NEWS UPDATES

Tacoma hopes to sell naming rights to Tacoma Dome

TACOMA, Wash. — The city of Tacoma hopes to sell naming rights to the Tacoma Dome, the blue and white arena next to Interstate 5 in the city.

New outhouse planned 10,000 feet up Mount Rainier

MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. — Renovation work starts this summer on the highest outhouse in Washington.

Whale trapped in lagoon near Purdy Bridge

A malnourished gray whale that has been unusually close to shore for the last several days was stuck Wednesday in shallow water under the Purdy Bridge. The whale was trapped for a time while feeding in the Burley Lagoon until the tide came in.

New state revenue report improves climate for budget talks

Two forecasts of state revenue and caseloads lent $320 million of new hope Tuesday at the Capitol that a budget deal can be brokered in time to avoid any potential shutdown of state services on July 1.

Jury tells WSU Tri-Cities to pay $100,000

RICHLAND, Wash. — A Benton County Superior Court jury has awarded $100,000 in damages to a former employee of Washington State University Tri-Cities who said she endured a hostile work environment created by a supervisor.

What's Happening for June 19

FBI ends Michigan search for Hoffa's remains

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Beneath a swimming pool, under a horse farm and now a weed-grown field north of Detroit. For at least the third time in a decade, FBI agents grabbed shovels and combed through dirt and mud in the search for Jimmy Hoffa's remains or clues to the disappearance of the former Teamsters boss.

Lakewood police fatally shoot armed man in Tillicum

Two Lakewood police officers opened fire on a man Tuesday night after he refused their commands to put down a gun then made a move they found threatening, the department reported.

Facebook ruse halts kidnap

A Spokane father who discovered his 15-year-old daughter was being wooed by a man twice her age took matters into his own hands. After hatching a Facebook ruse that drew the 30-year-old Federal Way man to Spokane earlier this month, the father and a couple of his buddies staked out the arranged meeting spot, then blocked the man’s escape until police arrived and took him into custody.

EPA report critical of Wash. oversight at Hanford

YAKIMA, Wash. — A new report released Tuesday faults Washington state for lax oversight at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site, saying the state employs too few inspectors and gives advance notice of inspections to the federal agency charged with managing the cleanup.