Boy, 10, sentenced to up to 5 1/2 years in U.S. school murder plot
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A 10-year-old Washington state boy was sentenced on Wednesday to up to 5 1/2 years in a juvenile detention facility for his role in a foiled plot...
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Thief with conscience returns cremated remains in Washington state
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A thief with a soft-hearted streak, who inadvertently nabbed some cremated remains along with thousands of rare gems in a truck burglary in Washington state, has anonymously...
“Penmanship” is now ‘handwriting’ as Washington state removes gender bias in statutes
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Washington state's governor signed into law on Monday the final piece of a six-year effort to rewrite state laws using gender-neutral vocabulary, replacing terms such as "fisherman"...
Landslide in Washington state destroys two homes
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A 1,000-foot landslide that tore off a chunk of a subdivision on Washington state's Whidbey Island, north of Seattle, has now destroyed at least two homes and...
Landslide hits Washington state’s Whidbey Island, destroys one home
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A landslide thundered through a subdivision in Washington state's Whidbey Island north of Seattle on Wednesday, destroying one home and threatening more than 30 others, a fire...
Landslide in Washington state destroys two homes
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A 1,000-foot landslide that tore off a chunk of a subdivision on Washington state's Whidbey Island, north of Seattle, has now destroyed at least two homes and...
Landslide hits Washington state’s Whidbey Island, destroys one home
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A landslide thundered through a subdivision in Washington state's Whidbey Island north of Seattle on Wednesday, destroying one home and threatening more than 30 others, a fire...
U.S. soldier accused of Afghan massacre to have sanity review
TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier charged with slaying 16 civilians in Afghanistan will undergo a sanity review set to begin next week to determine his mental state during...
Soldier said to have used comrade’s rifle in Iraq shootings
TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - An Army prosecution witness identified a rifle used in a shooting rampage at a military combat stress center in Baghdad as his, and testified on Tuesday...
Police seek Washington state man in grandparents’ killings
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Police are searching for a Washington state man suspected of brutally killing his grandparents and stealing their car after they threw him a party to celebrate the...