So-called ‘murder insurance’ policies backed by the NRA for self-defense shootings deemed illegal in Washington

UPDATED: 6:40 p.m.

Insurance coverage backed by the NRA that would assist gun owners who later claimed self-defense in a shooting may no longer be sold in Washington state, regulators announced Tuesday. The policies were dubbed “murder insurance” by gun control activists.

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UK’s May faces no-confidence vote after Brexit plan crushed

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Despite shutdown, funds still available for school lunch programs

UPDATED: 12:10 p.m.

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Idaho congressman Russ Fulcher quietly divorced prior to election

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Spokane

Providence gets new security dog to curb violence against staff, patients at Sacred Heart

UPDATED: 8:16 p.m.

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Providence gets new security dog to curb violence against staff, patients at Sacred Heart

UPDATED: 8:16 p.m.

Sarge, a 16-month-old German shepherd born in the Czech Republic, was hand-picked for Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and already has been deployed twice to help defuse volatile situations at the hospital.

WA Government

Inslee: Climate is state’s most ‘imminent threat’

UPDATED: 8:27 p.m.

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Inslee: Climate is state’s most ‘imminent threat’

UPDATED: 8:27 p.m.

Washington should fight climate change as well as improve schools and the mental health system, Gov. Jay Inslee tells Legislature.

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Oregon regulators halt review of Avista sale

5:50 p.m.

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Oregon regulators halt review of Avista sale

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Oregon regulators have halted their review of Avista’s proposed $5.3 billion sale to Hydro One Ltd., after the transaction was denied in Washington and Idaho.