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Toyota recalling 381,000 Tacoma pickups because parts can fall off rear axles, increasing crash risk

Feb. 27, 2024 13:22 PM EST

DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling about 381,000 Tacoma midsize pickup trucks in the U.S. because a part can separate from the rear axle, increasing the risk of a crash. The recall covers certain trucks from the 2022 and 2023 model years. Toyota said in a statement...

TrueBlue: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Feb. 21, 2024 17:03 PM EST

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — TrueBlue Inc. (TBI) on Wednesday reported a loss of $2.6 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Tacoma, Washington-based company said it had a loss of 8 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 8...

Edmunds Compares: 2024 Chevrolet Colorado vs. 2024 Toyota Tacoma

Feb. 14, 2024 06:50 AM EST

Having undergone a complete redesign last year, the 2024 Chevrolet Colorado proves how transformative the midsize pickup truck market has become. In a segment where slow and steady changes used to be the norm, this generation of Colorado boasts dramatic new styling, a standard turbocharged...

Woman with brain bleed mistakenly arrested by state trooper for drunken driving, lawsuit says

Feb. 08, 2024 18:04 PM EST

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington State Patrol trooper arrested a woman on suspicion of drunken driving when she was actually experiencing a life-threatening brain bleed and booked her into jail where officials mocked her instead of getting her medical attention, according to a civil rights...

Washington state Senate unanimously approves ban on hog-tying by police

Feb. 06, 2024 15:21 PM EST

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Senate unanimously approved legislation Tuesday that would ban police from hog-tying suspects, a restraint technique that has long drawn concern due to the risk of suffocation. The legislation came nearly four years after Manuel Ellis, a...

Man charged in 20-plus calls of false threats in US, Canada pleads guilty

Jan. 26, 2024 21:44 PM EST

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state man who made over 20 “swatting” calls around the country and in Canada, prompting emergency responses to his fake bombing, shooting and other threatening reports, pleaded guilty on Thursday to four crimes. Ashton Garcia, 21, pleaded...

Columbia Banking: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Jan. 24, 2024 16:31 PM EST

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Columbia Banking System Inc. (COLB) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $93.5 million. The bank, based in Tacoma, Washington, said it had earnings of 45 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 44...

Washington state lawmakers consider ban on hog-tying by police following Manuel Ellis' death

Jan. 22, 2024 16:54 PM EST

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state lawmakers considered a proposal Monday to prohibit police from hog-tying suspects, nearly four years after Manuel Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, died facedown with his hands and feet cuffed together behind him in a case that became a touchstone for racial justice...

The 3 officers cleared in Manuel Ellis' death will each receive $500,000 to leave Tacoma police

Jan. 16, 2024 21:09 PM EST

SEATTLE (AP) — Three Washington state police officers who were cleared of criminal charges in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis — a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained facedown on a sidewalk as he pleaded for breath — will each receive $500,000 to leave the Tacoma Police Department,...