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Captain America Is No Help When Theater Ceiling Falls
Theater Ceiling
Falls on Couple
Feb 27, 2025 6:50 PM CST

Theater Ceiling Falls on Couple

Two people watching Marvel film in Washington theater escape injury

(Newser) - A couple had the theater to themselves Tuesday night for a screening of Captain America: Brave New World , which turned out to be for the best. Partway through the Marvel film, the ceiling of the Liberty Cinema in downtown Wenatchee, Washington, collapsed, NBC News reports. Neither customer was injured. "...

City Goes After Rape Victim for Harassment
City Goes After
Rape Victim for Harassment
LONGFORM
Feb 16, 2025 8:01 AM CST

City Goes After Rape Victim for Harassment

Sharilyn Lux says Washington state's Snoqualmie mishandled her case; city says she's been harassing them

(Newser) - It's not unusual for victims of sexual assault to see their cases vanish into the ether, with unsolved cases caught in an often apathetic legal system. Sharilyn Lux's battle with the Seattle suburb of Snoqualmie, however, takes this kind of case further, as described by Kelsey Turner in...

14 States Sue Trump, Musk, DOGE
14 States Sue
Trump, Musk, DOGE
Feb 14, 2025 6:09 AM CST

14 States Sue Trump, Musk, DOGE

Coalition claims the president is violating the Constitution

(Newser) - Elon Musk's efforts to "delete" government agencies and fire thousands of workers is unconstitutional, a coalition of 14 states alleges in a lawsuit filed Thursday against Musk, his Department of Governmental Efficiency, and President Trump. New Mexico is leading the coalition of states, which claims the unelected billionaire'...

Hockey Dad Assaults Youth Referees: Cops
Hockey Dad Assaults
Youth Referees: Cops
VIDEO
Feb 11, 2025 9:21 AM CST

Hockey Dad Assaults Youth Referees: Cops

Seattle man facing charges over alleged attack on boys aged 12, 14

(Newser) - Calm down, dad: A Seattle man has been charged with assault after knocking two youth referees to the ice during his son's hockey game. The man, who police did not identify, claims he "acted in defense of his son" after an opposing player started a fight at Seattle'...

Washington Woman Charged in Death of Border Patrol Agent

The FBI says it arrested a 21-year-old woman in connection to the fatal shooting

(Newser) - A Washington state woman has been charged in the fatal shooting of a US Border Patrol agent in Vermont, which happened days after authorities began watching her and a German companion who also died in the roadside shootout, the FBI said Friday. The AP reports Teresa Youngblut, 21, faces two...

Not Everyone Loves Amazon's Latest 'Home Run'

Online retailer's mandate that employees return to on-site work 5 days a week kicks in on Thursday

(Newser) - New year, new workplace—or, rather, a return to the old workplace for many Amazon.com workers who'd been toiling remotely a couple of days a week since the pandemic. CEO Andy Jassy sent out a memo in September announcing that, barring extenuating circumstances or preapproved arrangements, employees would...

Cops: 2 Oregon Men Die Looking for Sasquatch

Pair left on Christmas Eve and appear to have died from exposure

(Newser) - Two Portland men who apparently wanted to catch a glimpse of the mythical Bigfoot—aka Sasquatch—have instead lost their lives in a forest in Washington state. The Skamania County Sheriff's Office says the unidentified men, ages 37 and 59, were found in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest after...

Abandoned Backpacks Held $1.1M in Cocaine

The drugs are believed to have been smuggled into Washington state from Canada

(Newser) - Whoever left two large backpacks near the US-Canada border in Washington state was clearly uninterested in communing with nature. Inside the black bags discovered last week were 30 bricks of what turned out to be cocaine, weighing in at 78 pounds, per ABC News . US border patrol agents assigned to...

Big Cats Drop Dead of H5N1 at Sanctuary

20 succumb at Washington's Wild Felid Advocacy Center; meanwhile, a house cat dies in Oregon

(Newser) - Earlier this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared an emergency in California over bird flu spreading in cattle there. Now, in a different West Coast state, nearly two dozen big cats have died at a sanctuary of H5N1. At least 20 animals at the Wild Felid Advocacy Center in Shelton, Washington—...

