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Students in Washington state town evacuated over threat
Feb 28, 2012 20:13 EST
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Authorities evacuated some 900 students from a three-school compound in a small town in central Washington state and shut down a highway on Tuesday after a bomb threat was found on a computer at the high school.
Washington state third grader shoots classmate
Feb 22, 2012 17:56 EST
(Reuters) - A boy in the third grade at a Washington state elementary school shot a female classmate on Wednesday, a school district spokeswoman said.
Judge to rule if pharmacies must sell "Plan B" pills
Feb 21, 2012 18:13 EST
TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A federal judge was expected to rule on Wednesday on whether Washington state can compel pharmacy owners to carry and sell the emergency contraceptive known as Plan B despite their personal religious objections to the drug.
"Barefoot Bandit" gets 6-1/2 years for federal charges in crime
Jan 27, 2012 13:53 EST
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A serial thief nicknamed the "Barefoot Bandit" was sentenced on Friday to 6-1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges stemming from a two-year crime spree as a sometimes-shoeless teenage runaway.
Hope fades for four missing at Mount Rainier, Park Service says
Jan 24, 2012 20:52 EST
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Chances are slim of finding four people alive who have been missing since last week on Mount Rainier in Washington state as rescue efforts were suspended on Tuesday due to a snow storm that hit the region, a Park Service official said.
Fast-moving snowstorm hits Northeast
Jan 21, 2012 11:55 EST
(Reuters) - Snow lovers in the northeast finally got what they have been waiting for on Saturday, with a fast-moving storm expected to drop 3 to 7 inches from central Pennsylvania to Connecticut, as the Pacific Northwest struggled to recover from a rare heavy snowfall.
Winter storm dumps snow on Chicago, Milwaukee
Jan 20, 2012 16:22 EST
(Reuters) - A winter storm dumping snow across the Midwest Friday is causing disruption and travel delays in Chicago and Milwaukee.
Snowfall totals scaled back in Seattle, up for other areas
Jan 17, 2012 23:27 EST
(Reuters) - Seattle residents bracing for an epic storm on Wednesday may now only see up to 6 inches of snowfall while towns in the southwest interior of Washington were likely to be slammed with more than a foot of snow, forecasters said.
Washington state bomb planter gets 32 years prison
Dec 20, 2011 15:57 EST
SEATTLE, Dec 20 - A former U.S. soldier was sentenced to 32 years in prison on Tuesday for planting a bomb along the parade route of a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in Washington state.
Two Army helicopters crash in Washington state, 4 dead
Dec 13, 2011 14:19 EST
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Two U.S. Army helicopters crashed on Monday during training exercises at a Washington state military base, killing four aviators on board, the base said in a statement.
Two Army helicopters crash in Washington state, 4 dead
Dec 13, 2011 03:16 EST
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Two U.S. Army helicopters crashed on Monday during training exercises at a Washington state military base, killing four aviators on board, the base said in a statement.
Military helicopter reported crashed in Washington state
Dec 13, 2011 02:17 EST
SEATTLE (Reuters) - At least one military helicopter was reported to have crashed, with possible deaths, at a Washington state military base near Tacoma during training exercises, a base spokeswoman said on Monday.
Anti-Wall Street activists march on West Coast ports
Dec 13, 2011 01:27 EST
OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - Anti-Wall Street activists trying to shut down West Coast ports on Monday managed to close several terminals and scuffled with police, but fell short of mounting the full-scale cargo blockade they had promised.
Anti-Wall Street activists march on West Coast ports
Dec 12, 2011 22:33 EST
OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - Anti-Wall Street activists trying to shut down West Coast ports on Monday managed to close several terminals and at times clashed with police but fell short of mounting the full-scale cargo blockade they had promised.
Anti-Wall Street activists march on West Coast ports
Dec 12, 2011 21:16 EST
OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - Anti-Wall Street protesters tried to mount a blockade of major West Coast ports on Monday in a move seen as a test of their momentum, but fell short of imposing a large-scale disruption of commerce.
Anti-Wall Street activists rally at West Coast ports
Dec 12, 2011 17:26 EST
OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - Anti-Wall Street demonstrators, confronted by police in riot gear, marched on several West Coast ports on Monday seeking to disrupt cargo traffic and re-energize their faltering protest movement.
Anti-Wall Street activists rally at West Coast ports
Dec 12, 2011 16:05 EST
OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - Anti-Wall Street demonstrators, confronted by police in riot gear, marched on several West Coast ports on Monday seeking to disrupt cargo traffic and re-energize their protest movement.
Anti-Wall Street activists rally at West Coast ports
Dec 12, 2011 15:06 EST
OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - Anti-Wall Street demonstrators, confronted by police in riot gear, marched on several West Coast ports on Monday seeking to disrupt cargo traffic and re-energize their protest movement.
Anti-Wall Street activists look to block West Coast ports
Dec 11, 2011 19:14 EST
OAKLAND (Reuters) - Anti-Wall Street protesters, hoping to briefly cripple a key supply chain of American commerce and re-energize their movement, plan to attempt to block major West Coast ports on Monday.
