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Delta flight bound for Shanghai forced to divert to Seattle due to disruptive passenger
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (151+ words) SEATTLE " A Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai was forced to divert to Seattle after a passenger became disruptive, the airline confirmed Sunday evening. Delta Air Lines Flight 39 was off the coast of Northwest Washington when the…...
Central Washington Doctor gets 1 year, 1 day in federal prison for fraud
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (316+ words) SEATTLE " A central Washington physician was sentenced Wednesday to just over a year in federal prison for altering recalled breathing devices and billing Medicaid for them as new, federal prosecutors said. Dr. Eric Edward Haeger, 57, of Brewster, was sentenced March…...
Months after Bear Creek Trail attack, victim heads home as $50, 000 reward fuels hunt
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (30+ words) KOMO Months after Bear Creek Trail attack, victim heads home as $50, 000 reward fuels hunt...
NOAA deal funds nine Alaska seismic stations to boost near-real-time tsunami warnings
2+ mon, 17+ hour ago (218+ words) PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) " The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced it has reached a new agreement with the Alaska Mesonet and the seismic network operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Earthquake Center to fund nine seismic stations that support…...
A 6. 0-magnitude earthquake rocks the Anchorage area of Alaska, largest since 2021
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (146+ words) A 6. 0-magnitude earthquake rocked the Anchorage metropolitan area Thursday morning, according to the U. S. Geological Survey. RELATED | 5. 4 magnitude earthquake shakes southern Alaska The quake struck at about 8: 11 a. m. local time at a depth of 69 kilometers (43 miles), according to the USGS. Its epicenter…...
Tacoma considers expanding homeless camping ban to more areas near parks and schools
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (654+ words) The atmospheric river system is expected to bring 1-3 inches of rain and gusty winds throughout the weekend in western Washington. TACOMA, Wash. " City leaders in Tacoma are considering an expansion of a homeless camping ban which would include areas around…...
Tacoma business owners fear repeat of homeless camp issues despite recent clearance
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (357+ words) TACOMA, Wash. " The removal of a homeless camp in Tacoma that generated dozens of complaints in recent months comes up short for many of the nearby business owners. People in the area are concerned the problems will repeat because underlying…...
City orders closure of Seattle homeless encampment in public park after double homicide
9+ mon, 5+ day ago (367+ words) SEATTLE " A day after two people were fatally shot in a Seattle homeless encampment, city crews posted notices ordering occupants of the camp to remove their belongings from the area. The shooting happened Monday evening in an encampment at Virgil…...
Seattle Kraken hockey player, sea troll charged by grizzly bear during Alaska fishing trip
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (303+ words) ANCHORAGE, Alaska " The Seattle Kraken hockey team and their sea troll mascot Buoy had quite the heart-racing experience after a grizzly bear charged them during a fly fishing excursion. The Kraken were in Anchorage for their annual partnership trip with…...
Homeless camp pushed out by fencing but tents remain near Seattle's Ballard Commons Park
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (603+ words) SEATTLE " Homeless camp sweeps that shuffle people around but don't solve the crisis is coming under new scrutiny in Seattle. One of the most recent encampments took over a private parking lot in Ballard and had open drug use on…...