After months of uncertainty, La Niña is officially here. Here’s what it means in western WA
The weather phenomenon was expected to emerge in late 2024 before delay. Officials finally announced that it had arrived ...
Patient taken off life support after he was mistaken for someone else, WA lawsuit says
A man was taken off life support after he was mistaken for someone else — his roommate, according to a lawsuit against a ...
Four people found dead in South Hill home identified. Two were stabbed, ME reports
The identities of four people who were found dead inside a South Hill home on New Year’s Eve have been released by the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office. William Vosler, 68, died from a stab ...
Fitness coach from Virginia exploited underage clients to send sexual photos, feds say
For years, the man manipulated teens by mailing them cameras, alcohol, knives and sex-related items as gifts, prosecutors ...
Lottery player’s win leaves her ‘screaming at work,’ officials say. ‘Unbelievable’
Shari Hunt-Caldwell, 61, earned her big win by playing the Holiday scratch-off game and entering her non-winning tickets into ...
Husband’s green thumb leads woman to huge NC lottery win. ‘I was spinning in circles’
“I was spinning in circles,” Heather Jones told lottery officials after her big win. The Bear Creek woman won $150,000 after ...
Kindergartner finds ‘one of one’ Paul Skenes baseball card — and the MLB star responds
Skenes was the overall first pick by Pittsburgh in the 2023 MLB Draft and made his debut in May 2024. The Louisiana State alumnus went 11-3 with a 1.96 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, and 170 strikeouts as a starter ...
Man injured in fall down hill near Olympic National Park, officials say. See the rescue
A 35-year-old man was injured in a fall near Olympic National Park in Washington, rescuers said. The incident happened Jan. 6 ...
Lottery player wins big on ticket she bought as ‘pick-me-up’ after relative’s death
Though she doesn’t often buy lottery tickets, she told lottery officials she “thought that a scratch-off might be a nice pick ...
Mom of 7’s killing was mystery for years, until cigarette offered a clue, WA cops say
A 69-year-old man, who was convicted in a separate 2005 killing and is currently serving a life sentence in Arizona, was ...
Deputy looking at porn on phone hits car stopped for school bus, Florida report says
A deputy was looking at pornographic material on his phone seconds before he crashed into a vehicle stopped for a school bus, a Florida report says. He resigned under investigation, the Lake County ...
Lottery player wins $25,000 a year prize in North Carolina. Where was the ticket sold?
Congrats to 4 Lucky for Life players who scored big wins yesterday! Two Online Play tickets and a ticket from 7-Eleven on ...