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Former Puyallup police officer arrested again for sexual assault allegations

September 19, 2023, 7:20am Northwest

A former Puyallup police officer who was charged with third-degree rape in March has again been arrested for investigation of a sexual assault, home invasion and kidnapping in Connecticut. Read story

Fires grow in Washington as red flag warnings go out

September 19, 2023, 7:20am Northwest

The wildfires in Olympic National Park grew over the weekend, according to the National Interagency Fire Center, while red flag warnings due to low humidity and relatively high winds held over much of the state throughout the weekend. Read story

WA statewide COVID-19 data dashboard has been replaced. Here’s what to know

September 19, 2023, 7:20am Clark County Health

The Washington state Department of Health retired its COVID-19 Data Dashboard on Monday, after more than three years of tracking the pandemic-causing illness. Read story

Another Wash. ferry out for at least a month for repairs

September 18, 2023, 8:18pm Northwest

The ferry Walla Walla, which had been sailing between Seattle and Bremerton, will be out of service for at least four weeks as crews repair a propeller that broke near Rich Passage last week. Read story

Genetic genealogy IDs man who drowned over 50 years ago

September 18, 2023, 8:18pm Northwest

A man who drowned more than 50 years ago in the Spokane River was recently identified by the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office, thanks to forensic genetic genealogy. Read story

Quinault drug court gets $2 million federal boost

September 18, 2023, 8:17pm Northwest

The Quinault Indian Nation Tribal Court received a federal funding boost that will enhance the capacity and reach of its drug court program, which provides culturally relevant and trauma-informed substance use and opioid treatment programs. Read story

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2015 file photo, Michael Johnson wears a firearm as he waits outside of Roseburg Municipal Airport for President Barack Obama's arrival in Roseburg, Ore. An Oregon judge will decide during a trial starting Monday, Sept. 18, 2023 whether a gun control law approved by voters last year is lawful under the state constitution.

Oregon judge to decide in new trial whether voter-approved gun control law is constitutional

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2015 file photo, Michael Johnson wears a firearm as he waits outside of Roseburg Municipal Airport for President Barack Obama's arrival in Roseburg, Ore. An Oregon judge will decide during a trial starting Monday, Sept. 18, 2023 whether a gun control law approved by voters last year is lawful under the state constitution.

September 18, 2023, 4:05pm Northwest

An Oregon judge is set to decide whether a gun control law approved by voters in November violates the state’s constitution in a trial scheduled to start Monday. Read story

FILE - This photo combination shows Tacoma police Officers Christopher Burbank, left, Matthew Collins, center, and Timothy Rankine appearing via video during their arraignments in Pierce County Superior Court in Tacoma, Wash., on May 28, 2021. Jury selection begins, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, in their trial in the death of a 33-year-old Black man who was tackled, tased, punched and held face down on a sidewalk in March 2020, just two months before George Floyd faced a similar fate. The officers pleaded not guilty.

Trial begins for 3 Tacoma officers charged in death of Manny Ellis

FILE - This photo combination shows Tacoma police Officers Christopher Burbank, left, Matthew Collins, center, and Timothy Rankine appearing via video during their arraignments in Pierce County Superior Court in Tacoma, Wash., on May 28, 2021. Jury selection begins, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, in their trial in the death of a 33-year-old Black man who was tackled, tased, punched and held face down on a sidewalk in March 2020, just two months before George Floyd faced a similar fate. The officers pleaded not guilty.

September 18, 2023, 1:45pm Latest News

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the trial of three Tacoma police officers charged in the death of Manuel “Manny” Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man who was tackled, punched, shocked with a stun gun and held face down on a sidewalk in March 2020, two months before George… Read story

We the People: Is the House of Representatives too small to serve a population so large and complex?

September 18, 2023, 10:30am Latest News

In the We the People series, The Spokesman-Review examines a question from the Naturalization Test immigrants must pass to become United States citizens. Read story

A doll and a model of the birthing canal is seen during a prenatal group meeting at The Farm Midwifery Center, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, in Summertown, Tenn. The Farm said fewer than 2% of clients end up having C-sections, and a report on deliveries in its first 40 years showed 5% of clients were transported to the hospital -- which midwife Corina Fitch said can happen because of things like water breaking early or exhaustion during labor. Clients usually give birth at The Farm or in their own homes.

Rural hospitals are closing maternity wards. People are seeking options to give birth closer to home

A doll and a model of the birthing canal is seen during a prenatal group meeting at The Farm Midwifery Center, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, in Summertown, Tenn. The Farm said fewer than 2% of clients end up having C-sections, and a report on deliveries in its first 40 years showed 5% of clients were transported to the hospital -- which midwife Corina Fitch said can happen because of things like water breaking early or exhaustion during labor. Clients usually give birth at The Farm or in their own homes.

September 18, 2023, 8:10am Health

Alisha Alderson placed everything she needed for the last month of her pregnancy in various suitcases as she prepared to leave the comfort of her home in rural eastern Oregon. The only maternity ward within 40 miles abruptly closed in August, so she would be staying at her brother’s house… Read story