• GPS data, blood evidence, stickers key to case in disappearance of Kent man
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    GPS data, blood evidence, stickers key to case in disappearance of Kent man

    May 29, 2026 - By 

    Jorge Alcantara-Gonzalez is charged with murder and first-degree robbery in the disappearance of Ian Eckles, who vanished during a hunting trip in 2020. CLE ELUM, Wash. — A GPS watch, fragments of window stickers and a trail of blood evidence helped investigators build the murder case against the man charged with killing a Kent man who vanished during a hunting trip more than six years ago, according to newly filed court documents. Jorge Oma Alcantara-Gonzalez, 40, was charged this week in Kittitas County Superior Court with murder and first-degree robbery in connection with the disappearance and presumed death of Ian…

  • Key inflation gauge worsens as Americans shell out more for gasoline
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    Key inflation gauge worsens as Americans shell out more for gasoline

    May 28, 2026 - By 

    WASHINGTON — A key inflation gauge accelerated in April to the highest level in three years, the latest sign that spiking gas prices and higher food costs are squeezing Americans’ finances. Inflation jumped to 3.8% in April compared with a year ago, the Commerce Department said Thursday, up from 3.5% in March and the highest since May 2023. On a monthly basis, prices rose 0.4%, down from the 0.7% jump in March. This story continues below. The report showed that prices have risen for many items in addition to gas, indicating that inflation could persist and pose…