Today: September 23, 2024
Today: September 23, 2024

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Crime

Man charged in random Seattle freeway shootings faces new charges nearby

A man charged with randomly shooting at cars along Interstate 5 near Seattle on Labor Day faces additional charges for firing at vehicles in an adjacent county on the same night

Crime|News

Man charged with assault in random shootings on Seattle freeway

A 44-year-old man accused of randomly shooting at vehicles on Interstate 5 near Seattle has been charged with five counts of assault

Crime

At least 7 cars hit and 6 people injured in random gunfire on Interstate 5 near Seattle

Officials say at least seven vehicles traveling along Interstate 5 just south of Seattle were hit by gunfire overnight, leaving at least six people injured

Health|News

Providence patients' lawsuit claims negligence over potential exposure to hepatitis B and C, HIV

Four people who were potentially exposed to hepatitis B and C and HIV during surgeries have filed a class action lawsuit against Providence and an anesthesiology group claiming their negligence has caused pain and anxiety

Crime|News

Lawyer for man charged with killing 4 University of Idaho students wants trial moved to Boise

Lawyers for the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students in 2022 are urging a judge to move his murder trial out of the county

Lawyer for man charged with killing 4 University of Idaho students wants trial moved to Boise
Environment|Health

Monsanto agrees to $160 million settlement with Seattle over pollution in the Duwamish River

Ending an eight-year legal battle, chemical giant Monsanto has agreed to a $160-million settlement with Seattle for its part in polluting the Lower Duwamish River with toxins that posed a threat to humans, fish and wildlife

Health|News

JBLM servicemen say the Army didn't protect them from a doctor charged with abusive sexual contact

Fifteen current or retired Joint Base Lewis-McChord servicemen who say the Army failed to protect them from a military doctor who has been charged with sexual abuse are each seeking $5 million in damages for the emotional distress they say they have suffered

JBLM servicemen say the Army didn't protect them from a doctor charged with abusive sexual contact
News|Political

First officer is convicted of murder since Washington state law eased prosecution of police

A jury has found a suburban Seattle police officer guilty of murder in the 2019 shooting death of a homeless man outside a convenience store

First officer is convicted of murder since Washington state law eased prosecution of police
News

Black man choked and shocked by police died because of drugs, officers' lawyers argue at trial

Lawyers for three Washington state officers charged in the death of a Black man say Manuel Ellis died from drugs, not excessive force

Black man choked and shocked by police died because of drugs, officers' lawyers argue at trial
News

Closing arguments start in trial of 3 Washington state police officers charged in Black man's death

A Black man who was shocked, beaten and hogtied face down on a sidewalk pleaded for breath during his arrest in Washington state and the three police officers charged in his death did not respond to his pleas, a prosecutor told the jury in closing arguments Monday

Closing arguments start in trial of 3 Washington state police officers charged in Black man's death
Health|News

Judge in trial of 3 Washington police officers allows a breathing expert to testify over objections

Five weeks into the trial against three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged in the 2020 death of Manny Ellis and prosecutors had to convince the judge to let their breathing expert tell the jury what happens to a person who is held face down with pressure on their back

Judge in trial of 3 Washington police officers allows a breathing expert to testify over objections
News|Political

Jury hears Manuel Ellis' last words at trial of Washington officers accused in the Black man's death

Jurors have heard a harrowing description of Manny Ellis' last moments during opening statements in the trial of three Washington police officers charged in the 33-year-old Black man's death in 2020

Jury hears Manuel Ellis' last words at trial of Washington officers accused in the Black man's death
News

Washington officers on trial in deadly arrest of Manny Ellis, a case reminiscent of George Floyd

The trial for three Tacoma, Washington, officers charged in a Black man’s death begins this week

Washington officers on trial in deadly arrest of Manny Ellis, a case reminiscent of George Floyd

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