Новости за 14.06.2017

Don Benton wants to put the rumors to rest: They love him at the Environmental Protection Agency, he said. The former Washington state senator was named the senior White House … Click to Continue »

Forty times a minute it flashed, all night long. The persistent bright light shined from Northeast Tacoma into homes across the South Sound. It appeared, without warning, the week of … Click to Continue »

RENTON Tyler Lockett is behind Earl Thomas in their recoveries from broken legs. It only appeared on Tuesday that they were equally back. Lockett ran routes quickly and smoothly caught … Click to Continue »

Phew. Tacoma remains a well-kept secret. The city was passed over for Seattle by Outside Magazine on this year’s list of “America’s best towns ever.” Seattle and 24 other cities … Click to Continue »

After crashing her car into a concrete light pole, one driver in Florida said a big spider was to blame. The accident happened at Nob Hill Road and Southwest 57th … Click to Continue »

U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, the third-ranking Republican in House leadership, was shot and injured during a baseball practice early Wednesday, and two Capitol Hill police officers and at least two … Click to Continue »

Federal officials say nearly one out of six young men in Washington state are committing a felony, and they might not even know it. Their crime? Not registering for a … Click to Continue »

The three baby sitters gathered in a suburban Puyallup home April 15 were doing what teens do. “We were just talking about life and stuff,” Karsyn Perez, then 13, said. … Click to Continue »

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana was shot Wednesday at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, officials said. His wounds were not believed to be life-threatening. Alexandria police … Click to Continue »

The Latest on the shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (all times local): 8:40 a.m. President Donald Trump says he and the vice president are "deeply saddened" by news … Click to Continue »

Several leading community groups filed a class-action lawsuit against the city of Chicago Wednesday in a bid to bypass or even scuttle a draft agreement between the city and the … Click to Continue »

The head of the Michigan health department has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in Flint's lead-tainted water crisis. Nick Lyon is accused of failing to alert the public about an … Click to Continue »

Consumer prices declined in May, reflecting a big drop in energy prices and smaller declines in a number of other areas. It was the second monthly decline in the past … Click to Continue »

The Latest on the London fire (all times local): 1:15 p.m. The London Fire Commissioner says several firefighters have sustained minor injuries in the fire at a west London apartment … Click to Continue »

U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, the third-ranking Republican in House leadership, was shot and injured during a baseball practice early Wednesday, and two Capitol Hill police officers and at least two … Click to Continue »

Multiple people were shot at a congressional baseball team practice in Viriginia Wednesday morning, according to multiple reports. It’s unclear how many people were hit, but multiple reports said those … Click to Continue »

A remorseful 71-year-old man who robbed a Kansas City, Kan., bank last September and told police he hoped to land in prison to escape his wife told a federal judge … Click to Continue »

Reps. Mark Meadows and Patrick McHenry visited President Donald Trump at the White House recently to help tout his plan to privatize key portions of the nation’s aviation system – … Click to Continue »

The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.9 earthquake reported 8 kilometers (5 miles) southwest of Tajumulco, Guatemala. The agency says the tremor was center 111 kilometers (69 miles) below … Click to Continue »

As bad as this was, it wasn’t all bad. The Mariners rang up seven runs and 14 hits Tuesday night against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. They will take … Click to Continue »

RENTON It took maybe two minutes of his first drill this offseason for Michael Bennett to fume. The Pro Bowl defensive end showed up as expected Tuesday for the first … Click to Continue »

Firefighters battled a massive fire and evacuated residents from a burning 27-floor high-rise apartment building in west London early Wednesday morning. London's Metropolitan Police said a number of people were … Click to Continue »

The Latest on the London fire (all times local): 4:30 a.m. London ambulance services are responding to a major fire burned in west London. The London Ambulance Service said it … Click to Continue »

An American college student whose parents say has been in a coma while serving a 15-year prison term in North Korea was released and returned to the United States Tuesday … Click to Continue »

The Latest on the release of an American college student from a North Korean prison (all times local): 11:30 p.m. An American college student who was released from a North … Click to Continue »