Washington State

The next generation of cell phone technology will be much faster but require far more antennas than carriers currently use.

Wireless Industry Lobbies Statehouses For Access To 'Street Furniture'

2:06pm April 11, 2017

by Austin Jenkins

Instead of soaring towers with antennas on top, future cell sites will adorn power poles and streetlights owned by cities and towns that are wary of turning them over to wireless companies.

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In its prime, the Hero sailed through frigid temperatures and ice-strewn waters in the South Pole. But now it's sinking, leaking oil and threatening Washington's oysters.

A Forgotten Shipwreck Imperils Washington's Oysters

11:53am March 30, 2017

by Molly Solomon

The sunken Hero, an Antarctic research vessel from the 1960s, is leaking oil into Willapa Bay, where more than half of the state's oysters are grown. And no one knows how to remove it.

Liberty Orchards in Cashmere, Wash., which was founded by two Armenian immigrants, still makes Aplets & Cotlets, a variation of Turkish delight that includes apples, apricots and walnuts.

How Two Armenian Immigrants Made Turkish Delight An American Hit

11:28am March 23, 2017

by Tove K. Danovich

Decades ago, an orchard in Washington state began producing "Aplets & Cotlets," a version of a confection based on childhood memories and hard work — and still beloved in the Pacific Northwest.

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson holds a news conference Monday in Seattle to discuss President Trump's new immigration executive order.

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Washington State Wants Judge's Restraining Order Applied To Trump's New Travel Ban

6:53pm March 09, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

State Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Thursday he will ask the judge who stayed the first travel ban nationwide to extend that stay to the revised ban. Several other states are joining the lawsuit.

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A woman with "No Wall, No Ban" painted on her face was among the people marching in support of immigrants and refugees in Seattle on Jan. 29.

DOJ Files Brief In Appeals Court, Defending Trump's Immigration Executive Order

7:30pm February 06, 2017

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments by phone on Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET in the controversial travel ban's latest test. A district court judge halted the executive order on Friday.

Robert Odeki (center) marches with SEIU Local 105 as the union protested for a minimum wage of $15 an hour outside the Colorado State Capitol in September.

Democrats Look To Make Gains In State Legislatures

3:15pm November 06, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

Republicans control a record 67 out of 98 partisan state legislative chambers, and Democrats hope to take over between six and 12 chambers on Tuesday.

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Accused Washington State Mall Gunman Confesses To Killing 5 People

5:30pm September 26, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

20-year-old Arcan Cetin was arrested Saturday evening after the shooting in Burlington, Wash., on Friday. He is charged with five counts of first-degree murder.

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FBI Agent Who Posed As News Editor Didn't Break Policy, Inspector General Says

3:20pm September 15, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The impersonation came about after police in Washington state couldn't identify a suspect who repeatedly sent threatening emails to a high school in the Seattle area.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a campaign rally on March 23 in Los Angeles.

Bernie Sanders Projected To Win Caucuses In Washington, Alaska

6:40pm March 26, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The Associated Press has called both states for the Vermont senator. Washington's 101 pledged delegates make it Saturday's biggest prize. Democrats are also caucusing in Hawaii.

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Computer Glitch Leads To Mistaken Early Release Of Prisoners In Washington

4:28pm January 01, 2016

by Martin Kaste

Discovered three years ago, the miscalculations were made public only recently. Two inmates set free early have been charged with homicides committed when they should have still been in prison.