Author: Phuong Le
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Senate passes bill making it easier to kill sea lions
SEATTLE— A bill that would make it easier to kill sea lions that feast on imperiled salmon in the Columbia River has cleared the U.S. Senate. State wildlife managers say rebounding numbers of sea lions are eating more salmon than ever and their appetites are undermining billions of dollars of investments to restore endangered fish…
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Olympian sues USA Swimming to allege sexual abuse cover-up
SEATTLE — Olympic swimmer Ariana Kukors Smith sued USA Swimming on Monday, alleging the sport’s national governing body, headquartered in in Colorado Springs, knew her former coach sexually abused her as a minor and covered it up. Kukors Smith alleges Sean Hutchison, who began coaching her at a swim club near Seattle, groomed her for sexual…
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Legendary skiing filmmaker Warren Miller dies at age 93
SEATTLE — Warren Miller, the legendary outdoor filmmaker who for decades made homages to downhill skiing that he narrated with his own humorous style, has died. He was 93. His family said in a statement that Miller died of natural causes Wednesday evening at his home on Orcas Island in Washington state. A World War…
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Motel 6 sued for sharing ‘Latino-sounding’ guest names with ICE
SEATTLE — Washington’s attorney general sued Motel 6 on Wednesday, alleging the national budget chain disclosed the private information of thousands of its guests to U.S. immigration authorities in violation of the state consumer protection law. Attorney General Bob Ferguson said motel employees divulged the names, birthdates, driver’s license numbers, license plate numbers and room numbers of at least…
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Video: Train crew not using electronic devices before crash
SEATTLE — Video from the cab of the Amtrak train that hurtled off the tracks in Washington state, killing three people and injuring dozens, shows that the engineer did not appear to be using a cellphone or any other personal electronic device just before the derailment, federal investigators said Friday. The video and audio captured…
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American mountain climbing legend dies at 94
SEATTLE — Legendary mountain climber Fred Beckey, who wrote dozens of books and is credited with notching more first ascents than any other American mountaineer, has died. He was 94. Megan Bond, a close friend who managed his affairs, told The Associated Press that Beckey died of natural causes in her Seattle home Monday. “He…
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Protests, vigils around US decry white supremacist rally
SEATTLE — Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia. The gatherings spanned from a planned march to President Donald Trump’s home in New York to a candlelight vigil in Florida. In Seattle, police made…
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Missing Mount Rainier climbers ‘likely buried’
MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. — It’s too dangerous right now to search for the bodies of six climbers who likely plummeted to their deaths while attempting one of the more technical and physically grueling routes to the peak of Mount Rainier in Washington state, park officials said Sunday. Like others who have died on…
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Mount Rainier snowshoer burned money for warmth
SEATTLE—A snowshoer who was lost in a blizzard for two days on Washington state’s Mount Rainier said he burned his paper money for warmth.Yong Chun Kim, 66, of Tacoma, told KOMO-TV of Seattle that he had fire starters with him and first burned some leaves. Then he started burning personal items: his socks and then…