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Italy top court disagrees with Amanda Knox acquittal
ROME — Italy's high court on Tuesday faulted the appeals court that acquitted American student Amanda Knox of murdering her roommate, saying its ruling was full of "deficiencies, contradictions and illogical" conclusions and ordering the new appeals court to look at all the evidence to determine whether Knox helped kill the teen.
Gonzaga law student sentenced to one year in crash
SPOKANE — A Gonzaga law student has pleaded guilty to hit and run and vehicular assault in a case in which he crashed into a bicyclist.
UPDATE: Bump in state revenue may avert government shutdown
OLYMPIA — Washington lawmakers are projected to have $120 million more revenue than previously anticipated.
Skagit River bridge reopens Wednesday
Temporary span operational less than month after collapse
MOUNT VERNON — A temporary bridge over the Skagit River opens Wednesday, restoring Interstate 5 traffic less than a month after the old bridge collapsed May 23 when it was struck by a truck with an oversize load.
Former Oregon high school teacher accused of sex with students
She resigned from job at Sherwood High last month
A woman who taught at Sherwood High School is accused of having sex with two male students.
Hitchhiking cat 'Mata Hairi' headed back home to Oregon
HELENA, Mont. — A well-traveled cat named "Mata Hairi" will soon be reunited with her owner after spending nearly 10 months traveling thousands of miles with a hitchhiker who rescued her from the rain.
Driver arrested in death of soccer-ball dribbler
SALEM, Ore, — The driver Oregon police say fatally struck a man trying to dribble a soccer ball 10,000 miles from Seattle to Brazil for the World Cup has been arrested.
Seattle woman trying to 'live on light' instead of food ends experiment
After dropping about 20 percent of her body weight, Naveena Shine, the 65-year-old Eastside woman who got worldwide publicity for trying to just live on light and no food, is calling it quits with her grand experiment.
Judge tosses NLRB ruling over disputed port jobs
PORTLAND — A federal judge has reopened the dispute over which union workers at the Port of Portland should perform the task of plugging and unplugging refrigerated cargo containers.U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mosman ruled Monday that the National Labor Relations Board overstepped its authority last year when it awarded the work to union electricians instead of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union.
One tough old bird rules the parking lot
He's not exactly a wild creature, but he's too independent to be considered a farm animal or a pet.
Prosecutors seek delay in Mohamud sentencing
PORTLAND — Prosecutors have asked a federal judge to delay the sentencing of Mohamed Mohamud, the Somali-American convicted of plotting to bomb a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony in Portland's town square in 2010.
Temporary I-5 Skagit River span to open this week
MOUNT VERNON — A temporary span on the Interstate 5 Skagit River bridge should open this week — less than a month since a section of the bridge collapsed, the Washington Transportation Department said.
Victoria teen killed on charity bike ride
ARLINGTON — The CEO of the BC Cancer Foundation says it will evaluate the safety of its annual charity bicycle ride after the death of a 16-year-old from Victoria in an accident Sunday near Arlington.
4-year-old boy who fell in Lacey pool dies
LACEY — A 4-year-old boy who fell into an apartment building swimming pool at Lacey has died.
Man accused of killing 3 in Coos Bay County
COOS BAY, Ore. — The Coos County district attorney says he plans to file aggravated murder and arson charges Monday against a 65-year-old man accused of killing his wife and two neighbors and setting their homes on fire near the community of Bridge.
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