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July 15, 2016

Charges filed against parents of suspect in double slayings

The parents of a man accused of killing a couple in Washington state and burying their remains in a remote forest clearing have been charged with helping their sons flee.

July 13, 2016

2 more workers report possible vapor exposure at nuke site

Two more employees have reported possible exposure to chemical vapors on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation — even as workers engaged in a job action to demand better protection from such fumes.

July 12, 2016

Escaped Washington state psychiatric patient had planned bombing

A patient accused of torturing a woman to death before escaping from a troubled Washington state psychiatric hospital earlier this year also had a fascination with the Islamic State group and planned to blow up a state building, newly released documents revealed.

July 7, 2016

Federal appeals court considers constitutionality of NSA surveillance in terror case

Civil rights attorneys say surveillance evidence used to convict a Somali-American man who plotted to bomb a 2010 Christmas tree-lighting ceremony was gathered unconstitutionally through the U.S. government's warrantless foreign surveillance program.

July 5, 2016

Fire crews contain small central Washington wildfire

The Latest on the wildfires burning in the U.S. West (all times local): 9:05 a.m.

July 4, 2016

Teen's fireworks burn down neighbor's Washington home, investigators say

Fireworks spark flames at a Pierce County, Washington home that has now left a family homeless.

July 3, 2016

Fast-moving fires trigger new evacuations in California

Firefighters on Sunday battled a wildfire burning in steep, inaccessible terrain in central California, threatening at least 300 homes in or near a gated community, one day after a fast-moving brush fire in San Bernardino burned five homes and injured at least three people.

July 2, 2016

Leader of drug trafficking network gets 10 years in prison

Authorities say the leader of a large drug trafficking group who was living in a Seattle suburb has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.

July 1, 2016

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ____ June 28 The Montreal Gazette on Brexit and Quebec: Quebec sovereignists clearly are hoping that the United Kingdom's vote last week to leave the European Union will breathe new life into their project: They hailed it as proving the continued relevance of national sovereignty, as a case of voters standing up to "fearmongering" by financial elites, and as a precedent for acceptance of a 50-per-cent-plus-one threshold.

June 30, 2016

Supreme Court rejects pharmacists' religious rights appeal

The Supreme Court is allowing Washington state to require pharmacies to dispense Plan B or other emergency contraceptives, rejecting an appeal from pharmacists who said they have religious objections to providing the drugs.