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Dark clouds hang over air shows after budget cuts
Patty Wagstaff is a Hollywood stunt pilot, three-time U.S. aerobatic champion, inductee to the National Aviation Hall of Fame and favorite on the air show circuit. One of her tricked-out planes is on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. But this weekend, she's grounded. Federal budget cuts ...
Testimony continues in Astoria motel shooting case
A trial is under way in Astoria for a Washington state man accused of trying to kill police officers. The Daily Astorian reports (http://bit.ly/10VpVeX) that Russian-born Yvegeniy Savinskiy (yev-GAY'-nee sav-IN'-skee) of Washougal is accused of attempted aggravated murder and other charges. He was wounded in 2012 after police went to ...
Spokane police chief suffers burglary
Even the property of Spokane police chief Frank Straub isn't safe. Straub's home was burglarized and a bicycle was stolen this week. Police spokeswoman Monique Cotton says the bicycle was in Straub's garage. Police do not have any suspects.
Mayor: Deal to sell Kings has been signed
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson announced to screaming throngs of Kings fans Friday that the deal to sell the NBA franchise to a group led by software tycoon Vivek Ranadive has been signed. The announcement at a City Hall rally brings to an end nearly five months of maneuvering by Johnson ...
Monroe prison guard killer moved to Walla Walla
Byron Scherf was sentenced to death for killing a corrections officer at the Washington State Reformatory, but he will face the same security measures as the other eight death row inmates at the state penitentiary at Walla Walla, a Department of Corrections spokesman said. Scherf is confined to the intensive ...
Tableau Software soars in trading debut
Tableau Software shares soared in their trading debut Friday after the company and some of its investors raised about $254.2 million in its initial public offering. Seattle-based Tableau Software Inc. provides software that helps businesses convert data into visual presentations. The shares jumped $17.50, or 56 percent, to $48.50 in ...
Serial killer Yates appealing death sentence
Serial killer Robert Yates, whose death sentence has been upheld by the state Supreme Court, is seeking an appeal through the federal court system. The Seattle Times reports (http://is.gd/ytrvNA) he filed a petition Wednesday in Seattle that says his lawyers failed to present evidence of mental illness during his 2002 ...
Driver who hit Yakima boys sentenced to prison
A driver who was high on methamphetamine when he hit two boys waiting for a school bus in Yakima was sentenced Thursday to 15 months in prison. Benjamin Lea McKenzie pleaded guilty to vehicular assault in a plea bargain with prosecutors who dismissed drug charges against the 32-year-old. The Yakima ...
Body found in abandoned Yakima house was homicide
An autopsy showed that the body of a woman found in an abandoned house in Yakima had been shot in the head. Lt. Mike Merryman tells the Yakima Herald-Republic reports (http://bit.ly/16pBjCN ) the body was discovered Wednesday by a neighbor investigating a foul odor. The victim was a Hispanic woman ...
AP Source: Maloofs reach agreement to sell Kings
The Sacramento Kings' unsteady future finally seems to be settled. A person familiar with the deal says the Maloof family has reached an agreement with a Sacramento group headed by TIBCO software tycoon Vivek Ranadive to sell a 65 percent controlling interest in the Kings at a total franchise valuation ...
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