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Judge rejects attempt to block new Washington state gun restrictions
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request to block a new Washington state law banning the sale of certain semi-automatic rifles, one of three measures recently signed by Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee in an effort to reduce gun violence. The law, which took effect...
Police: Toddler accidentally left in hot car outside hospital in Puyallup dies
PUYALLUP, Wash. (AP) — A toddler died after accidentally being left in a hot car outside a hospital near Tacoma, Washington, police say. The foster parent forgot the 1-year-old in the car while working at the MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup on May 24, KING-TV...
$3.1M settlement reached in fatal police shooting of Black man in Tacoma, Washington
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Officials in the city of Tacoma, Washington, will pay $3.1 million to the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop in 2019. The City Council announced Tuesday's settlement with the relatives of 24-year-old Bennie Branch in a...
2 hurt in float plane crash in Washington state
LAKEWOOD, Wash. (AP) — Two people were injured Tuesday in a float plane crash in a neighborhood outside Tacoma, Washington, authorities said. West Pierce Fire and Rescue said on Twitter that the plane crashed in Lakewood and that two patients in critical condition were taken to...
Dam owner to pay $1M in rubber pollution of Washington river
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A company that operates a more than century-old hydroelectric dam near Mount Rainier National Park will pay $1 million after synthetic field turf and its tiny rubber particles spilled into the Puyallup River in 2020. Pierce County Superior Court Judge Philip...
Ex-NBA star Shawn Kemp pleads not guilty to shooting charge
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Former NBA star Shawn Kemp pleaded not guilty Thursday to an assault charge after prosecutors accused him of shooting at a man while attempting to retrieve a stolen cell phone. Kemp was released without bail following the arraignment in Pierce County Superior...
Columbia Banking: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Columbia Banking System Inc. (COLB) on Wednesday reported a loss of $14 million in its first quarter. The bank, based in Tacoma, Washington, said it had a loss of 9 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 46...
TrueBlue: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — TrueBlue Inc. (TBI) on Monday reported a loss of $4.3 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Tacoma, Washington-based company said it had a loss of 13 cents. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 6 cents per...
Kelenic homers for 4th straight game, Mariners beat Rockies
SEATTLE (AP) — Jarred Kelenic homered for the fourth consecutive game and Ty France extended his hitting streak to 11 games in the Seattle Mariners' 5-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. Kelenic connected in the second inning against Austin Gomber (0-3) to give the...
Former NBA star Shawn Kemp charged in parking lot shooting
SEATTLE (AP) — Prosecutors in Washington state charged former NBA star Shawn Kemp on Friday with first-degree assault in a parking lot shooting last month over a stolen cellphone, saying that in a text message just before the shooting, Kemp wrote, “I’m about to shoot this (expletive).” ...
