Pin ItemailprintThe Westboro Baptist Church has canceled its planned protest at tomorrow’s funeral for the two sons of missing mom Susan Powell. The boys were killed when their father, Josh Powell, blew up the house last weekend in a horrific murder-suicide. Fred Phelps Jr., founder of Kansas-based WBC, tweeted today that hate group had scrapped [...]
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The Westboro Baptist Church is at it again, this time promising to picket at Saturday’s funeral for Charlie and Braden Powell. This time, thought, they’ll be counter-protested by Occupy Seattle. (UPDATE: WBC has cancelled the protest) Margie Phelps, daughter WBC founder Fred Phelps, tweeted last night that the church will attend the boys’ memorial service. [...]
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It should probably not be surprising to anyone that Josh Powell killed his two young sons and himself in that horrific weekend explosion, given all the warning signs that were present along the way. This is the guy who said he took his sons on a midnight camping trip in the middle of winter on [...]
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An explosion yesterday destroyed the home of Josh Powell, who had been under investigation in the disappearance of his wife, Susan Powell, apparently killing Powell and the couple’s two sons. The small house near Fredrickson, Washington burst into flames mere moments after the two boys were dropped off there by a social worker. Rescue officials [...]
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A federal judge in Seattle has sentenced “Barefoot Bandit” Colton Harris-Moore to 6-1/2 years in prison for his two-year crime spree of break-ins, boat, and plane thefts that came to a close in 2010. According to authorities, Harris-Moore traversed the U.S. in the stolen vehicles. He flew a stolen plane to the San Juan Islands, [...]
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Here are your top stories for this Friday, January 19, 2012: – Oil pipeline rejected by White House – Lawyer for cruise ship captain says client is shaken by accident – Snowstorm brings headaches in Washington State – Polar bear cub better after mom left – Oh, and there was also a MASSIVE INTERNET BLACKOUT [...]
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If you live out west, you’d better bundle up. There’s a lot of snow on the way. A major winter storm that could drop three times Seattle‘s annual snowfall on the city over the course of two days is heading straight for the Pacific Northwest tonight (Tuesday) and into tomorrow (Wednesday). Chris Dolce, a meteorologist [...]
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Weapons accessories have turned up missing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state. An entire 100-member infantry company has been locked down while the Army investigates, the Army announced yesterday. The company currently being investigated in from the 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, said Lewis-McChord spokesman Matt Hinkle. I Corps Spokesman Maj. Chris Ophardt says [...]
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There’s nothing worse than a bully. It’s true in every aspect of life, especially in sports. Cole Vanderbilt of Connell High in Washington is quickly becoming the most hated man in America. Michael Christenson said he was only trying to illustrate to parents that the school’s basketball games needed better referees. Much to his surprise [...]
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The primary suspect in the killing of Mt. Rainier National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson yesterday morning has been found dead in Washington. At a press conference held today, Ranger Kevin Bacher said that about 200 personnel from several law enforcement agencies were involved in the search for Benjamin Colton Barnes, the suspected shooter. Barnes, who [...]
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The great state of Washington became the first state in the U.S. to require a minimum wage of more than $9 per hour when it joined seven other states yesterday in automatically adjusting salaries to keep pace with inflation. Over 1 million workers will see their hourly rate increase pay go up after the adjustment. [...]
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Sunday will mark the beginning of a brand new year, and with it will come the enactment of several new laws that were passed in 2011. In all, almost 40,000 laws were passed in 2011, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Many of these new 2012 laws go into effect on New Year’s [...]
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