Gene Johnson
The Associated Press
Seattle, WA, United States
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Washington state to decriminalize drugs unless lawmakers act
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is calling lawmakers back to work after they rejected a bill setting out a new statewide drug policy → Read More
Washington shutters pot businesses due to old pesticide
Cannabis regulators have halted operations at several outdoor pot farms and processing facilities on a stretch of former fruit orchards in north-central Washington state → Read More
Most gig workers paid sick leave under new Seattle law
Most gig workers in Seattle will be permanently entitled to paid sick leave and safe time under a first-in-the-nation law → Read More
Dam owner guilty in field turf pollution of Washington river
A company that operates a century-old hydroelectric dam near Mount Rainier National Park and its chief operating officer each pleaded guilty. → Read More
Dam owner guilty in field turf pollution of Washington river
SEATTLE (AP) — A company that operates a century-old hydroelectric dam near Mount Rainier National Park and its chief operating officer each pleaded guilty to a single criminal count Monday in connection with a spill of synthetic field turf and the tiny rubber particles used to make it into the Puyallup River in 2020. The […] → Read More
Court rejects deception charges against Savers Value Village
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Supreme Court handed the thrift store chain Savers Value Village a unanimous win Thursday in a long-running legal fight with Attorney General Bob Ferguson, finding that its marketing practices constitute protected free speech. The attorney general’s office began investigating the company eight years ago and, after Savers Value Village […] → Read More
Feds: Driver of SUV in Seattle forklift crash was kicked out of treatment
Federal prosecutors say a sport-utility vehicle that collided with a forklift in Seattle last week, killing one of the SUV’s passengers, was being driven by a defendant who had been kicked out of a treatment facility hours earlier and who was overdue to report to the U.S. District Court downtown. → Read More
Court upholds Wash. residency requirement for pot industry
A U.S. judge has upheld Washington’s residency requirement for involvement in the state’s legal cannabis industry → Read More
Judge upholds Washington state's residency requirement for pot industry
A U.S. judge has upheld Washington's residency requirement for involvement in the state's legal cannabis industry. → Read More
Arrest made in stolen yacht rescue, ‘Goonies’ fish incident
Jericho Wolf Labonte, 35, of Victoria, British Columbia, was taken into custody in the northwestern Oregon resort town of Seaside, police said in a news release. → Read More
Arrest made in stolen yacht rescue, ‘Goonies’ fish incident
Jericho Wolf Labonte, 35, of Victoria, British Columbia, was taken into custody in the northwestern Oregon resort town of Seaside, police said in a news release. → Read More
Arrest made in stolen yacht rescue, ‘Goonies’ fish incident
Jericho Wolf Labonte, 35, of Victoria, British Columbia, was taken into custody in the northwestern Oregon resort town of Seaside, police said in a news release. → Read More
Arrest made in stolen yacht rescue, ‘Goonies’ fish incident
Jericho Wolf Labonte, 35, of Victoria, British Columbia, was taken into custody in the northwestern Oregon resort town of Seaside, police said in a news release. → Read More
Arrest made in stolen yacht rescue, ‘Goonies’ fish incident
SEATTLE — A stolen yacht. A dramatic Coast Guard rescue. A dead fish. And the famed home featured in the classic 1985 film “The Goonies.” → Read More
Stunning video shows Coast Guard rescue man wanted in bizarre 'Goonies' fish incident
The Coast Guard rescued a man from a stolen yacht as it capsized in rough seas. It turns out, he was an international fugitive. → Read More
Man rescued by Coast Guard wanted in ‘Goonies’ fish incident
A man who was saved by a Coast Guard rescue swimmer at the mouth of the Columbia River as a massive wave rolled the yacht he was piloting Friday was wanted for a bizarre incident in which police said he left a dead fish at the Astoria, Oregon, home featured in the classic 1985 film, “The Goonies.” → Read More
Man rescued by Coast Guard wanted in ‘Goonies’ fish incident
SEATTLE (AP) — A man who was saved by a Coast Guard rescue swimmer at the mouth of the Columbia River as a massive wave rolled the yacht he was piloting Friday was wanted for a bizarre incident in which police said he left a dead fish at the Astoria, Oregon, home featured in the […] → Read More
Man rescued by Coast Guard wanted in 'Goonies' fish incident
A man who was saved by a Coast Guard rescue swimmer at the mouth of the Columbia River on Friday was wanted by police for a bizarre fish dumping incident at the home featured in the classic film, “The Goonies.” → Read More
The end of an aviation era: Last 747 rolls of the line at Boening plant
Boeing bid farewell to an icon on Tuesday, delivering a final 747 jumbo jet as thousands of workers who helped build the planes over the past 55 years looked on → Read More
Boeing bids farewell to an icon, delivers last 747 jumbo jet
SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing bid farewell to an icon on Tuesday, delivering its final 747 jumbo jet as thousands of workers who helped build the planes over the past 55 years looked on. → Read More