Новости за 10.05.2017

With only 1,000 acres, the San Juan Islands National Monument in Washington state’s northwestern tip may be too tiny to even matter to President Donald Trump. It’s a speck compared … Click to Continue »

President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey, who was leading an investigation into possible collusion between Russia and members of the Trump campaign, has stoked tensions on Capitol … Click to Continue »

Democratic leaders aren’t calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. But they’re getting closer. To one Democratic congressman, the president’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey reminded him … Click to Continue »

Tourists are flocking to Pierce County in record numbers. Nearly 6.3 million people visited the county last year, according to an annual travel impacts study by Dean Runyan Associates, commissioned … Click to Continue »

The federal government ran the second highest monthly surplus on record this April as tax revenues were pushed higher by a change in the deadline for corporate tax payments. In … Click to Continue »

The Latest on President Donald Trump and FBI Director James Comey's firing (all times local): 2:20 p.m. White House wants the FBI to complete its investigation into Russia interference in … Click to Continue »

Former FBI Director James Comey has been invited to speak to a Senate panel next Tuesday to give a status update on the Russia investigation at the time of his … Click to Continue »

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his new deputy, Rod Rosenstein, arrived at the Oval Office Monday with a message for President Donald Trump: His embattled FBI Director James Comey needed … Click to Continue »

Two state passes near Mount Rainier National Park are expected to open soon, giving people more Memorial Day weekend options. Cayuse Pass, a scenic route on state Route 123, is … Click to Continue »

Each of the University of Washington’s athletics programs are again well above the threshold needed to avoid penalty in the most recent Academic Progress Rate (APR) data released Wednesday by … Click to Continue »

The most expensive real estate listing for sale in Washington state will impress even those with a deep enough pocketbook to afford the 525-acre property on Vashon Island. Misty Isle … Click to Continue »

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday the firing of FBI Director James Comey, who was investigating Russian meddling in the U.S. election, will not affect his country. Putin, clad in … Click to Continue »

Firefighters, police, and paramedics respond to the scene of a multi-vehicle collision on Pacific Avenue by 32nd street which sent one car off the road. … Click to Continue »

This is one of those you-have-to-see-it-to-believe-it moments. Corey Cook and two of his buddies were hunting turkey in Hendricks County in Indiana over the weekend when a deer walked up … Click to Continue »

The 525-acre Misty Isles Farms on Vashon Island is on the market for $28 million. It includes 8 residential buildings, a golf course and a spectacular view of Mount Rainier. … Click to Continue »

Two people were taken into custody early Wednesday morning after leading the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office, Lacey Police and the Washington State Patrol in a pursuit of a stolen vehicle … Click to Continue »

A driver traveling on Pacific Avenue suffered a medical emergency Wednesday morning and struck another vehicle, causing a collision that blocked the road for about an hour, police said. The … Click to Continue »

Days before he was fired, James B. Comey, the former FBI director, asked the Justice Department for a significant increase in resources for the bureau’s investigation into Russia’s interference in … Click to Continue »

The Coast Starlight is on track again. After a two-week hiatus, service resumes Wednesday morning from Seattle to Los Angeles, Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham said. Amtrak took the West Coast’s … Click to Continue »

Tacoma-based MultiCare has hired a doctor-turned-executive from California to oversee its purchase on the east side of Washington. David O’Brien, currently president of Providence St. Joseph Health-Humboldt, will move to … Click to Continue »

The city of Tacoma is considering suing the manufacturers of opioids such as OxyContin as part of its battle against what some city leaders are calling a homelessness crisis. Mayor … Click to Continue »

Amid Democratic calls for a special prosecutor, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says a new investigation of Russia meddling could only serve to impede the current probes under way. McConnell … Click to Continue »

Budget negotiations are stalled at the Washington State Legislature, with Republicans and Democrats once again blaming each other. But, rather than talking it out, they’re expressing their frustrations in a … Click to Continue »

Another series of small earthquakes were recorded on the Key Peninsula early Wednesday, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network. The largest among them was a 3.4-magnitude that rattled the … Click to Continue »

It was not a very long journey — about a half a block— but for owners Chris and Jen DiLoreto, it was a momentous move for their downtown Tacoma sandwich … Click to Continue »