The crowds have been big, the fans rabid and the lines, well, long. Here’s a glimpse of the atmosphere at sites across the country as the tournament started.
The coroner of Cowlitz County confirmed the cause of death of 10 of the 11 workers who perished last month in the worst industrial accident in the state’s modern history.
Long the bane of Mariners and Seahawks fans, evangelical ministers with large speakers are preparing for the “incredible opportunity” of screaming the word of God at 750,000 soccer fans.
Ron Cardiel, a preacher, calls it a “no-escape mentality to hearing the word of God,” evangelizing through loudspeakers to captive audiences on lines in Seattle.
The remains of the two workers who were still missing after the blast this week at a Washington State paper mill were recovered on Saturday, officials said.
At least nine are now confirmed dead, and firefighters believe there are two more bodies they have yet to reach, making the crisis the worst industrial disaster in the state’s modern history.
The disaster at the mill in Longview, Wash., which took at least eight lives, was greeted with sadness but not surprise by a community that knew cutbacks and other pressures had raised risks.
Officials said they did not believe anyone was still alive inside the facility. The explosion has left at least two people dead and several others injured.
A chemical tank rupture released about 500,000 gallons of a highly caustic chemical at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company in Longview, Wash., on Tuesday, officials said.
Protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown have taken place across the country, including in Spokane, Wash. and Seattle (above).
Seattle voters elected Mayor Katie Wilson as tensions rose over wealth inequality, but as Starbucks, one of the city’s most iconic companies, expands in Nashville, she is finding her limits.
Five students were injured, four of them critically, after an altercation at Foss High School in Tacoma, Wash., the authorities said. A security guard was also injured.
Mitchell A. Gaff, 68, acknowledged killing two women who were sexually assaulted before being found dead in their Washington State apartments in the 1980s.
Mitchell A. Gaff, 68, acknowledged killing two women who were sexually assaulted before being found dead in their Washington State apartments in the 1980s.
In recent years, more homes have added air-conditioning, something that may come in handy this week as some areas are expected to see temperatures 40 degrees above normal.
Washington’s floods in December broke records set just four years before, but as farmers, tribes, fishermen and governments search for solutions, a quick fix, dredging, seems to stand in the way.
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