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Mitch Haniger hits grand slam in Mariners’ 6-1 win over Diamondbacks

April 26, 2024, 9:33pm Latest News Updated 4 hours ago

Mitch Haniger hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, two batters after Arizona ace Zac Gallen left because of tightness in his right hamstring, and the Seattle Mariners beat… Read story

Pool at LA Fitness in Hazel Dell reopens after repairs made

April 26, 2024, 7:41pm Business

Patrons of LA Fitness’ Hazel Dell location can finally celebrate the long-awaited reopening of the gym’s pool. Staff at the facility confirmed the pool reopened Tuesday. Read story

Firefighters extinguish a house fire Monday night northeast of La Center that displaced a family of five. Officials believe some pets died in the fire.

Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue levy lid lift would bump rate back to 2017 level

Firefighters extinguish a house fire Monday night northeast of La Center that displaced a family of five. Officials believe some pets died in the fire.

April 26, 2024, 3:45pm Clark County News

Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue commissioners Thursday unanimously voted to put a levy lid lift on the August primary ballot. A levy lid lift allows a tax district to increase its levy rate above the annual 1 percent increase allowed by state law. Read story

FILE - A vial containing 2mg of fentanyl, which will kill a human if ingested into the body, is displayed at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Testing and Research Laboratory in Sterling, Va., on Aug. 9, 2016. Nearly a dozen children, including a 1 year old, have overdosed on fentanyl since June in Portland, Oregon, its police bureau said Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, intensifying alarm in a city like so many others that has struggled to address its drug crisis.

Police in Everett issue alarm after 3 babies overdosed on fentanyl in less than a week

FILE - A vial containing 2mg of fentanyl, which will kill a human if ingested into the body, is displayed at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Testing and Research Laboratory in Sterling, Va., on Aug. 9, 2016. Nearly a dozen children, including a 1 year old, have overdosed on fentanyl since June in Portland, Oregon, its police bureau said Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, intensifying alarm in a city like so many others that has struggled to address its drug crisis.

April 26, 2024, 3:29pm Health

Officials are sounding alarms after a baby died and two others apparently also overdosed in the past week in separate instances in which fentanyl was left unsecured inside residences, authorities said. Read story

A screenshot from body-worn camera footage in a shooting in Salmon Creek shows Clark County sheriff’s Deputy Jim Payne pointing a weapon at a suspect in carjackings. The suspect pulled a weapon from his pocket.

Handgun recovered after Clark County deputies killed carjacking suspect, will be sent for testing

A screenshot from body-worn camera footage in a shooting in Salmon Creek shows Clark County sheriff’s Deputy Jim Payne pointing a weapon at a suspect in carjackings. The suspect pulled a weapon from his pocket.

April 26, 2024, 2:17pm Clark County News Updated 10 hours ago

A handgun connected with the suspect in a series of carjackings who was later fatally shot by Clark County sheriff’s deputies has been sent to the Washington State Patrol for testing. Read story

Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court before his trial in New York, Friday, April 26, 2024.

Trump’s lawyers seek to discredit testimony of prosecution’s lead witness in hush money trial

Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court before his trial in New York, Friday, April 26, 2024.

April 26, 2024, 1:05pm Latest News Updated 13 hours ago

Donald Trump's defense team in his hush money case sought Friday to undermine the testimony of the prosecution's lead witness and his account that a tabloid's practice of helping to bury embarrassing stories about Trump was part of a scheme to aid the Republican's 2016 campaign. Read story

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in New York.

Stock market today: Alphabet and Microsoft push Wall Street to its first winning week in a month

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in New York.

April 26, 2024, 1:05pm Business Updated 12 hours ago

The best week for U.S. stocks since November closed out with more gains thanks to Alphabet and Microsoft on Friday. Read story

FILE - The Internal Revenue Service 1040 tax form for 2022 is seen on April 17, 2023. The IRS said Friday, April 26, 2024, more than 140,000 taxpayers filed their taxes through its new direct file pilot program. It says the program&#039;s users claimed more than $90 million in refunds, saving roughly $5.6 million in fees they would have spent with commercial tax preparation companies.

140,000 people did their taxes with the free IRS direct file pilot. But program’s future is unclear

FILE - The Internal Revenue Service 1040 tax form for 2022 is seen on April 17, 2023. The IRS said Friday, April 26, 2024, more than 140,000 taxpayers filed their taxes through its new direct file pilot program. It says the program&#039;s users claimed more than $90 million in refunds, saving roughly $5.6 million in fees they would have spent with commercial tax preparation companies.

April 26, 2024, 11:43am Business Updated 14 hours ago

The IRS said Friday that more than 140,000 taxpayers filed their taxes through its new direct file pilot program and participants saved roughly $5.6 million in fees they would have otherwise spent with commercial tax preparation companies. Read story

FILE - Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah, poses for a photo in Issaquah, Wash., Oct. 24, 2016. Sen. Mullet launched a campaign for governor on Thursday, June 1, 2023 joining a growing field of candidates seeking to replace outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Mark Mullet says $1M ‘buy-in’ deal by WA Dems favors Bob Ferguson

FILE - Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah, poses for a photo in Issaquah, Wash., Oct. 24, 2016. Sen. Mullet launched a campaign for governor on Thursday, June 1, 2023 joining a growing field of candidates seeking to replace outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee. (AP Photo/Ted S.

April 26, 2024, 8:39am Election

The state Democratic Party hasn’t officially endorsed Bob Ferguson for governor, but a backroom fundraising deal has stacked the deck fully in his favor, says state Sen. Mark Mullet, Ferguson’s chief Democratic rival in the race. Read story

In this image from Colorado Springs Police Department body-camera video, police restrain Hunter Barr outside his father&rsquo;s home in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Sept. 25, 2020. Retired postal worker Mark Barr had called 911 for help controlling his son, who he said wasn&rsquo;t violent but was having a bad reaction to LSD. He watched as a medic gave two injections. His son was dead within hours. &ldquo;I couldn&rsquo;t figure out why that was necessary,&rdquo; he said of the second injection.

Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police

In this image from Colorado Springs Police Department body-camera video, police restrain Hunter Barr outside his father&rsquo;s home in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Sept. 25, 2020. Retired postal worker Mark Barr had called 911 for help controlling his son, who he said wasn&rsquo;t violent but was having a bad reaction to LSD. He watched as a medic gave two injections. His son was dead within hours. &ldquo;I couldn&rsquo;t figure out why that was necessary,&rdquo; he said of the second injection.

April 26, 2024, 8:20am Latest News

Demetrio Jackson was desperate for medical help when the paramedics arrived. Read story