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GENE JOHNSON

GENE JOHNSON

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Zebra remains on the loose in Washington state as officials close trailheads to keep people away

A zebra that escaped from a trailer east of Seattle last weekend remained on the lam Friday, as authorities closed off trailheads at a nature area in hopes of keeping people away and easing her capture

Zebra remains on the loose in Washington state as officials close trailheads to keep people away
Business|Technology|US

The FAA investigates after Boeing says workers in South Carolina falsified 787 inspection records

The Federal Aviation Administration has opened an investigation into Boeing after the beleaguered company reported that workers at a South Carolina plant falsified inspection records on certain 787 planes

The FAA investigates after Boeing says workers in South Carolina falsified 787 inspection records
News|US|World

Lawsuit seeks to block Washington parental rights law that critics call a 'forced outing' measure

Youth services and civil rights groups are suing to block a new Washington state parental rights law that is set to take effect next month

Lawsuit seeks to block Washington parental rights law that critics call a 'forced outing' measure
Economy|Lifestyle|News|US

Hundreds of asylum-seekers are camped out near Seattle. There's a vacant motel next door

A cluster of tarp-covered tents in a grassy lot south of Seattle highlights the strain facing many communities are facing

Hundreds of asylum-seekers are camped out near Seattle. There's a vacant motel next door
News|Science|Technology|US

Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, killed in Washington plane crash

William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, has been killed when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state

Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, killed in Washington plane crash
News|Science|Technology|US|Videos|World

Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, killed in Washington plane crash

William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, has been killed when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state

Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, killed in Washington plane crash
Health|News|US

Gov. Jay Inslee says Washington will make clear that hospitals must provide emergency abortions

Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday said Washington will spell out in state law that hospitals must provide abortions if needed to stabilize patients, a step that comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this month on whether conservative states can bar abortions during some medical emergencies

Gov. Jay Inslee says Washington will make clear that hospitals must provide emergency abortions
Environment|News|US

Washington's Makah Tribe could once again harpoon whales as US waives conservation law

The United States has granted the Makah Indian Tribe in Washington state a long-sought waiver that helps clear the way for its first sanctioned whale hunts since 1999

Washington's Makah Tribe could once again harpoon whales as US waives conservation law
Health|News|World

A few midwives seek to uphold Native Hawaiian birth traditions. Would a state law jeopardize them?

A group of midwives who focus on traditional Native Hawaiian birth practices are trying to block a Hawaii law that requires midwives to obtain licenses

A few midwives seek to uphold Native Hawaiian birth traditions. Would a state law jeopardize them?
Business|Finance|News|US

Judge orders railway to pay Washington tribe nearly $400 million for trespassing with oil trains

A federal judge has ruled that BNSF Railway must pay nearly $400 million to a Native American tribe in Washington state

Judge orders railway to pay Washington tribe nearly $400 million for trespassing with oil trains
Environment|Opinion|US

US acknowledges Northwest dams have devastated the region's Native tribes

The U.S. government has acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and operation of dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest have caused Native American tribes

US acknowledges Northwest dams have devastated the region's Native tribes
Environment|News|US|World

US would keep more hydropower under agreement with Canada on treaty governing Columbia River

The U.S. and Canada say they have agreed to update a treaty that governs the use of one of North America’s largest rivers, the Columbia, with provisions that officials said would provide for effective flood control, irrigation, and hydropower generation and sharing between the countries

US would keep more hydropower under agreement with Canada on treaty governing Columbia River
Crime|News|US

Judge rejects effort by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson to get records from Catholic church

A Washington state judge said Friday that Attorney General Bob Ferguson is not entitled to enforce a subpoena seeking decades of records from the Seattle Archdiocese

News|Uncategorized

At the Trump rally, it was evening sun, songs and blue sky. Then came bullets, screams and blood

It was a sweltering evening in Butler County, Pennsylvania

At the Trump rally, it was evening sun, songs and blue sky. Then came bullets, screams and blood
Environment|News|US

Money from Washington's landmark climate law will help tribes face rising seas, climate change

Tens of millions of dollars raised by a landmark climate law in Washington state will go to Native American tribes that are at risk from climate change and rising sea levels to help them move to higher ground, install solar panels, buy electric vehicles and restore wetlands

Money from Washington's landmark climate law will help tribes face rising seas, climate change
Election|US

Some GOP voters welcome Trump's somewhat softened tone at Republican National Convention

For those conservative voters long turned off by former President Donald Trump’s rhetoric, his somewhat softened tone in accepting the Republican nomination is a welcome relief

Some GOP voters welcome Trump's somewhat softened tone at Republican National Convention
Health|News|US

Alaska governor vetoes expanded birth control access as a judge strikes down abortion limits

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed a bill to expand birth control access, while a judge struck down decades-old restrictions on who could perform abortions in the state

Alaska governor vetoes expanded birth control access as a judge strikes down abortion limits
Crime|News

A judge agrees to move the trial of a man charged with killing 4 University of Idaho students

A judge has agreed to move the trial of a man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students out of the city where the crimes occurred

A judge agrees to move the trial of a man charged with killing 4 University of Idaho students
News|World

Hundreds gather on a Seattle beach to remember an American activist killed by the Israeli military

Hundreds of people turned out at a beach in Washington for a vigil remembering Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, the 26-year-old human rights activist from Seattle killed by the Israeli military during a protest in the occupied West Bank

Hundreds gather on a Seattle beach to remember an American activist killed by the Israeli military
Environment|News|US

Report finds 'no evidence' Hawaii officials prepared for wildfire that killed 102 despite warnings

Investigators reviewing the emergency response to last year’s devastating wildfire on Maui say in a new report they found no evidence Hawaii officials made preparations for it, despite days of warnings that “critical fire weather” was about to arrive

Report finds 'no evidence' Hawaii officials prepared for wildfire that killed 102 despite warnings
News|US

Dan Evans, former Republican governor of Washington and US senator, dies at 98

Former Washington state Gov. and U.S. Sen. Dan Evans has died

Dan Evans, former Republican governor of Washington and US senator, dies at 98
Environment|News|Science|Travel

The chunkiest of chunks face off in Alaska's Fat Bear Week

An Alaska national park’s annual celebration of the beefy, brown and bristly is getting underway as some of the chunkiest bears on the planet fatten up for their long winter slumber

The chunkiest of chunks face off in Alaska's Fat Bear Week
News|Science|Technology|World

The northern lights might again be visible in the US as solar activity increases

The aurora borealis is continuing to dazzle viewers across the northern United States and Canada

The northern lights might again be visible in the US as solar activity increases
Crime|Election|US

Fires set in drop boxes destroy hundreds of ballots in Washington and damage 3 in Oregon

Incendiary devices have been set off at two ballot drop boxes — one in Portland, Oregon, and another in nearby Vancouver, Washington — in what one official called a “direct attack on democracy."

Fires set in drop boxes destroy hundreds of ballots in Washington and damage 3 in Oregon
Election|US

The ability to cast a ballot isn’t always guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages

The polling place in the tiny Arctic village of Kaktovik never opened when Alaska had its primary election this summer because there was no trained staff to run the precinct

The ability to cast a ballot isn’t always guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages

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