Washington state county eyes building ban after deadly mudslide: reports
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Snohomish County was on Wednesday to consider a six-month ban on new construction in landslide-prone areas countywide after a slide last month that killed 41 people, local media reported.
Dead teen’s mother claims negligence in deadly California crash: report
(Reuters) – The mother of a 17-year-old student who was among 10 people killed in a highway crash in northern California earlier this month has sued FedEx Corp for negligence, California-based City News Service reported.
Obama visits mudslide-hit community in Washington state
OSO, Washington (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday visited the Washington state community slammed by a deadly mudslide last month, offering condolences to the families of victims, encouragement to rescue workers, and promises of government s…
FBI seeks to identify victims of suspected child molester abroad
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities have asked the public to help identify as many as 90 possible victims of a suspected child predator who worked at American and other international schools in at least nine countries.
Oklahoma execution halted amid confusion over stay orders
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin issued a one-week stay in the execution of a death row inmate due to die by lethal injection on Tuesday, in a move to clear up confusion over which state body has the final say over executions.
Teen who stowed away on Hawaii flight resting in hospital
(Reuters) – A teenage boy who stowed away on a flight from California to Hawaii in the frozen, oxygen-deprived wheel well of a passenger jet was resting in hospital on Tuesday, two days after his death-defying jaunt over the Pacific, a Hawaii official …
California congressman woos Sriracha pepper sauce factory after odor complaints heat up
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A U.S. congressman from a Los Angeles community is seeking to lure the factory that makes the bestselling Sriracha-brand hot pepper sauce to his district after residents in its current location complained about the smell.
Group sues U.S. for stronger Idaho, Montana grizzly protection
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Federal protection status for a population of grizzly bears facing extinction in the mountains of Idaho and northwest Montana should be raised to endangered from threatened, environmentalists said in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday…
Church deacon, fugitive in 1981 killing, arrested in Texas
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – A 78-year-old church deacon in Texas has been arrested for a Pennsylvania murder after 33 years as a fugitive, authorities said on Tuesday.
Washington state euthanizes 300 birds after cockfighting farm raided
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – Washington state authorities have euthanized scores of steroid-filled roosters after raiding a farm and arresting a man on suspicion of raising the birds for cockfighting, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
