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Police fire 96 shots in 41 seconds, killing Black man during traffic stop

Dexter Reed’s mother remembers the last time she saw her son alive. “Mom, I’m going for a ride,” he told her, before leaving in a car he purchased days earlier. Reed, 26, was killed that same day when police officers fired 96 bullets at him within 41 seconds, according to Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability.
News >  Business

U.S. urges action on ‘generational’ debt risks, calls out China

The world’s largest creditors should take coordinated and decisive action to address the “generational challenge” of poorer nations struggling with unmanageable debt burdens, a top U.S. Treasury official said, aiming specific criticism at China, the biggest lender to emerging markets.
News >  Washington

More transparency needed for WA police asset seizures, audit says

Apr. 12—OLYMPIA — A new state audit says that Washington police agencies could be more transparent about the process of seizing assets like cars, cash or guns in the course of criminal investigations and clearer about how people can get that property back. Police, in a practice known as civil asset forfeiture, can seize items they believe were used in a crime without an arrest, criminal charge ...
News >  Idaho

Idaho insurance companies paid how much on dog bite injuries in 2023? It’s in the millions

Is Idaho going to the dogs? That may depend on the context and who you’re asking, but one thing is sure: $5 million went toward settling dog bite-related injuries in Idaho in 2023. The Insurance Information Institute and State Farm released a new report this week stating that home insurers in the United States paid $1.12 billion for 19,062 dog-bite-related claims nationwide. Fortunately, only ...
News >  Washington

Washington orchardists prepare for water shortage, conservation

Apr. 11—WENATCHEE — Washington orchards are preparing for water shortages with a possible drought after a winter of low snowpack levels. Chelan and Douglas counties are still in a drought advisory issued in July 2023, said Jimmy Norris, Ecology communications manager. A drought emergency declaration from that time is also still in place for 12 watersheds in parts of Skagit, Whatcom, Clallam, ...
News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man sabotaged brakes on WA train with hazardous load as it stopped along Columbia River

Apr. 11—A Goldendale man has pleaded guilty to tampering with the brakes of railcars after the train left Pasco and stopped at Wishram, Wash., on the Columbia River enroute to California. Forrest Ethan Wanous, 58, says he was drunk at the time and has no memory of his action, according to court documents. He is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court for the crime of violence against ...
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