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YAKIMA, Wash. - Kennewick Police Department received a call on Friday from a male reporting that munition he received from an elderly family member may be live. Out of an abundance of caution, he chose to report it to officials. Yakima Explosive Ordnance Disposal techs arrived after confirming that the rounds were live.

S. King St. & 6th Ave. S. — Approximate Bruce Lee Way Sign Site. New street signs reading “Bruce Lee Way” now mark South King Street between 6th Avenue South and Maynard Avenue South in Seattle's Chinatown-International District, honoring the martial arts icon who once called the neighborhood home. The honorary designation celebrates Bruce Lee's lasting ties to Seattle, where he arrived as a teenager and launched the path that made him a global legend.

Police have arrested a 62-year-old Bellingham woman on suspicion of second-degree assault after she allegedly swung a machete at a woman inside a Unity Care NW lobby. Bellingham Police Department Lt. Claudia Murphy said police were called to the Unity Care NW clinic in the 200 block of Unity Street at 11:21 a.m. Thursday. They say that when they arrived, the 62-year-old woman was swinging a machete and breaking plastic glass partitions in the lobby. Officers learned that the woman became upset,

A detective from Everett, Washington, linked two cold case killings to a known predator. Needing fresh DNA to charge him, she helped devise a clever undercover sting using chewing gum to crack the case.

Photo Credit: Spokane Valley Fire DepartmentFirefighters in Spokane Valley, Washington, rescued a dog from a burning car, finding the animal alive in the rear of the vehicle despite melted whiskers and signs of smoke inhalation.With emergency oxygen from Engine 7, the pup improved enough to get back on his feet and reunite with his owner.Here's what to knowAccording to KXLY, Spokane Valley firefighters arrived at a car fire and learned a dog was still inside the flame-engulfed vehicle. The owner

YAKIMA, Wash. — A Yakima County resident has tested positive for avian influenza after exposure to infected dairy cattle, according to the Yakima Health District.

Who: Plaintiff Jennifer Carter filed a class action lawsuit against Phoenix Retail LLC, doing business as Express. Why: Carter claims Express sends Washington consumers marketing emails with subject lines that falsely say sales are about to end. Where: The Express class action lawsuit was removed to Washington federal court. A...

Powerful winds sweeping across Mount St. Helens sent a towering cloud of volcanic ash into Washington skies Thursday, October 15, prompting federal aviation warnings as airborne debris climbed to approximately 12,000 feet and drifted northwest from one of the Pacific Northwest’s most closely monitored volcanoes. The unexpected appearance of...

Starbucks has told two states it is shutting stores for good. A Washington filing dated October 7 covers five stores in Seattle, Redmond, Spokane and Vancouver, and a Pennsylvania listing covers two stores in Philadelphia. The notices count 51 workers in Washington and 18 in Philadelphia. Eight of the Washington jobs are at the company’s... The post Starbucks filed closure notices for stores in Seattle, Spokane and Philadelphia appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Ahead of Veterans Day and 40 years after the hit film “Top Gun” landed in theaters, the Pacific Northwest Naval Air Museum is hosting a new exhibit on Whidbey Island: “Top Gun, Beyond the Movie: The Real Navy Fighter Weapons School.”. The interactive exhibit opened Oct. 11...