Japan approves new inspection rules for Western US cherries, speeding exportsYAKIMA, Wash. — Cherry growers in three West Coast states will be able to ship sweet cherries to Japan more cheaply because of a change in the country’s pest control requirements for imports of the fruit. Yakima teacher reprimanded for sending kindergartner home with feces in his backpackYAKIMA, Wash. — A Washington kindergarten teacher who sent a 5-year-old student home with a bag of feces tucked in his backpack has been formally reprimanded. Tough times for Washington state newspapers leads state officials to give tax cutOLYMPIA, Wash. — As newspapers across the country struggle through a brutal economic climate, papers in Washington state are getting a tax break. Washington state farmers sue to stop proposed feedlot’s plan to access well waterYAKIMA, Wash. — A group of Washington state farmers have joined two environmental groups in filing a lawsuit to block a proposed feedlot from using a well that is exempt from requiring state permits to water up to 30,000 cattle. Conservation groups again seek endangered species protection for giant, spitting worm in Wash.SPOKANE, Wash. — Fans of the giant Palouse earthworm are once again seeking federal protection for the rare, sweet-smelling species that spits at predators. Wash. woman accused of identity theft says dog ate her checksARLINGTON, Wash. — A woman accused of dipping into her ex-husband’s bank account without permission blames her dog. Arlington, Wash., police spokeswoman Kristin Banfield said detectives filed court orders to follow the money trail. They learned the money disappearing from the 42-year-old Arlington man’s account was being used to pay for utility bills and other items at his ex-wife’s home. Motorist accused of driving through flocks of birds at Wash. state beach park, killing dozensOCEAN PARK, Wash. — Authorities in Washington state say a young motorist repeatedly drove through flocks of shore birds on a beach, killing dozens of them. 2 dead, 1 hospitalized in Washington state single-engine plane crashYAKIMA, Wash. — Authorities say a father and his young son were killed and his 5-year-old daughter was critically injured in a single-engine plane crash in central Washington state. Commercial truck maker Paccar renews $2 billion credit facilityBELLEVUE, Wash. — Commercial truck maker Paccar Inc. said Friday it has renewed its $2 billion syndicated one-year credit facility through June 2010. Spokane police arrest man they contend led an organized ring of grocery store meat thievesSPOKANE, Wash. — Police have arrested a man they contend led an organized ring of thieves who stole meat from area grocery stories. Police suspect the man, 37, led a group of people who would steal six to ten packages of meat at a time from various grocery stores. Friends, family of Wash. community activist wash cars, raise $1,100 for her funeral, burialPARKLAND, Wash. — A lack of money to cover funeral expenses for a community activist in Washington state has prompted her family and friends to raise money in a manner familiar to neighborhood organizations: They held a car wash and bake sale. Furry guest visits Washington state restaurant; makeshift tunnel guides marmot to freedomPROSSER, Wash. — Diners in a central Washington state wine town got a visit from a furry and unwelcome dinner guest. A big rodent called a marmot wandered in the front door of a restaurant in Prosser on Monday and settled into a corner. Marmots, closely related to ground squirrels, are a longtime problem in Prosser. They dig through gardens, chew electrical wires and foul front porches with droppings. Furry marmot wanders through front door of Washington restaurant, surprising dinersPROSSER, Wash. — Talk about an uninvited dinner guest. Diners at a restaurant in Prosser were startled Monday when a furry marmot wandered through the front door and settled into a corner. That was no surprise to city Administrator Charlie Bush, who said the big rodents have long been a problem in the central Washington wine town. Boeing further delays initial test flight of next-generation 787 jetlinerBoeing Co. has again delayed the first test flight of its long-awaited 787 jetliner, a hot-selling aircraft seen as pivotal for the company and the way it builds airplanes in the future. National parks aim to reduce emissions from both millions of visitors and their own operationsMOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. — Karen Lasch and her family recently pulled