Locked out guards at Hanford nuclear site reach contract deal on 23.5% pay increase
The new contract provides a 23.5% wage increase over about 4.5 years. Under the proposal approved by the guards, the wage ...
Teens run over pregnant mom, steal car with her 2-year-old inside, Illinois cops say
Two people have been charged after officials say a pregnant woman was violently carjacked and her 2-year-old son was taken.
14-year-old brings gun to school where 4 were killed in mass shooting, Georgia cops say
A 14-year-old is accused of bringing a gun to Apalachee High School, months after a mass shooting left four people dead, ...
Postal worker and son stole $5M, went on ‘lavish’ vacations, feds say. They get prison
Morris Sr. stole blank postal money orders worth more than $5.1 million at a post office he supervised, prosecutors said. He ...
Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson suggests $4B in reduced spending to help fill WA’s budget gap
Washington Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson on Thursday revealed one of his ideas for filling the state’s wide budget gap: cutting ...
Biden banned Russian uranium. Richland hopes to land $3B nuclear fuel plant with 1,000 jobs
DOE is pursuing domestic production and processing of HALEU after President Biden banned the import of Russian uranium in May ...
January 9 is a national day of mourning for Jimmy Carter. Here’s what WA politicians say
Jan. 9, federal departments and agencies will close in observation of the former president’s death as he lays in state in ...
House cleaner attacks 83-year-old woman after demanding $500 bonus, Florida cops say
A cleaning lady decided her services were worth a $500 holiday bonus and resorted to attacking the 83-year-old homeowner to ...
Are LA fires affecting flights from Washington to southern California? Here’s what we know
Los Angeles wildfires have displaced over 100,000 people and burned thousands of buildings. Here’s what to know if you’re ...
Benton City man convicted of choking young grandson, attacking child’s mother while drunk
A 48-year-old Benton City man was convicted of choking his 4-year-old grandson and then punching the boy’s mother while drunk ...
Principal pulls gun on 2nd-graders, KY lawsuit says. ‘Going to feed you to the wolves’
The principal had the 7-year-olds in his office as punishment when he pulled the gun on them, the lawsuit said.
Driver fatally shot accused road rage attacker, CA officials say. He won’t be charged
A driver will not face criminal charges in the fatal shooting of an accused road rage driver, California prosecutors say.