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Man deemed violent predator caught after removing GPS monitor, escaping and prompting 3-day search
SEATTLE (AP) — Officials are investigating how a man convicted of assaulting a woman was able to cut off his GPS monitor and escape from a restrictive housing complex in Washington state, prompting a multistate search until he was captured Thursday. Damion Blevins, 33, was...
Taxpayers in 24 states will be able to file their returns directly with the IRS in 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is expanding its program that allows people to file their taxes directly with the agency for free. The federal tax collector’s Direct File program, which allows taxpayers to calculate and submit their returns to the government directly without using...
National title game rematch is now a conference game as No. 10 Michigan visits Washington
SEATTLE (AP) — Less than nine months ago, Washington and Michigan met with a national championship on the line in a traditional matchup between the Pac-12 and Big Ten that evoked the history of those two conferences. Fast forward to when the Huskies and 10th-ranked Wolverines meet...
Thousands of shipping containers have been lost at sea. What happens when they burst open?
LONG BEACH, Wash. (AP) — Russ Lewis has picked up some strange things along the coast of Long Beach Peninsula in Washington state over the years: Hot Wheels bicycle helmets with feather tufts, life-size plastic turkey decoys made for hunters, colorful squirt guns. And Crocs — so...
Takeaways from The Associated Press' report on lost shipping containers
LONG BEACH, Wash. (AP) — From clothes to metals used for manufacturing, most of the world’s everyday goods and raw materials moved over long distances are packed in large metal boxes the size of tractor-trailers and stacked on ships. Millions of containers cross the oceans every year. Not...
Ashton Jeanty runs for 259 yards and 4 TDs, No. 25 Boise State beats Washington State 45-24
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ashton Jeanty ran for 259 yards and four touchdowns, Matt Lauter had four catches for 96 yards and two scores and No. 25 Boise State surged past Washington State 45-24 on Saturday night. Playing its first game as a ranked team since 2020, Boise State (3-1)...
Fife throws 5 TD passes; Montana beats Eastern Washington 52-49 in a wild finish to open Big Sky
CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Logan Fife threw five touchdown passes and Montana held off Eastern Washington 52-49 in a wild finish on Saturday night in the Big Sky Conference opener for both teams. Fife's fifth TD pass, a 2-yarder to tight end Jake Olson, stretched the Montana lead to...
Monangai runs for 132 yards and a TD, Rutgers holds off Washington 21-18
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Kyle Monangai ran for 132 yards and a touchdown and Rutgers held off Washington 21-18 on Friday night when Huskies kicker Grady Gross missed a 55-yard attempt as time expired. Rutgers won its Big Ten opener to improve to 4-0 for the first time since 2012....
Costco: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $2.35 billion. The Issaquah, Washington-based company said it had net income of $5.29 per share. Earnings, adjusted for pretax gains, came to $5.15 per...
Rutgers will go for its first 4-0 start since 2012 in a Friday night game with newcomer Washington
Washington (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) at Rutgers (3-0, 0-0), Friday, 8 p.m. ET (FOX) BetMGM College Football Odds: Rutgers 1 1/2. Series record: Washington leads 2-0. What’s at stake? Rutgers is looking for its first 4-0 start since 2012, when...
