Alaska Airlines door plug blow out: What’s known about the Boeing emergency

Alaska Airlines’ emergency last week when a door plug blew off of its Boeing Max 9 aircraft mid-flight has put flyers, airlines and federal authorities on edge.

2024 CFP Championship: Washington Huskies have chance for fantastic Pac-12 finale vs. Michigan Wolverines

The College Football Playoff championship is quite the stage for Washington and Michigan to get reacquainted with each other. Starting next season, they’ll compete against each other for Big Ten titles.

New evidence discovered in D. B. Cooper skyjacking case

A microscopic metal fragment found on the tie of infamous plane hijacker D. B. Cooper could help reveal his true identity.

Sugar Bowl broadcast catches woman flashing chest on Bourbon Street

ESPN cameras got a little bit more than they wanted on Monday night as the broadcast rolled on Bourbon Street during the College Football Playoff matchup between Texas and Washington in New Orleans.

Manny Ellis case: Jury finds 3 Tacoma police officers not guilty for all charges

A jury found three police officers charged in the death of Manuel Ellis, a Tacoma, Washington man who was beaten, shocked and hogtied face down on a sidewalk, not guilty of all charges.

DNA technology helps identify another victim of 'Green River Killer' Gary Ridgway

During the 1980s and 1990s, a string of murders haunted Western Washington, with dozens of women and girls found murdered. Gary Ridgway is now serving 49 consecutive life in prison sentences.

In a reversal, Starbucks proposes restarting union talks and reaching contract agreements in 2024

Starbucks says it’s committed to bargaining with its unionized workers and reaching labor agreements next year. The move Friday is major reversal for the coffee chain after two years fighting the unionization of its U.S. stores.

Five killed in Vancouver area shooting, deputies investigate

Deputies are investigating after five people were killed in a shooting near Vancouver, Washington, on Sunday.

WSU, OSU and Mountain West agree to 6-game football scheduling arrangement in 2024

Washington State, Oregon State and the Mountain West have announced a football scheduling agreement for the 2024 season. It gives the two schools six opponents each and keeps open the possibility that they will operate as a two-team conference for at least a year.

White Center bus shooting: 17-year-old accused of murder turns himself in

A 17-year-old accused of fatally shooting a man on a Metro bus in October turned himself in at the King County Sheriff's Office on Monday.

Man missing at sea for days found alive adrift in life raft in middle of Pacific

A mariner whose boat went missing at sea several days ago off the Washington coast was found alive adrift in a life raft dozens of miles from shore, the U.S. Coast Guard said. A second man remains missing. 

Off-duty pilot Joseph Emerson accused of trying to shut off engines on flight from Everett to San Francisco

An Alaska Airlines flight on its way to San Francisco from Everett's Paine Field was diverted to Portland on Sunday after officials said an off-duty pilot tried to shut the plane's engine.