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July 17, 2019 at 6:00 am

Bellingham sued by brother of dead man whose corpse was used for medical training by fire department

The federal lawsuit alleges "tortuous interference with a corpse" against the city after 11 Bellingham Fire Department employees practiced inserting endotracheal tubes into the dead...

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Marc and Elizabeth Hokoana hold hands as they arrive in King County Superior Court for opening statements for the inauguration day shooting on the UW campus during protests over the appearance of Milo Yiannopoulos. At far left is attorney Steven Wells. At far right is attorney Kim Gordon.

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July 11, 2019 at 6:33 pm

Trial for couple charged with shooting at UW during Milo Yiannopoulos speech delayed; juror dismissed for nodding off

Elizabeth Hokoana admits she shot a man during a clash between anti-fascist protesters and people attending a Milo Yiannopoulos speech in 2017, but says it...

July 11, 2019 at 2:57 pm

A Clallam County sergeant fatally shot a man in 2016 — but a new lawsuit blames another officer

Federal lawsuit alleges former Forks police officer Mike Gentry escalated a routine check-the-welfare call into a deadly confrontation by attempting to use a Taser on...

A Seattle Police patrol car parked near the Parkshore retirement facility, 1630 43rd Ave. E on July 10, 2019. Police detectives are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in a residence occupied by an elderly couple. 210818

July 10, 2019 at 1:22 pm

Seattle police investigating apparent murder-suicide at Madison Park retirement community

A husband and wife who lived in a Madison Park retirement community are dead in an apparent murder-suicide Wednesday, according to Seattle police and the...

Elizabeth Hokoana, is comforted by her defense attorney, Steven Wells after breaking down and crying during opening statements in King County Superior Court of her trial in the inauguration day shooting on the UW campus during protests over the appearance of Milo Yiannopoulos. Marc Hokoana is sitting next to Wells at right.

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July 3, 2019 at 5:04 pm

Righteous or reckless? Trial under way for couple accused in UW shooting during Milo Yiannopoulos speech

The Seattle couple is accused of assaulting protesters at the University of Washington on inauguration night 2017, which erupted into a near-fatal shooting. They claim...

June 28, 2019 at 1:00 pm

Former Microsoft exec gets 28 months for embezzling $775,000, stealing dozens of Super Bowl tickets

Jeff Tran told a federal judge he was at a loss over why he turned to crime when he had a six-figure dream job as...

June 27, 2019 at 5:35 pm

Snohomish County pays $50,000 to settle lawsuit filed by former jail inmate whose prosthetic leg was taken away

Dylan James Downey was booked into the Snohomish County Jail in 2016 on vehicular assault charges stemming from a July 2014 motorcycle accident that severely...

June 26, 2019 at 5:15 pm

State reverses course, allows pot retailers to post signs at Hempfest

The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board has revised a rule that would have banned advertising by marijuana retailers at Hempfest, reversing its position in...

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Police move in to help a man, center, shot in the stomach during a protest in front of Kane Hall on the University of Washington campus on Friday January, 20, 2017, in Seattle. Clashes between protestors and those looking to attend a speech by Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos at Kane Hall on the day that Donald Trump was sworn in as president of the United States resulted in numerous skirmishes before the shooting. 200355 200355

June 20, 2019 at 12:54 pm

Trial for couple accused of assault at UW during Milo Yiannopoulos appearance is delayed for appeal

Jury selection in the trial for the Marc and Elizabeth Hokoanas, both 31, was scheduled to begin this week in King County Superior Court.

Madigan Army Medical Center has been hit with a $12.3 million verdict after the Army admitted it was negligent and responsible for a 2015 operating room fire that severely disfigured a 13-month-old child undergoing a routine, minor surgical procedure.

Credit: Evergreen Personal Injury Counsel

June 19, 2019 at 5:00 pm

Madigan must pay $12.3M in operating-room fire that disfigured child

The child was undergoing a routine procedure to remove a cyst from his forehead when a surgeon's electric scalpel ignited a high-concentration of oxygen being...

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