4 people charged with murder in Washington state Wal-Mart shootingTACOMA, Wash. — Four people are facing murder charges in connection with the slaying of an armored car guard as he carried a money bag out of a Washington state Wal-Mart. 4 people arrested after fatal shooting of armored car guard at Wal-Mart near Tacoma, Wash.LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Four people have been arrested in the “cold-blooded” slaying of an armored car guard as he carried a money bag out of a Wal-Mart, police said Wednesday. One suspect was a Wal-Mart employee on duty during the robbery. Police: 3 arrested in killing of armored car guard at Wal-Mart in Wash.LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Police near Tacoma, Wash., say three arrests have been made and at least one other person is being sought in the killing of an armored car guard at a Wal-Mart. Police: 2 arrested in shooting death of armored car guard at Wal-Mart near Tacoma, Wash.LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Police in Washington state say two people have been arrested in connection with the killing of an armored car guard during a robbery at a Wal-Mart. 1 guard dead, 2nd person wounded in suburban Tacoma, Wash., robbery of bank branch in Wal-MartLAKEWOOD, Wash. — Police near Tacoma, Wash., say an armored car guard was killed and a bystander wounded as two men robbed the guard at a bank inside a Wal-Mart. 14-year-old hunter convicted of second-degree manslaughter for death on Wash. hiking trailMOUNT VERNON, Wash. — A teen hunter has been convicted of second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting a hiker he had mistaken for a bear on a popular Washington state trail. Traveling to Canada, Mexico by land? Get your passport ready; ID requirement starts June 1BLAINE, Wash. — New rules requiring passports or new high-tech documents to cross the United States’ northern and southern borders are taking effect Monday, as some rue the tightening of security and others hail it as long overdue. A ruff life: Wash. officials need to find homes for 371 dogs seized from a puppy millKENNEWICK, Wash. — The 371 miniature American Eskimos rescued from a puppy mill are responding well to the kindness of rescuers who are working to find them good homes. The best golfer no one has heard of? Washington’s Nick Taylor thrives in relative anonymitySHORELINE, Wash. — Much to the disbelief of his teammates, there was a time when Washington’s Nick Taylor stood over a tee with nerves rattling every movement of his swing. Washington men suffer injuries after they were beaten with a golf club after urinating on a carPULLMAN, Wash. — Police said two men suffered injuries after they were beaten after urinating on what they thought was an unoccupied vehicle on Friday morning. Police said the owner got out of the car and assaulted the two men with a golf club. One of the men suffered a possible arm fracture and was transported to Pullman Regional Hospital. Seahawks getting jump start on ’succession plan’ for star LT Walter JonesRENTON, Wash. — The Seahawks’ future without Walter Jones is now. Washington city council may decide to lay off Dixie the drug-sniffing dogSNOHOMISH, Wash. — The Snohomish City Council may decide Tuesday night to trim the budget by laying off a member of the police force — Dixie the drug-sniffing dog. Dixie finds drugs and money for the reward of playing with a chew toy, but the 7-year-old shepherd-collie mix costs about $16,000 a year in vet care, food, grooming, kennel and training costs. Weyerhaeuser posts 1st-qtr loss on weak housing market but adjusted results top estimatesFEDERAL WAY, Wash. — Weyerhaeuser Co. says its first-quarter loss deepened as the timber and wood products company struggled with a stagnant housing market. Seattle Seahawks sign FB David KirtmanRENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks have signed fullback David Kirtman to a one-year contract. Opponents to expansion of Washington state’s domestic partnership law start referendum effortOLYMPIA, Wash. — Opponents of an “everything but marriage” bill for same-sex domestic partners have started their bid to overturn the latest effort to expand Washington state’s domestic partnership law. Home again: Cornerback Ken Lucas gets another chance with SeahawksRENTON, Wash. — When he left Seattle more than four years ago, Ken Lucas was still young and impressionable, wooed across the country to Carolina by big dollars and a feeling of being unappreciated by the Seahawks. Look out below: portable toilets cushion falling airplane in Wash state, pilot OKPUYALLUP, Wash. — A small airplane dropping from the sky after its engine failed wound up on a cushioning bunch of portable toilets — and the pilot was able to walk away apparently unhurt. The Columbian newspaper seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protectionVANCOUVER, Wash. — The company that publishes The Columbian newspaper in Vancouver, Wash., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in an effort to resolve credit issues involving a building project. Seahawks linebacker Leroy Hill happy to be back with team after 3 days as free agentRENTON, Wash. — Starting linebacker Leroy Hill says he is happy to be back with the Seattle Seahawks after his three-day stint as a free agent. Plane heading for Seoul lands safely at at Seattle-Tacoma airport after engine malfunctionSEATAC, Wash. — A Boeing 777 has landed safely at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport after its crew reported a malfunction in one of its two engines. Plane reporting engine flames lands safely at Seattle-Tacoma airport, was heading for SeoulSEATAC, Wash. — A Boeing 777 has landed safely at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport after its crew reported flames shot out of one of the two engines. Navy cites misconduct, relieves USS Stennis’ executive officer, No. 2 in command of carrierBREMERTON, Wash. — The Navy has relieved of duty the executive officer of the USS Stennis, second to the commanding officer of the aircraft carrier. Remoteness hurts winery-oriented businesses in Walla Walla, Wash., during recessionWALLA WALLA, Wash. — Getting a positive national review for his French-influenced restaurant in this remote farming town thrilled Mike Davis. Seahawks move on after removing franchise tag from LB Leroy Hill; sign CB Lucas, FB GriffithRENTON, Wash. — The Seahawks are prepared to move on without starting outside linebacker Leroy Hill. Washington state grower Stemilt has all its peaches, nectarines certified organicYAKIMA, Wash. — One of the Pacific Northwest’s largest fruit growers has had 100 percent of its peach and nectarine crops certified as organic, following a three-year transition period. Seahawks rescind franchise tag on LB Leroy Hill, making him a free agentRENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks rescinded their franchise tag on Leroy Hill and made him a free agent, one day after saying how happy they were that Hill was part of a dynamic linebacking corps that now includes fourth overall draft choice Aaron Curry. Seahawks draft Wake Forest OLB Aaron Curry with No. 4 pickRENTON, Wash. — Filling their most pressing need, the Seahawks have selected outside linebacker Aaron Curry of Wake Forest with the fourth pick in the NFL draft. Washington man, 84, fights off would-be carjackers with kick to the groinTACOMA, Wash. — An 84-year-old man has a black eye, but he still has his car, after fighting off two would-be carjackers. Ted Mazetier said he stopped Wednesday night to help two men with a disabled car when one punched him in the face and demanded his keys. Mazetier said he kicked the man in the groin and the other in the belly. The two men fled as a passer-by stopped to help. Out of the frying pan: Motorists who brew fuel from cooking oil are burning down the houseEDMONDS, Wash. — Trying to live green and beat high gasoline prices, some enterprising Americans are turning cooking oil into biodiesel in their garages. Problem is, some of these do-it-yourselfers are burning down the house. Out of the frying pan: Motorists who brew fuel from cooking oil are burning down the houseEDMONDS, Wash. — Trying to live green and beat high gasoline prices, some enterprising Americans are turning cooking oil into biodiesel in their garages. Problem is, some of these do-it-yourselfers are burning down the house. |