Новости за 28.06.2017

With wildfire season raging in western states, Congress is embroiled in a battle over how best to fight the fires. Many Republicans want to help prevent and fight wildfires by … Click to Continue »

Palm cockatoos don't simply warble or croon like other birds. The northern Australian birds are drummers. These Neil Pearts of the parrot world break off sticks or seedpods and, holding … Click to Continue »

Craig Egan, quite possibly the world's most well-known troll of the anti-vaccination movement is from Tacoma, and he recently decided to go on tour to counter the misinformation being spread by the "Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe" bus. … Click to Continue »

Growing up in Mississippi wasn’t easy for the gay kids on the playground, Trevor Ladner said in his salutatorian’s speech at Hancock High School’s 2016 commencement ceremony. To this day, … Click to Continue »

The man said he carried it with him “just in case.” A deputy with the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office in Minnesota found one of those “Get out of Jail Free” … Click to Continue »

An Ohio trooper runs and jumps into an Amish buggy that was being pulled by a runaway horse. The owner of the horse said it took off after it was frightened by a loud noise. … Click to Continue »

Jean Machi has done a lot of things. The 35-year-old Rainiers reliever has pitched almost 200 innings in the majors, been with eight different major league organizations and even earned … Click to Continue »

Last Tuesday, University of Oklahoma softball star Paige Parker came to Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, to throw out the first pitch before the hometown Royals played the Boston … Click to Continue »

Alisa Holleron and her group of political activists were calling Rep. Tom McClintock’s offices every day for months when they started receiving what she describes as a “chilling” greeting from … Click to Continue »

It’s Minions to the rescue in “Despicable Me 3.” Whenever the picture from the Illumination animation studio sags into scenes of frantic yelling, which is often, it’s up to the … Click to Continue »

The Mariners’ minor-league report for June 28, compiled by Kelly Munro of the Mariners Baseball Information Department.   06 28 17 Mariners Minor League Report (PDF) 06 28 17 Mariners … Click to Continue »

How many times has this happened over the years? The Mariners are handing the ball to Felix Hernandez in hopes that he can pull them out of a spin. The … Click to Continue »

What has been a lost season for Mariners left-hander Drew Smyly just got worse. Smyly is headed for reconstructive surgery on his elbow to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament … Click to Continue »

Gov. Jay Inslee’s office announced Wednesday morning that lawmakers have reached a deal “in principle” on Washington’s next two-year budget — an agreement that should avoid a partial shutdown of … Click to Continue »

Tacoma has dropped its ban on stun guns, like Tasers, meaning people can now legally buy, sell, carry, manufacture and own them within city limits. The City Council voted to … Click to Continue »

Take away the giant, neon Taco Bell logo in front of the bride and groom. Take away the bride’s bouquet made of taco sauce packets. Take away the tacos elegantly … Click to Continue »

Nancy Strader said she just wanted a coffee, but after a broken car window, slashed tires, an arrest and a $1,000 bond to get her out of jail, that coffee … Click to Continue »

Traffic in Washington is a regular headache, but it could be worse. Washingtonians spend an average of 27.1 minutes commuting to work each day, Overflow Data estimates using new data … Click to Continue »

Arkansas State Senator Jason Rapert worked for two years to get a monument to the Ten Commandments erected outside the State Capitol in Little Rock. On Tuesday, that became a … Click to Continue »

A father broke a window and pulled his children safety as fire burned their Federal Way apartment on Wednesday morning. Six people were treated for smoke inhalation according to a … Click to Continue »

An 81-year-old woman was arrested on June 22, 2017, after leading Denton, Texas police on a slow-speed chase because she wanted a sandwich and a cup of coffee. … Click to Continue »

The Charlotte teen rescued this week after a year in captivity had been confined to the upstairs bedroom of a Georgia home and told she’d be arrested if she left, … Click to Continue »

A worker with blood dripping from his head marked a low point in the tense, grinding life at a southeastern China factory used by Ivanka Trump and other fashion brands. … Click to Continue »

A Mariners-themed plane is taking its first flight Wednesday, according to Alaska Airlines. Fans and passengers gathered early at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to celebrate the decorated Boeing 737-800, which is … Click to Continue »

Calling Justin Sullivan’s plot a “cold and calculated” conspiracy of ISIS-inspired terror, a federal judge in Asheville sent the 21-year-old Morganton man to prison for the rest of his life. … Click to Continue »