SEATTLE – Officers with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday seized a shipment of unauthorized pills to treat COVID-19 at the Port of Seattle. According to a news release, officers seized 360 pills. “The use of unauthorized medications can give consumers a false sense of security and prove fatal in some instances,” officials […]
LACEY, Wash. – An 11-year-old boy died Thursday after he rode on the running board of his father’s pickup truck as it was being driven in a Lacey parking lot, police said. Officers and medics responded after 7 p.m. to a report of a pedestrian hit by a car near the QFC on Whitman Lane Southeast. […]
BLAINE, Wash. – A man was arrested after Customs and Border Protection officials said they seized nearly 134 pounds of cocaine Saturday at the Pacific Highway Port of Entry in Blaine. Officials said the cocaine was worth about $3 million. CBP officials said they referred a tractor-trailer driven by a Canadian citizen for additional examination during an […]
OLYMPIA, Wash. – As Washington state gears up to track the spread of the coronavirus, there’s a new warning about people posing as contact tracers. Public health professionals perform case investigations and contact tracing to help slow and prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as the coronavirus. Olympia police tweeted that scammers are now posing as […]
ARLINGTON, Wash. – A gym in Arlington, Washington, has reopened in protest of Gov. Jay Inslee’s stay-at-home order. Gyms are not allowed to reopen until phase three of the order which, at the earliest, would be five weeks from now. However, the owner of PA Fitness, Mike Jellison, said he’s not waiting and has added extra […]
TACOMA, Wash. – Farmers in Washington state will give away more than 200,000 pounds of potatoes at the Tacoma Dome Thursday as part of a mission to get 1 million pounds of potatoes into the hands of people in need. The potatoes were meant to be sold to restaurants and other food service establishments but then […]
KENNEWICK, Wash. – Two women who appeared to be dressed as nurses are suspected of stealing packages off the porches of Kennewick residents in Washington state, police said. Investigators told KIRO-7 they don’t believe the women are actual nurses. The women were caught on surveillance video taking packages, the TV station reported. Police said they are investigating […]
The pandemic is adding another level of stress for the deaf community. Face masks have made it nearly impossible to communicate. Wearing face masks is recommended to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but it’s a huge communication barrier for those who are deaf or hard of hearing. “When people are wearing masks, and I have […]
PORT ANGELES, Wash. – A gray whale caught in an abandoned fishing net off the coast of Washington on Friday was freed. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources said a geoduck dive crew spotted the whale in a derelict net. A response crew worked to cut the net, freeing the whale. Crews followed the whale […]
SEATTLE – About 12,000 coronavirus testing kits were recalled by the Washington Department of Health after being alerted by officials at the University of Washington about possible contamination. The kits had been sent to health facilities, tribal nations and state agency partners. “Though the quality control issue has only been observed in a small number […]