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In response to the recent proposals for a “head tax” on employers, and other levies on Seattle residents, I’m weary of paying ever-rising taxes without having simple, understandable reports from the city on how my money has been spent, and whether intended objectives were met. As a retired pension actuary, I understand the complexity of […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — New Hornets coach James Borrego plans make Charlotte relevant again in the NBA’s Eastern Conference by developing the existing players on the roster. He may not have any other choice. Hornets general manager Mitch Kupchak said Friday “there is no master plan to blow up this team right now” when asked […]

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska jury convicts former Arizona lawmaker of first-degree murder in death on hunting trip.

SWANSEA, Ill. (AP) — State lawmakers are considering legislation that affects a southern Illinois middle school that was damaged when a collapsed mine caused gradual sinking. The Belleville News Democrat reports that the measure would increase the amount of money the state says Wolf Branch Middle School’s school district can borrow. The district could only […]

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A former Rutgers professor who pleaded guilty to assaulting a disabled man whom she says she fell in love with will not return to prison. NJ.com reports that a judge Friday sentenced 48-year-old Anna Stubblefield to time served after she pleaded guilty in March to aggravated criminal sexual contact. Authorities say […]

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A 20-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison for the fatal shooting of a man during a botched robbery outside a Kansas City, Kansas, bar. The Kansas City Star reports Efrain Gonzalez was sentenced Friday for the November 2016 death of 29-year-old Louis Scherzer, a union steward at the […]

MONTEREY, La. (AP) — A man has rescued his wife and six children from a house fire in Louisiana. The Natchez Democrat reports Steed Hill awoke Sunday to find his Monterey house on fire. He raced outside and tried to find something to break the home’s windows so his family could escape. He couldn’t see […]

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Family lawyer says US prosecutors in Arizona will retry Border Patrol agent in fatal cross-border shooting of teen.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Residents of a north-central Oregon town are working together to prevent cricket-like insects from invading their houses and streets and devouring their crops like last year. The Capital Press reported Thursday that this year, Arlington residents are using Google Maps to report Mormon crickets sightings directly from their smartphones. Jordan Maley […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is thanking the prime minister of Singapore for agreeing to host his upcoming summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. The White House says the president spoke Friday by phone with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (lee shyehn loong) and thanked him for his willingness to host the […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Democrat hoping to become South Carolina’s next governor has picked a fellow state lawmaker as his running mate. State Rep. James Smith tells The Associated Press that Rep. Mandy Powers Norrell is his pick for lieutenant governor. The ticket sat down with the AP ahead of Friday’s official announcement in […]

WEYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Thousands of pieces of undelivered mail have been found inside a SUV at a Massachusetts tow lot. The Patriot Ledger reports that Bruce Hanson, owner of Central Towing in Weymouth, found the mail Thursday. Hanson says dozens of envelopes were stacked in U.S. Postal Service bins, and they were mostly addressed […]

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Jared Pettinato of Bozeman is running as a Democrat for Montana’s U.S. House seat in 2018. Here are some biographical details on Pettinato. NAME: Jared Pettinato AGE: 39 (May 5, 1979). EDUCATION: J.D., Stanford Law School, 2004. Most Read StoriesLabor-backed group asks Washington state AG Bob Ferguson to charge Amazon with […]

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Kathleen Williams of Bozeman is running as a Democrat for Montana’s U.S. House seat in the 2018 primary election. Here are some biographical details on Williams. NAME: Kathleen Williams. AGE: 57 (Born Feb. 16, 1961). EDUCATION: M.S., Colorado State University, 1990. Most Read StoriesLabor-backed group asks Washington state AG Bob Ferguson […]

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Grant Kier of Missoula is running as a Democrat for Montana’s U.S. House seat in 2018. Here are some biographical details on Kier. NAME: Grant Kier. AGE: 43 (Born Jan. 21, 1975). EDUCATION: M.S., University of Colorado, 2002. B.A., University of Colorado, 2000. Most Read StoriesLabor-backed group asks Washington state AG […]

Montana voters will decide the challengers to Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester and Republican U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte in the June 5 primary election. Voters also will be picking candidates to run in the general election for 37 contested legislative races, two Public Service Commission primaries and two district judge races. Here is a look […]

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — John Meyer of Bozeman is running as a Democrat for Montana’s U.S. House seat in 2018. Here are some biographical details on Meyer. NAME: John Meyer. AGE: 37 (Born March 8, 1981). EDUCATION: J.D., Vermont Law School, 2009. B.A., University of Montana, 2003. Most Read StoriesLabor-backed group asks Washington state AG […]

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Al Olszewski of Kalispell is running as a Republican for Montana’s U.S. Senate seat in 2018. Here are some biographical details on Olszewski. NAME: Al Olszewski. AGE: 55 (Born Aug. 26, 1962). EDUCATION: Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstruction Fellowship, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas. 1998. Most Read […]

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Russell Fagg of Billings is running as a Republican for Montana’s U.S. Senate seat in 2018. Here are some biographical details on Fagg. NAME: Russell Fagg. AGE: 57 (Born June 26, 1960). EDUCATION: J.D., University of Montana, 1986. Master of Judicial Studies, University of Nevada-Reno, 1999. B.A., Whitman College, 1983. Most […]

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Matt Rosendale of Glendive is running as a Republican for Montana’s U.S. Senate seat in 2018. Here are some biographical details on Rosendale. NAME: Matt Rosendale. AGE: 57 (Born July 7, 1960). EDUCATION: Studied at Chesapeake College, Maryland, 1985. No degree. Most Read StoriesLabor-backed group asks Washington state AG Bob Ferguson […]

HAWTHORNE, Calif. (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk says he’s almost completed a tunnel under a Los Angeles suburb to test a transportation system that would scoot commuters underground on electric sleds. Musk tweeted Thursday that, pending regulatory approvals, free rides will be offered to the public in a few months. He also posted an Instagram […]

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s Department of Health has confirmed a second case of measles in New Orleans, and says it is not related to the first. But the person who got sick in April and the current patient do have two things in common: The department says neither had been vaccinated against the highly […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A decision as to whether President Donald Trump will sit down for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller will likely not be made until after the president’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next month. Rudy Giuliani, the president’s new attorney, said Friday that any preparation with Trump […]

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart is dropping out the race for governor in Connecticut and will instead run for lieutenant governor. Darien First Selectman Jayme Stevenson, who is also running for lieutenant governor, told multiple media outlets Friday that Stewart called her Friday morning as a courtesy to let her […]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former CIA contractor has pleaded guilty to unauthorized removal and retention of classified materials. Fifty-three-year-old Reynaldo Regis of Fort Washington, Maryland, pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia. Prosecutors say Regis worked for a government contractor and was assigned to the CIA between 2006 and 2016. As part […]