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Soldier gets life without parole in Iraq killings
An Army sergeant was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq. A military judge, Army Col. David Conn, found Sgt. John Russell guilty of premeditated murder on Monday and imposed the sentence Thursday ...
Wash. state releases draft rules for legal pot
Officials in Washington state took their first stab at setting rules for the state's new marijuana industry Thursday, nearly eight months after voters here legalized pot for adults. Among the preliminary regulations: They want to track marijuana from "seed to store." They'd put a cap on the number of retail ...
AP PHOTOS: Path to legal pot a long, wild trip
It's one thing to legalize marijuana. It's another to figure out how to sell it, grow it, regulate it, test it and tax it. Voters in Washington state and Colorado made pot use for adults over 21 legal last fall, but that was just the first step. On Thursday, Washington ...
WA small business health plan finder scaled back
A new health insurance marketplace being set up in Washington state to help small businesses find insurance for their employees will not be fully operational this fall, as planned. The Washington Health Benefit Exchange instead will run a pilot project in a few counties for its small business program, starting ...
Health group didn't disclose HIV tests, apologizes
Kaiser Permanente Northwest is apologizing to nearly 6,500 members in Oregon and Washington whose blood was tested for HIV without their knowledge or consent. The health organization implemented a screening policy a month ago in line with a federal recommendation that virtually all adults be tested — as long as ...
Investigation into Powell disappearance may close
After a two-day search in rural Oregon failed to yield any trace of missing Utah mother Susan Powell, authorities said Thursday they may close the investigation. "The leads have become fewer and farther between," said Wayne Pyle, the city manager for West Valley City, Utah. "If nothing comes from it, ...
Relocated deer adapting in southwest Washington
More than a month after an elaborate multi-agency operation moved some three dozen endangered Columbian white-tailed deer to protected habitat in Clark County, the animals are adapting to their new surroundings. Now wildlife officials turn their attention to the next phase of the unusual project: keeping track of the deer ...
Afghans tell of US soldier's killing rampage
Sitting on a dirty straw mat on the parched ground of southern Afghanistan, Masooma sank deeper inside a giant black shawl. Hidden from view, her words burst forth as she told her side of what happened to her family sometime before dawn on March 11, 2012. According to Masooma, an ...
Wash. state woman spots stolen car in drive-thru
A Washington woman whose car was stolen from her apartment complex saw the stolen SUV hours later — in the drive-thru of the McDonald's restaurant where she works. The Tri-City Herald reports (http://bit.ly/11H2tDS ) Virginia Maiden called police Tuesday after seeing her SUV in the drive-thru. Officers arrested the driver, ...
Spokane schools expand all-day kindergarten
The Spokane Public School's board decided Wednesday to offer full-day kindergarten in all 34 elementary school schools this fall. The Spokesman-Review reports (http://bit.ly/11H1Qdq) the decision will expand full-day kindergarten to 19 schools from 15 schools currently. It will require nearly $4 million — more than twice the available funding. The ...
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