From 'Near Ghost Town' to Northwest's Christmas Capital

Welcome to the charming village of Leavenworth

(Newser) - The scent of bratwurst and pretzels filled the air as horses clopped down the main street, hauling a carriage full of tourists. Nestled in her mother's arms, a baby reached out to touch a shop window display, peering toward the sequin-covered reindeer behind it, as colorful ornaments twirled nearby....

Row, Row, Row Your Boat, Gently Past Police

2 suspected thieves arrested in Washington's Jefferson County after trying to flee in rowboat

(Newser) - It started out as an escape by SUV and ended up as a failed escape by rowboat. That's according to police in Jefferson County, Washington, who describe a botched burglary that ended up with two arrests and a sunken getaway vessel. MyNorthwest.com and KIRO 7 report that the...

Orca Brings Back 1980s Trend: the Dead Salmon Hat

Behavior isn't well understood, leaving experts to speculate

(Newser) - An orca has brought back a bizarre 1980s fashion accessory: the dead salmon hat. Talk of orcas displaying salmon on their heads was revived in a general discussion about the whales' behavior in recent years after they began ramming boats. But the behavior was something of a blip. In the...

Cops: Boy Stole Grandpa's Car, Drove 160 Miles

12-year-old reportedly led police in Washington state on 'short pursuit' before being detained

(Newser) - A 12-year-old boy from Washington state is in custody after authorities say he stole his grandfather's car and drove over a mountain range, logging 160 miles before he was finally caught. USA Today reports that the unidentified youngster was nabbed the day before Thanksgiving in Grant County, after the...

Severe Storms Wreak Havoc on Both Coasts

Record rain, high winds in California, Seattle; blizzard and winter storm warnings on East Coast

(Newser) - A major storm dropped more snow and record rain in California, causing small landslides and flooding some streets, while on the opposite side of the country, blizzard or winter storm warnings were in effect Saturday for areas spanning from the Northeast to central Appalachia. The storm on the West Coast...

Ex-CEO Found Dead After Missing Sentencing

Former S-Ray CEO Stephen Baird was to meet some of the investors he defrauded of $11M

(Newser) - The former CEO of medical device startup S-Ray has been found dead after missing a sentencing hearing for wire fraud over his misuse of investor money. Stephen Baird, 69, was expected to see many of the 200 investors he defrauded of a combined $10.75 million in US District Court...

Runner Lost for a Month in Park Ate 'Nasty' Berries

Robert Schock's mom never gave up hope he'd be found in Washington state park—and he was

(Newser) - A man lost in the wilderness of Washington state for a month was rescued at the end of August clinging to life. Now, Robert Schock is talking about his ordeal, noting to People : "Never did I dream that this kind of survival could ever even be possible."
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Police Say Teen Killed Family, Tried to Blame It on Brother

15-year-old has been charged in juvenile court, but may end up charged as an adult

(Newser) - The 15-year-old suspected of murdering his parents and three of his four siblings at their Washington state home early Monday was charged in juvenile court Thursday with five counts of first-degree domestic violence murder and one count of first-degree attempted murder with a firearm enhancement. Prosecutors say they will ask...

Neighbors Describe a Tranquil Scene Day Before Murder of 5

Adults have been identified in Washington state tragedy

(Newser) - Police confirmed Tuesday that the two adults and three children shot dead inside a lakefront Washington state home Monday were a couple and three of their kids, and that the suspected shooter is their 15-year-old son. The adults were identified as Mark and Sarah Humiston, KING 5 reports. None of...

Teen in Custody After 5 Killed at Washington Home

Neighbors say a couple and their 5 kids lived at the residence

(Newser) - A deputy says authorities who responded to a 911 call from a home in Fall City, Washington, found a "traumatic" scene Monday morning: Two adults and three juveniles fatally shot, and a fourth juvenile wounded. A fifth juvenile, described as a high-school-aged teen, was taken into custody and is...

Navy: Crew Members Declared Dead in Fighter Jet Crash

Two aboard might have ejected during training mission in Washington state

(Newser) - Two crew members missing after their fighter jet crashed in mountainous terrain in Washington during a training flight have been declared dead, the Navy said Sunday. Army Special Forces soldiers trained in mountaineering, high-angle rescue were trying to reach the wreckage in a remote, steep, and heavily wooded area east...

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