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April 9, 2024

Blue state high-capacity magazine ban is unconstitutional, judge rules, but law remains on books for now

A judge ruled Washington state's ban on high-capacity magazine sales is unconstitutional, but the state Supreme Court swiftly moved to keep the ban in place for now.

April 8, 2024

2 dead after Washington State Patrol trooper T-bones Prius at intersection, sheriff's office says

WA residents Charles Ferree and Deolia Blandford were killed in a car crash with a Washington State Patrol trooper on U.S. 101 just west of Seattle on April 6, 2024.

April 5, 2024

Washington woman who lost custody of adoptive daughter due to medical abuse claims sues hospital

Washington mom Sophie Hartman has filed a lawsuit against multiple Washington entities accusing them of falsely claiming that she was medically abusing her adoptive daughter.

April 3, 2024

Man who used megaphone to lead attack on police during Capitol riot gets over 7 years in prison

Taylor James Johnatakis, a Washington state man who led an angry mob's attack on police officers guarding the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to 7 years and 3 months in prison.

April 3, 2024

Washington's Lottery takes down mobile site after woman complained app's AI created topless photo of her

Washington’s Lottery "Test Drive a Win" app was unavailable on the website early Wednesday after a woman claimed the AI made a topless image of her.

April 2, 2024

Officer acquitted in 2020 death of Manuel Ellis in Tacoma is hired by neighboring sheriff's office

Christopher Burbank, a Tacoma police officer cleared of criminal charges in the death of Manuel Ellis in 2020, has been hired by a sheriff's office based in Olympia, Washington.

April 2, 2024

Washington mother accused of killing, stabbing 4-year-old son 16 times: report

Court documents obtained by Fox 13 reveal 27-year-old Janet Garcia allegedly stabbed her 4-year-old son 16 times, killing him. She was charged with his murder.

April 2, 2024

Washington polar bear cub Laerke receives encouraging results at annual physical exam

Laerke, a polar bear at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington, underwent her annual medical exam with encouraging results, veterinarians said.

March 30, 2024

Missing Washington state boy found dead, mother arrested as court documents reveal details

A grandmother was granted emergency custody of her 4-year-old grandchild just days before the child was reported missing and later found dead, court documents reveal.

March 29, 2024

Seattle-area officials want 'no locks, no cells' for juvenile offenders amid rise in teen crime

The King County Executive’s Office wants to close the juvenile detention facility by 2028. Some leaders are pushing back, with one calling the plan "preposterous."