<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Washington - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest news about Washington with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your region!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 22:03:00 +0100</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Delaware poultry processor to pay $420K for contamination]]></title><description><![CDATA[DOVER, Del. (AP) &mdash; A Delaware poultry processing company accused of contaminating surface and groundwater through the illegal disposal of wastewater and sludge has agreed to pay a $420,000 penalty and upgrade its wastewater system. The agreement and a proposed consent decree between state environmental officials and Mountaire Farms was filed in federal court on [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/delaware-poultry-processor-to-pay-420k-for-contamination/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 22:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/delaware-poultry-processor-to-pay-420k-for-contamination/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill to raise tobacco age has unlikely allies: Altria, Juul]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Congress is moving to pass the biggest new sales restrictions on tobacco products in more than a decade, with support from two unlikely backers: Marlboro-cigarette maker Altria and vaping giant Juul Labs. The legislation would raise the minimum age to purchase all tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, from 18 to 21 nationwide, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/bill-to-raise-tobacco-age-has-unlikely-allies-altria-juul/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 21:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/bill-to-raise-tobacco-age-has-unlikely-allies-altria-juul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State hospital temporarily suspends civil commitments]]></title><description><![CDATA[SALEM, Ore. (AP) &mdash; The Oregon State Hospital has suspended all civil admissions until Dec. 27 to prioritize patients ordered by courts to receive competency restoration treatment. The Bulletin reports the pause on civil commitments was announced in a Monday letter to the hospital&rsquo;s statewide partners. It is effective immediately. According to hospital spokeswoman Rebeka [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/state-hospital-temporarily-suspends-civil-commitments/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 21:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/state-hospital-temporarily-suspends-civil-commitments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 workers injured in fire at high-rise construction site in downtown Seattle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three construction workers were injured in a fire on the ninth floor of a downtown Seattle high-rise Tuesday, according to the Seattle Fire Department. The fire in the 1200 block of Second Avenue was classified on dispatch logs as electrical, and Seattle Fire said that it occurred in a vault room of the under-construction building. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/3-workers-injured-in-fire-at-high-rise-construction-site-in-downtown-seattle/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 21:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/3-workers-injured-in-fire-at-high-rise-construction-site-in-downtown-seattle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some popular tax breaks renewed in big govt funding bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; A raft of expired and expiring tax breaks, including deductions for mortgage insurance premiums, college tuition and large medical bills, would be renewed under a massive government-wide funding bill approved by the Democratic-controlled House. The action comes a few days before the second anniversary of passage of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s massive 2017 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/some-popular-tax-breaks-renewed-in-big-govt-funding-bill/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 21:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/some-popular-tax-breaks-renewed-in-big-govt-funding-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audit: Portland leaders fell short on tax-funded programs]]></title><description><![CDATA[PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) &mdash; A city auditor&rsquo;s report released Tuesday says Portland leaders failed to fully deliver on promises they made to voters as they implemented arts, cannabis, affordable housing, and street repair programs funded by voter-approved taxes and bond measures. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the audit focused on measures and taxes passed in 2016: the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/audit-portland-leaders-fell-short-on-tax-funded-programs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 20:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/audit-portland-leaders-fell-short-on-tax-funded-programs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ada County won’t appeal ruling in public records lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[BOISE, Idaho (AP) &mdash; Ada County Commissioners won&rsquo;t appeal a judge&rsquo;s ruling that they violated Idaho&rsquo;s Public Records Act after largely rejecting records requests from four Boise-area journalists. The board of commissioners voted 2-1 on Monday not to appeal the ruling from 4th District Judge Deborah Bail. The ruling, issued Friday, was a win for [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/ada-county-wont-appeal-ruling-in-public-records-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 20:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/ada-county-wont-appeal-ruling-in-public-records-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson sues Trump administration over courthouse immigration arrests]]></title><description><![CDATA[The AG, in his 53rd lawsuit against the Trump administration, says that such arrests violate individuals' constitutional right to access courthouses and states' right to operate their justice systems without federal interference.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/washington-state-attorney-general-bob-ferguson-sues-trump-administration-over-courthouse-immigration-arrests/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 20:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/washington-state-attorney-general-bob-ferguson-sues-trump-administration-over-courthouse-immigration-arrests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US permits sale of cigarettes with 95% less nicotine]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; U.S. health officials on Tuesday endorsed a type of cigarette that could help ease the addictive grip of smoking by delivering very low levels of nicotine. The Food and Drug Administration will allow 22nd Century Group to begin selling the first low-nicotine cigarettes reviewed by federal health regulators. The products contain roughly [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/us-permits-sale-of-cigarettes-with-95-less-nicotine/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 20:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/us-permits-sale-of-cigarettes-with-95-less-nicotine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A tweet gave a journalist a seizure. His case brings new meaning to the idea of ‘online assault.’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Journalist Kurt Eichenwald suffered a severe seizure in 2016 when he opened a tweet with a strobe GIF from someone who apparently knew he had epilepsy. Now, the Epilepsy Foundation has announced criminal complaints against a legion of copycats.