Washington News
News about Events in Washington State
Aggregated Washington State News Articles
- Washington lawmakers advance limits on vaccine exemptions
Washington state lawmakers have advanced a measure that would remove parents' ability to claim a personal or philosophical exemption to vaccinating their school-age children for measles
ABC News. Fri, 15 Feb 2019 18:21:00 -0500. - 28-year-old man delivers roses to single women each Valentine's Day
Seth Stewart started delivering roses to single women in Spokane, Washington, on Valentine's Day eight years ago. He and one of his brothers delivered just 24 flowers to their single friends.
Daily Mail. Fri, 15 Feb 2019 20:43:42 GMT. - Low vaccination rates, global outbreaks fuel U.S. measles spread
In New York state and Washington state, U.S. travelers picked up measles in foreign countries where the highly contagious disease was running rampant and brought it back to places where vaccination rates were too low by U.S. ...
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Fri, 15 Feb 2019 10:01:32 EST. - Sunken WWII U.S. carrier discovered in Pacific
At a depth of nearly 17,500 feet, a research vessel funded by the late Seattle billionaire Paul Allen has discovered the wreckage of an American aircraft carrier sunk in the South Pacific during World War II. (Feb. 14)
Yahoo. Thu, 14 Feb 2019 18:44:15 -0500. - When the show cannot go on: Seattle theaters reckon with cost of snow
When the snow hits, how do theaters decide whether to pull the plug on a weekend of shows? How much money do they lose? And how can they possibly catch up?
Brendan Kiley. Seattle Times. Thu, 14 Feb 2019 12:53:48 -0800. - Vessel discovers wreck of World War II carrier Hornet
A research vessel funded by the late Seattle billionaire Paul Allen has discovered the wreckage of an American aircraft carrier sunk in the South Pacific during World War II
ABC News. Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:26:05 -0500. - Washington Man Charged With Disrupting Flight To LA From Seattle
The FBI says Douglas Smyser from Washington, disrupted a flight from Seattle to LA. He was arrested and will be in court in Portland Friday.
Colin Miner. Patch. Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:25:07 -0500. - Seattle schools levies pass in second-day returns, low turnout likely due to snow
We'll have a better idea of voter turnout at the end of this week, but it's lower than what King County predicted.
Dahlia Bazzaz. Seattle Times. Wed, 13 Feb 2019 17:53:24 -0800. - Seattle Genetics' Adcetris Gets EC Nod for Label Expansion
Seattle Genetics' (SGEN) partner, Takeda Pharmaceutical receives EC approval for Adcetris in combination with AVD to treat adults with previously untreated CD30+ stage IV cHL.
Zacks Equity Research. Zacks. Tue, 12 Feb 2019 22:30:00 GMT. - Avista Still Interested in Tie Up After Aborted Hydro One Deal
Spokane, WA-based Avista Corp. eventually could look for another merger or acquisition for its five-state utility holding company, following the failure of a $5.3 billion acquisition by Hydro One Ltd. ...
Natural Gas Intel. Tue, 12 Feb 2019 16:35:51 -0500. - Snowball fight leads to driver's arrest after nearly running down group with car in Seattle, police say
A snowball fight amid the most snow in decades to hit Seattle led to a woman getting arrested after she allegedly tried to run over a group of people on Sunday, officials said.
Travis Fedschun. Fox News. Tue, 12 Feb 2019 17:11:16 GMT. - How social media helped Breanna Stewart realize her power
The Seattle Storm superstar talks about finding her voice and the confidence to use it.
ESPN. Tue, 12 Feb 2019 12:09:01 EST. - Wall of winter weather brings sleet, ice and snow from Seattle to New York, affecting 100 million people
A wall of winter weather rolling across a wide swath of the northern United States on Tuesday brought sleet, snow, ice and commuter headaches from Seattle to New York.
Yahoo. Tue, 12 Feb 2019 11:39:54 -0500. - Winter storm expected to dump more snow on Midwest and Northeast
Snow is in the forecast each day this week in Seattle; New York mayor says Tuesday could be "nasty"; northwest New Jersey is bracing for 8 inches
CBS News. Tue, 12 Feb 2019 00:45:16 +0000.
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