Transit ridership in Seattle sets record, growth leads nation
CaptionClosePublic transit in the Seattle region grew by leaps and bounds in 2016.In fact, the 4.1 percent growth was the most growth among major...
Santa Rosa student keeps promise of backpacks for Costa Rican kids
Backpacks are de rigueur at Strawberry Elementary School in Bennett Valley, not as fashion statements but for daylong toting the accoutrements of education.So fifth-grader...
Sonoma County judge struck in Petaluma crosswalk hospitalized
A Sonoma County Superior Court judge was injured Monday morning in Petaluma when he was struck by a pickup while walking his dog.Gary Nadler,...
Mercer Island Jewish community center evacuated following bomb threat
The Jewish Community Center in Mercer Island was evacuated Monday evening for an unspecified reason, as more than a dozen Jewish centers and day...
Santa Rosa double homicide suspect was out on bail for domestic violence
Dalton Carlson was agitated and armed with a hammer, knife and ammunition outside the west Santa Rosa home he once shared with his estranged...
Gun deaths: Which Seattle-area communities have it worst
CaptionCloseThe toll taken by gun violence varies widely from community to community in the Seattle area, and the highest rates of gun fatalities aren’t...
Cloverdale ponders marijuana business rules
As the northernmost city in Sonoma County and closest to the “Emerald Triangle” of Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity counties where highly prized marijuana is...
Vandal spray-paints statues, signs at two West Covina churches
WEST COVINA >> Police are looking for the man they believe vandalized two churches early Saturday with spray-painted Bible verses and other...
Ex-LA County deputy says former Sheriff Lee Baca knew of FBI probe into jail...
Former Sheriff Lee Baca said on tape that he knew nothing of a federal civil rights investigation into Men’s Central Jail until...
City Council votes to expand SPD body cams
CaptionCloseThe Seattle City Council voted Monday to expand the Seattle Police Department's body-worn camera program agency-wide.The council voted 6-2 to lift a stipulation on...
Food truck sells tacos to Seattle drivers stuck on I-5
CaptionCloseWhen Seattle gives you traffic, sell tacos.A food truck caught in gridlock traffic on Interstate 5 started selling tacos to other drivers on Monday.According...
2 Texas A&M-Kingsville students dead after crashing into San Antonio River
CaptionCloseEbenezer Oloba, 23, was pronounced dead Feb. 26, 2017 after the car he was in was pulled from the San Antonio River.Ebenezer Oloba, 23,...
$20,000 reward offered in teen’s Canyon Country hit-and-run death
Authorities on Monday announced a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a hit-and-run driver responsible for killing...
Death penalty case in St. Clair officer's death set to begin in June
Sign up for one of our email newsletters.Updated 23 minutes ago The capital murder trial of a New Florence man charged with the fatal...
SpaceX says it will fly two people to moon next year
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX said Monday it will fly two people to the moon next year, a feat not attempted since NASA's...
Burnfield, former Windcrest Mayor and Vietnam Veteran, dies at 84
CaptionCloseGrowing up during World War II, Watson D. Burnfield witnessed troops and military equipment rumble through his hometown of Athens, Ohio on the B&O...
Parkland girls diving sweeps medals at districts
Parkland girls diving swept the top four spots in the District 11 Class 3A championship meet Saturday at Emmaus...
Energy company will pay $1.2 million for leak in Donegal Township
Sign up for one of our email newsletters.Updated 5 minutes ago A Nebraska energy company will pay more than $1.2 million in civil penalties...
Westmoreland Co. wildfire suspect ordered to stand trial
Sign up for one of our email newsletters.Updated 3 minutes ago A judge on Monday ordered a New Florence man accused of setting 11...
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Chester Railway and Bus Stations Evacuated: Live Updates on Security Alert
Chester Railway and Bus Stations Evacuated: Live Updates on Security AlertBoth Chester railway and bus stations have been evacuated with city center streets cordoned...