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/a-tweet-gave-a-journalist-a-seizure-his-case-brings-new-meaning-to-the-idea-of-online-assault/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 20:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/a-tweet-gave-a-journalist-a-seizure-his-case-brings-new-meaning-to-the-idea-of-online-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police: Marijuana Christmas gifts sniffed out at airport]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) &mdash; A man who may have been dreaming of a &ldquo;green&rdquo; Christmas found himself inside the gray walls of a Tennessee jail. According to court documents, state police caught Somphone Temmeraj, 57, with more than 80 pounds (36 kilograms) of marijuana disguised as Christmas gifts at Nashville International Airport on Monday, news [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/police-marijuana-christmas-gifts-sniffed-out-at-airport/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 20:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/police-marijuana-christmas-gifts-sniffed-out-at-airport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Troopers: Alaska fatal shooting occurred over car dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) &mdash; A Fairbanks man killed last week was shot after unsuccessfully attempting to retrieve a stolen vehicle, according to a criminal complaint filed by Alaska State Troopers. Brian Talbott, 43, is charged with first- and second-degree murder in the death Friday of Clayton Nelson, 46, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported. Talbott is [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/troopers-alaska-fatal-shooting-occurred-over-car-dispute/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 19:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/troopers-alaska-fatal-shooting-occurred-over-car-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most US opioid overdose deaths accidental, 4% are suicide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Accidental overdoses cause 90% of all U.S. opioid-related deaths while suicides account for far fewer of these fatalities than previously thought, a new analysis published Tuesday suggests. Rising use of heroin and illicit, highly potent synthetic opioids including fentanyl has likely contributed to the unintentional death rate, which surged nine-fold between 2000 and 2017, the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/most-us-opioid-overdose-deaths-accidental-4-are-suicide/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 19:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/most-us-opioid-overdose-deaths-accidental-4-are-suicide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opponent of Newberg marijuana facility formally objects]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEWBERG, Ore. (AP) &mdash; The main opponent of a controversial proposed hemp and marijuana processing facility near Newberg, Oregon, is filing an appeal. The owners of the 22.7-acre property want to grow 5-10 acres of hemp on the property, grow up to 10,000 square feet of marijuana indoors, and process both in separate buildings. Laura [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/opponent-of-newberg-marijuana-facility-formally-objects/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 18:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/opponent-of-newberg-marijuana-facility-formally-objects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dental patients advised to get tested for HIV, hepatitis]]></title><description><![CDATA[KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) &mdash; Some patients treated by a Tennessee dentist have been advised to get tested for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. The Tennessee Department of Health issued the recommendation after finding that Knoxville dentist Clarence &ldquo;Buzz&rdquo; Nabers did not ensure proper sterilization of dental equipment, news outlets reported. The recommendation was included [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/dental-patients-advised-to-get-tested-for-hiv-hepatitis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 18:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/dental-patients-advised-to-get-tested-for-hiv-hepatitis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan sues opioid distributors, likens to drug dealers]]></title><description><![CDATA[LANSING, Mich. (AP) &mdash; Michigan on Tuesday sued four companies over the deadly painkiller epidemic, becoming what state Attorney General Dana Nessel said is the first state to sue major opioid distributors under a drug dealer liability law. The suit, filed in Wayne County, names AmericsourceBergen, Cardinal Health, McKesson and Walgreens, which have been sued [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/michigan-sues-opioid-distributors-likens-to-drug-dealers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 18:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/michigan-sues-opioid-distributors-likens-to-drug-dealers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress votes to compensate Spokane Tribe millions for lands flooded by Grand Coulee Dam]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Spokane Tribe will receive $6 million a year for 10 years, and $8 million a year after that, from revenues of the Bonneville Power Administration, which sells electricity generated by Grand Coulee and other federal dams in the Northwest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/congress-votes-to-compensate-spokane-tribe-millions-for-lands-flooded-by-grand-coulee-dam/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 17:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/congress-votes-to-compensate-spokane-tribe-millions-for-lands-flooded-by-grand-coulee-dam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alaska Roadless Rule public comment scheduled to end Tuesday]]></title><description><![CDATA[JUNEAU Alaska (AP) &mdash; The public comment period for the draft environmental impact statement on the Alaska Roadless Rule has nearly come to an end. The comment period is scheduled to close Tuesday at midnight, The Juneau Empire reported. Comments can be submitted on the U.S. Forest Service website and mailed or hand delivered to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/alaska-roadless-rule-public-comment-scheduled-to-end-tuesday/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 16:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/alaska-roadless-rule-public-comment-scheduled-to-end-tuesday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[4 dead as suspected twisters, other storms batter the South]]></title><description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) &mdash; A swarm of tornadoes and storms that left a trail of destruction across the Southeast killed four people, injured a dozen more and left victims to bundle up against the cold as they picked up pieces of their homes Tuesday. The death toll from the violent weather rose to four Tuesday [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/4-dead-as-suspected-twisters-other-storms-batter-the-south/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 15:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/4-dead-as-suspected-twisters-other-storms-batter-the-south/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 dead as suspected twisters, other storms batter the South]]></title><description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) &mdash; A daylong swarm of tornadoes that left a trail of destruction across the Southeast killed three people, injured a dozen more and left victims to bundle up against the cold as they picked up pieces of their homes Tuesday. It wasn&rsquo;t clear exactly how many twisters skipped across the region after [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/3-dead-as-suspected-twisters-other-storms-batter-the-south/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 15:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/washington/3-dead-as-suspected-twisters-other-storms-batter-the-south/</guid></item></channel></rss>