over their car near a glacier-fed creek in Mount Rainier National Park, piling out for a glimpse of the snowcapped peak in the distance. Spokane, Wash., officer indicted on federal civil rights charge over fatal confrontationSPOKANE, Wash. — A police officer was indicted on federal civil rights charges over a fatal confrontation with a developmentally disabled man who was struck and Tasered in 2006 at a Spokane, Wash., convenience store. Teen girl balks at paying for inch-long, pumpkin-orange fake fingernails in salon disputeMOUNT VERNON, Wash. — A teenage girl who balked at paying for a set of inch-long, pumpkin-orange fake fingernails in a dispute at a Mount Vernon nail salon said a nail technician grabbed her and tried to pry the nails off. The 48-year-old technician told the Skagit Valley Herald that the dispute was strictly verbal. Washington police say man drove at least 3 miles on interstate in reverseLONGVIEW, Wash. — The Cowlitz County sheriff’s office said a driver went at least three miles on I-5 near Castle Rock in reverse. Deputy Ryan Cruser said a 41-year-old Canadian was arrested about 8:30 p.m. Thursday after his car stopped in the middle of the northbound lanes. He laughed as deputies approached and refused to get out his rented car. Former Iraq ambassador Ryan Crocker building home in Spokane ValleySPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker says he’s enjoying a much quieter life in the Spokane Valley. Man accused in Arizona slayings charged in 1997 Washington stabbing death of Hispanic manWENATCHEE, Wash. — One of the three people arrested in an Arizona home invasion that left a little girl and her father dead has been charged with the 1997 slaying of a Hispanic man in Washington state. Man accused in Arizona slayings charged in 1997 Washington stabbing deathWENATCHEE, Wash. — One of the three people arrested in an Arizona home invasion that left a little girl and her father dead has been charged with the 1997 slaying of an Hispanic man in Washington. Van carrying youth group crashes in Cascades; several people treated for minor injuriesBLEWETT PASS, Wash. — The Washington State Patrol says a van carrying 12 members of a youth group and a driver has crashed on Blewett Pass in the Cascade Range, injuring several people. Bus carrying 12 teens, driver crashes in Cascades; several have non-life-threatening injuriesBLEWETT PASS, Wash. — The Washington State Patrol says a bus carrying 12 teenage passengers and a driver has crashed in the Cascade Range, injuring several people. Proposed Washington state feedlot for up to 30,000 cows seeks water approvalYAKIMA, Wash. — Washington state officials have approved a water rights transfer for a proposed feedlot that would be the first new one the Northwest in years, but the project still faces questions of whether it can draw drinking water from wells. Judge dismisses Guardian Media’s patent-infringement claim against NintendoREDMOND, Wash. — A judge has dismissed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Nintendo over the company’s Wii video game machine. Sting operation: Workers dig up radioactive wasp nests at Washington state nuclear siteYAKIMA, Wash. — If workers cleaning up the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site didn’t have enough to worry about, now they’ve got to deal with radioactive wasp nests. Wash. judge: No, blaring your horn in front of your neighbor’s house is not free speechEVERETT, Wash. — Being honked off doesn’t give you a right to honk on, a judge told a woman who vented at a neighbor by leaning on her car horn at 6 a.m. Wash. judge rules blaring your horn in front of your neighbor’s house is not free speechEVERETT, Wash. — Being honked off doesn’t give you a right to honk on, a judge told a woman who vented at a neighbor by leaning on her car horn at 6 a.m. Helen Immelt of Monroe, Wash., expressed her anger in 2006 because the neighbor had complained to their homeowners association about her having chickens against the association’s rules. Little League coach accused of teaching players to help break into a storeARLINGTON, Wash. — A Little League coach in Washington state has been accused of using some of his players to help in a break-in. Recession forces Bellingham Herald to cut more employees, expensesBELLINGHAM, Wash. — Employees at The Bellingham Herald in Washington state will have to take a one-week unpaid furlough this summer to help the newspaper cut expenses. |
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