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The King County Regional Justice Center in Kent.

August 20, 2018 at 5:45 pm

King County reaches deal to ban placing jailed juveniles in solitary confinement

Under the settlement, the county also will pay $240,000 to four juveniles who were held in solitary confinement at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in... Updated 6:36 pm

August 20, 2018 at 3:44 pm

Man pleads guilty in martial arts studio child rape case

Robert James Morrison was arrested in 2016 after investigation into allegations that he was having sexual contact with some of the underage students at his... Updated 5:23 pm

In this July 29, 2017 photo provided by KYUK-TV shows a gray whale that was killed in the Kuskokwim River is butchered and the meat and blubber distributed. Indigenous hunters in Alaska initially believed they were legally hunting a beluga whale when they unlawfully killed a protected gray whale with harpoons and guns after the massive animal strayed into a river last year, according to a federal investigative report. The report, released to The Associated Press through a public records, says that after the shooting began, the hunters then believed the whale to be a bowhead and that the harvest would be theirs as the first to shoot or harpoon it. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration decided not to prosecute the hunters. Instead it sent letters advising leaders in three villages about the limits to subsistence whaling. (Katie Basile/KYUK via AP) AK103 AK103

August 20, 2018 at 1:18 pm

APNewsBreak: Alaska Natives believed whale hunt was legal

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Indigenous hunters in Alaska initially believed they were legally hunting a beluga whale when they unlawfully killed a protected gray whale... Updated 6:45 pm

Nation & World

August 20, 2018 at 1:03 pm

Police ID Salem couple killed in fiery crash

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police have identified a Salem couple who died when their motorcycle was hit by a driver accused running a red light...

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Wolves were trapped, poisoned and hunted to local extinction in Washington in the early 1900s, but began a rapid return to the state around 2008. (AP Photo/Dawn Villella, File)

August 20, 2018 at 10:44 am

Judge blocks order to kill wolves in northeast Washington state

The Togo wolves have targeted cattle six separate times since November, including three times in the past 30 days, according to the Washington Department of... Updated 6:39 pm

August 20, 2018 at 10:44 am

Pilot Butte faces lengthy rehab after Fourth of July fire

BEND, Ore. (AP) — The base of one of Oregon's most iconic scenic viewpoints is still being rehabilitated about six weeks after an illegal firework...

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August 20, 2018 at 8:52 am

Eugene recognized as a bee-friendly city

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Eugene is a fine place to be if you're a bee. The Register-Guard reports that an environmental group dedicated to protecting...

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August 20, 2018 at 8:40 am

Authorities investigating at JBLM after 2 soldiers found dead in separate cases

The body of one sergeant was found Thursday off Joint Base Lewis-McChord and the body of the second was found the same day in his... Updated 5:23 pm

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August 19, 2018 at 4:19 pm

Officers shoot, wound man near Soap Lake

SOAP LAKE, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say officers shot and wounded a man near Soap Lake. The Grant County Sheriff's Office says in a news... Updated 5:23 pm

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August 19, 2018 at 3:45 pm

Man shot during confrontation with police in Spokane Valley

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. (AP) — The Spokane County sheriff's office says deputies shot and killed a man who held a gun to his head during... Updated 5:23 pm

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