakima...
Rainforest animal called a kinkajou rescued from dusty highway rest stop in Washington state
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Why did the kinkajou cross the road? And what's a kinkajou, anyway? One of the mammals — which look like a cross between a monkey and a tiny bear — was found far from its normal rainforest habitat this week at a highway rest stop amid the rolling sagebrush...
Driver dead and 3 passengers hurt in attack on Washington interstate, authorities say
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (AP) — A driver was found dead and three passengers in the vehicle were found hurt in an attack that involved a stabbing and shooting on Interstate 5 in Washington state Wednesday, law enforcement officials said. Washington state Trooper Rick Johnson told KING-TV...
Tribes honor the birth of a rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone and reveal its name: Wakan Gli
WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. (AP) — In a gathering near a picturesque lake outside Yellowstone National Park, hundreds of people cheered Wednesday as a Native American leader spoke the name revealed on a painted hide for a rare white buffalo that was born in the park earlier this month: Wakan Gli,...
Town in Washington state to pay $15 million to parents of 13-year-old who drowned at summer camp
SEATTLE (AP) — A town in Washington state will pay the parents of a teenage boy $15 million to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit they filed after he drowned during a town summer camp outing. Darrell “DJ” McCutcheon, Jr., disappeared under water in Florence Lake on Anderson...
Panthers' Aleksander Barkov becomes the first Stanley Cup-winning captain from Finland
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — A Finnish flag waved prominently in the stands as the Florida Panthers celebrated with the Stanley Cup. Aleksander Barkov held his 2-year-old child in his arms minutes after getting the trophy from Commissioner Gary Bettman. The first championship in franchise...
U.S. swimming team for the 2024 Paris Olympics
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Olympic swimming team that will compete at the Paris Games, with name, hometown and events (all distances in meters unless noted): MEN Jack Alexy, Morristown, New Jersey: 100 freestyle; 4x100 freestyle relay Hunter...
Parts of Washington state parental rights law criticized as a ‘forced outing’ placed on hold
SEATTLE (AP) — A judge has paused parts of a new Washington state parental rights law derided by critics as a “forced outing” measure. King County Superior Court Judge Michael Scott on Friday paused portions of the law while a lawsuit brought by civil liberties groups and...
Newly named Washington Post editor decides not to take job after backlash, will stay in Britain
NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Post's new editor Robert Winnett never made it to his job, withdrawing Friday and deciding to stay in England in another upheaval at a news outlet where a reorganization plan has gone disastrously wrong. He'd been the subject of several published...
2 killed in helicopter crash in Washington state, authorities say
BLUESTEM, Wash. (AP) — Two men died in a helicopter crash in eastern Washington state, authorities said. Lincoln County Fire District 6 Chief Brandon Larmer told KREM-TV that the helicopter had two people aboard when it crashed Wednesday afternoon. The men who died...
