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TSA officers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport found sharp "mutant blades" in a carry-on bag that resembled something out of a comic book or horror film.

The BriefAaron Kelly, 43, is asking a judge to let him leave a psychiatric hospital without a staff escort.A court found Kelly not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2022 shooting death of Justin Krumbah inside a Richland Fred Meyer.Judge Jackie Stam is reviewing more documents and hopes to rule by the end of the week.KENNEWICK, Wash. — A man who fatally shot a worker inside a Richland Fred Meyer could soon leave a psychiatric hospital without a staff escort. Benton County Superior Court Judge

Fifty-six percent of the city center's entrepreneurs have said the business environment has become untenable, according to a new survey.

June Nielsen had just finished fishing along the Cowlitz River with her boyfriend near Castle Rock, Washington, on Oct. 11 when the two headed back toward their car across the railroad tracks. As they crossed, they heard the horn of a southbound Amtrak train bearing down on them — and in the seconds that followed, Nielsen was clipped by the train while trying to pull her boyfriend out of its path, leaving her with six broken ribs, a collapsed lung and multiple fractures in her back and shoulder.

The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office says a bomb squad discovered an active explosives lab inside a home near Martha Lake.

The costs to renovate and expand Harborview Medical Center, Washington's only highest-level trauma center, have increased by more than 70% since voters approved the project in 2020, to an estimated $3 billion. The project includes a new 14-story medical tower that will add hundreds of patient beds, a new parking...

Most of the WARN alerts we’ve from WA State Employment Security in the ag world have had to do with seasonal worker layoffs, now that growing and harvesting are done. But this one is different. 4th Generation Orchard to Close for Good Near GrangerBosma Orchards, who operate a number of agricultural operations, plan to close their orchard which according to the WARN Alert is located at 5281 E. Zillah Drive, near Granger.The Bosma Family has been involved in orchard and growing work since 1914, th

A Snohomish County woman is recovering in the hospital after fighting off a black bear that attacked her while she was walking her dog in her backyard.

The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office says deputies arrested a 24-year-old man on Oct. 23 after a stolen work van became stuck in a ditch.

SEATTLE - Drivers, beware! A Halloween traffic nightmare is on the horizon, as northbound I-5 will fully close in Seattle over the weekend. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced all northbound lanes of I-5 between I-90 and Northeast 45th Street will close from 11:59 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, until 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 2.