• Immigration attorney accused in federal lawsuit permanently resigns from Washington bar
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    Immigration attorney accused in federal lawsuit permanently resigns from Washington bar

    May 27, 2026 - By 

    The resignation permanently ends Lozano’s ability to practice law in Washington as a federal lawsuit and years of complaints mount against her. TUKWILA, Wash. — Tukwila-based immigration attorney Alexandra Lozano has permanently resigned from the Washington State Bar Association in lieu of discipline, effectively ending her ability to practice law in Washington and represent clients in immigration cases. The resignation, filed Tuesday, comes just days after a federal lawsuit accused Lozano and her law firm of steering immigrants into abuse-based immigration claims they allegedly did not qualify for, mishandling applications and submitting filings clients said they did not fully understand.…

  • Seattle councilmembers push Mayor to activate Stadium District cameras before FIFA World Cup
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    Seattle councilmembers push Mayor to activate Stadium District cameras before FIFA World Cup

    May 27, 2026 - By 

    Seattle councilmembers want surveillance cameras around Lumen Field turned on before FIFA, saying the city shouldn’t wait for a “credible threat.” SEATTLE — At least two Seattle city councilmembers are publicly pressuring Mayor Katie Wilson to activate 22 dormant surveillance cameras around Lumen Field before the FIFA World Cup begins next month. During Tuesday’s Seattle Public Safety Committee meeting, Councilmember Rob Saka called on the Mayor to turn on the Stadium District’s closed-circuit television cameras before the first World Cup match in Seattle on June 15. This story continues below. “We need to get it right 100…

  • Nippon Dynawave: What to know about the Longview facility at the center of Tuesday's chemical implosion
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    Nippon Dynawave: What to know about the Longview facility at the center of Tuesday’s chemical implosion

    May 27, 2026 - By 

    Multiple deaths reported in an implosion at the Nippon Dynawave facility in Longview, which manufactures paper and packaging products. LONGVIEW, Wash. — A chemical tank implosion at the Nippon Dynawave facility in Longview caused multiple deaths and injuries Tuesday morning. A liquid supply tank of hazardous “chemical treatment product” ruptured around 7:18 a.m., burning multiple people and exposing others to harmful chemicals. Around 11:20 a.m., officials confirmed multiple fatalities along with critical injuries related to the incident. This story continues below. RELATED: Multiple people killed in chemical tank rupture at Nippon Dynawave pulp and paper mill in…

  • California chemical tank threat not over yet for 16,000 people still under evacuation orders
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    California chemical tank threat not over yet for 16,000 people still under evacuation orders

    May 27, 2026 - By 

    Exposure to methyl methacrylate, a highly flammable chemical used to make plastics, can cause serious respiratory and neurological problems. GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — About 16,000 people remain under evacuation orders in Southern California as an overheated chemical tank still poses a risk to homes closest to the site, and officials Tuesday gave no word on when they might be able to return home. The crisis forced 50,000 people to evacuate in and around the Orange County city of Garden Grove last week. A crack that formed by chance on the tank relieved pressure and helped avert a catastrophic explosion, allowing…

  • Vancouver police seek Seattle’s help to ID woman found dead near kayak off B.C. beach
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    Vancouver police seek Seattle’s help to ID woman found dead near kayak off B.C. beach

    May 27, 2026 - By 

    Vancouver police seek Seattle’s help to ID a woman found dead near an inflatable kayak in 2022, after pollen tests point to ties to Seattle or Portland. Vancouver police are asking for the public’s help in Seattle and across the Pacific Northwest to identify a woman found dead in the water nearly four years ago, after new scientific testing suggested she may have spent her final days in Washington or Oregon. On the night of Sept. 29, 2022, a tugboat crew called 911 after finding an unresponsive woman floating in English Bay, off a popular beach in Vancouver, British Columbia.…

  • Port Angeles man arrested in connection to double homicide 18 years ago in North Carolina
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    Port Angeles man arrested in connection to double homicide 18 years ago in North Carolina

    May 27, 2026 - By 

    The 43-year-old suspect is being held without bail in the Clallam County Jail pending extradition. PORT ANGELES, Wash. — Police in Port Angeles arrested a man wanted in a double homicide that occurred in North Carolina in 2008. The suspect, 43-year-old Johnny S. Talbert was taken into custody in Washington on May 12 after the Concord Police Department obtained a extraditable warrant for his arrest. He is being held without bail in the Clallam County Jail pending extradition, law enforcement officials said. This story continues below. Talbert is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one…

  • Packers running back Josh Jacobs arrested on charges related to domestic abuse
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    Packers running back Josh Jacobs arrested on charges related to domestic abuse

    May 27, 2026 - By 

    Josh Jacobs is the Packers’ top returning rusher after running for 929 yards and 13 touchdowns last season. WASHINGTON — Editor’s note: This story includes discussion of domestic violence. If you or someone you know needs help, please call the national domestic violence hotline: 1-800-799-7233 in the U.S. Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs is facing five criminal charges, including strangulation and suffocation, after police responded to a disturbance complaint involving him over the weekend. This story continues below. Hobart/Lawrence (Wisconsin) Police Chief Michael Renkas said that Jacobs was arrested Tuesday and booked into Brown County…

  • Aerial machinery facility to close in North Bend, lay off all staff
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    Aerial machinery facility to close in North Bend, lay off all staff

    May 27, 2026 - By 

    About 117 employees will be affected. The facility will close by Nov. 30, officials said. NORTH BEND, Wash. — A heavy machinery manufacturer will close its North Bend facility by Nov. 30, closing 117 jobs, according to the state employment security department. Genie Industries, owned by Terex LLC, will close its aerial parts and logistics facility in North Bend, affecting all employees at the warehouse and manufacturing department. The company has notified all staff members, vice president Jenny Snow-Boscolo wrote in an email to the Washington State Employment Security Department, with the first round of layoffs to occur on July…

  • First-ever C-section performed on Woodland Park Zoo gorilla
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    First-ever C-section performed on Woodland Park Zoo gorilla

    May 27, 2026 - By 

    Olympia, the second of two expectant gorilla moms at the zoo, gave birth to a healthy baby boy on Sunday. SEATTLE — The Woodland Park Zoo performed the first-ever Cesarean section in zoo history on Sunday, after ultrasounds revealed complications in western lowland gorilla Olympia’s pregnancy. Fewer than 12 C-sections are performed on gorillas globally every year, according to zoo staff. Both Olympia and her baby, a 5.4 pound boy, are healthy and recovering well, zoo officials said, and the family is starting to adjust to life in the troop. Olympia’s is the second baby born at the Woodland Park…

  • Washington Court of Appeals upholds $21M award to doctor in Seattle Children's racial discrimination case
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    Washington Court of Appeals upholds $21M award to doctor in Seattle Children’s racial discrimination case

    May 27, 2026 - By 

    The Washington Court of Appeals upheld a $21 million jury award for Dr. Benjamin Danielson in his racial discrimination lawsuit against Seattle Children’s Hospital. SEATTLE — The Washington Court of Appeals has unanimously upheld a $21 million jury award in favor of a doctor who filed a lawsuit against Seattle Children’s Hospital for racial discrimination. Dr. Benjamin Danielson, the former medical director of the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic, led the clinic for 21 years, serving a largely Black and low-income community. He alleged he was subjected to a racially hostile work environment and faced retaliation after raising concerns about inequitable…