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Trump’s no-bond policy for immigrants in custody played out for years in Tacoma, Washington

Four immigration judges in Washington state were ahead of a sea change in immigration enforcement that has reversed a long American tradition.

 

Some states are reviving a push to tax the rich

Advocates across the U.S. are hoping a growing unhappiness of wage and wealth inequalities that have increased coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic will help more states adopt policies involve the rich paying more in taxes.

 

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Callers to Washington state hotline press 2 for Spanish and get accented AI English instead

Callers to Washington state’s driver’s license agency who select automated service in Spanish have instead been hearing an AI voice speaking English with a strong Spanish accent.

 

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Takeaways from AP report on immigrant who says ICE officers beat him during Minnesota arrest

A Mexican immigrant who suffered a broken skull last month in Minnesota says he was beaten by immigration officers in an unprovoked attack.

 

Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked

A Mexican immigrant whose skull was broken during his arrest by immigration officers last month in Minnesota says the beating was unprovoked.

 

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ICE says Cuban immigrant died while attempting suicide. A witness says guards pinned and choked him

A Cuban immigrant who lived in the U.S. for nearly three decades died in a Texas immigration facility during an altercation with guards.

 

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6 puppies treated for a suspected opioid overdose in Washington will find new homes soon

Six puppies in rural Washington have recovered after being treated for a suspected drug overdose, and now some might go home with the firehouse staff who saved them.

 

Historic rains and flooding trigger dramatic rescues in Washington state

Record floodwaters are slowly receding in Washington state after triggering evacuations, inundating communities and prompting dramatic rescues from rooftops and vehicles.

 

Record floods in Washington state trigger dramatic rescues and evacuations

Record floodwaters have slowly started receding in Washington state. But authorities warned that waters would remain high for days.

 

Tens of thousands ordered to flee flooding after torrential rain in Pacific Northwest

Washington state is under a state of emergency from a barrage of torrential rain that’s sent rivers flowing over their banks, caused mudslides to close highways and trapped people in floodwaters.

 

Record flooding threatens Washington as more heavy rain pounds the Northwest

Residents of western Washington state began packing up and fleeing rising rivers as heavy rain causes rivers to rise.

 

US halts all asylum decisions after shooting of National Guard members

The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports.

 

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BP finds leak in major Pacific Northwest pipeline, resumes delivering fuel to Seattle-Tacoma airport

Oil company BP has found the source of a leak in a major Pacific Northwest pipeline system. It restarted the flow of jet fuel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Tuesday.

 

Senator demands answers on Northwest fuel pipeline shutdown that could affect Thanksgiving travel

A federal lawmaker is demanding answers from BP about a petrochemical leak that forced the shutdown of a Pacific Northwest fuel pipeline.

 

Seal escapes orca hunt by jumping onto photographer’s boat

A wildlife photographer captured a dramatic encounter on video between a harbor seal and a pod of killer whales.

 

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The other Alaska airlift: Volunteers save dogs from a flooded Alaska village, 1 tiny plane at a time

A nonprofit in rural Alaska is working to rescue dogs from Kipnuk, a village hit hard by Typhoon Halong.

 

Officials airlift evacuees to safety after the remnants of Typhoon Halong devastate Alaska villages

Officials in Alaska are rushing to find housing for people from tiny coastal villages devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong.

 

Kids in New York keep dying while ‘subway surfing’ on top of trains. Can they be stopped?

New York City is trying to deter dangerous “subway surfing” through education programs, but some transportation advocates and lawmakers say it’s not enough.

 

From bombs to glass: Hanford site can now transform nuclear waste

The Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state produced plutonium for most of America’s nuclear arsenal through the end of the Cold War.

 

Chunk, a 1,200-pound bear with a broken jaw, wins Alaska’s popular Fat Bear Week contest

Chunk, a 1,200-pound behemoth with a broken jaw, swept the competition Tuesday in the popular Fat Bear Week contest — his first win after finishing in second place three previous years.

 

Suspect in Seattle home invasions of Macklemore and celebrity athletes pleads not guilty

A man accused of breaking into the homes of Seattle-area celebrities and pepper-spraying people he encountered inside has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges.

 

Federal judge ends 13-year oversight of Seattle Police Department after use-of-force reforms

A federal judge has returned full control of policing practices to the Seattle Police Department. On Wednesday, the judge approved a request to end over a decade of oversight aimed at addressing excessive force by officers.

 

Drones blasting AC/DC and Scarlett Johansson are helping biologists protect cattle from wolves

Biologists are using drones to scare wolves away from cattle. They blast sounds like the AC/DC song “Thunderstruck” and scenes from movies to deter the predators.

 

US heat wave smothers Pacific Northwest, poses extreme risk in California and Arizona

Residents in the Western U.S. are enduring a heat wave with temperatures reaching dangerous levels across Washington, Oregon, Southern California, Nevada, and Arizona.

 

Thieves grab $2 million in jewelry in Seattle heist that took less than 2 minutes

Seattle police say smash-and-grab thieves have made off with an estimated $2 million in diamonds, luxury watches, gold and other items in a daring midday jewelry store robbery.

 

Temporary barriers spared Alaska’s capital from severe flooding. A long-term solution is elusive

The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska’s capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those who live along the picturesque river that winds from the nearby Mendenhall Glacier.

 

New river barriers prevented severe flood damage from a glacial outburst in Alaska, officials say

Officials say new sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Juneau, Alaska’s capital, have held back record levels of flooding and prevented widespread damage after an ice dam at the nearby Mendenhall Glacier released a massive amount of rainwater and snowmelt downstream.

 

Some Juneau residents urged to evacuate as Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier releases floodwater

Residents in some parts of Juneau evacuated ahead of what could be a record surge of floodwater after a huge upstream basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier started to escape.

 

Seattle NHL team’s mascot has a close encounter with a brown bear during video shoot in Alaska

A Seattle Kraken ice hockey player and the team’s mascot had a close call with a brown bear during a video shoot in Alaska.

 

NYC gunman bought his rifle from his boss in Las Vegas

Authorities say the man who killed four people at a Manhattan office building bought the rifle he used in the attack and the car he drove across country from his supervisor at a Las Vegas casino.

 

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