Sedrick Altheimer, 24, was delivering newspapers on his Tacoma route on Jan. 27 when an SUV driven by Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer started following his car. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)
Sedrick Altheimer was delivering newspapers in Tacoma on Jan. 27 when an SUV driven by Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer started following his car. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)
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Newspaper carrier who was confronted by Sheriff Ed Troyer files $5 million legal claim against Pierce County

Attorneys for Sedrick Altheimer have filed a $5 million claim for damages, alleging the Black newspaper carrier's constitutional rights were violated during a Jan. 27 confrontation with Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer.

Researchers have located the first Asian giant hornet nest in the US, on private property near Blaine. (Karla Sapp / Washington State Department of Agriculture)
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University of Washington Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) degree candidates gather for a group photo in front of Suzzallo Library. Mackenzie Koehler, left, Kori Wilson (with camera iPhone), Bernie Brady and Larissa Grieves are among the 24 in their class receiving degrees. The campus graduation ceremony is virtual again this year on Saturday. These students have already had a virtual commencement for the two dozen receiving MOTs> (The one person hidden, NO I.D.) They use the covered front entrance to shelter from the rain. (See more photos online) LO Linesonly Friday, June 11, 2021 217370
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The two-week-old penguin chick mistakes Dr. Karen Wolf’s finger for a piece of herring. Keepers and veterinary staff are hand-rearing the rare Magellanic chick back to good health after it was suffering from what appeared to be dehydration. Staff determined the chick needed extra assistance to survive including syringe feedings four times a day. It now weighs over one-pound. Dr. Wolf says, “without veterinary intervention the chick would not have survived. It was weak, dehydrated and unable to feed.” Feedings include a blend of herring and krill, vitamin supplements and herring with skin, bones and fins removed. Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium has fifteen Magellanic penguins in the colony. (Wolf is the head vet at PDZA) It’s the first penguin in the colony they’ve had to hand-feed. Ref to more photos online Linesonly Thursday June 10, 2021 217364
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