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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Seattle Seahawks linebacker Darrell Taylor left his team’s primetime showdown against Pittsburgh late in the fourth quarter on a stretcher with an unspecified injury. Taylor fell to the ground during a 3-yard gain by Pittsburgh’s Najee Harris with the Steelers driving near midfield with 3:10 to play in regulation. Taylor was on

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say police shot and killed an assault suspect after a pursuit near Vancouver in southwest Washington.vThe Columbian reports that about 2:20 a.m. Sunday, Clark County deputies tried to stop a car in the Orchards area associated with someone they say they had probable cause to arrest for first-degree assault with

HOUSTON (AP) — Maximiliano Urruti scored a goal, Darwin Quintero added a goal and an assist and the Houston Dynamo beat Seattle 2-1 to snap an eight-game losing streak against the Sounders. Quintero, on a set piece, played an arcing ball to the outside shoulder of Urruti, who pulled a blind volley across his body

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Max Borghi scored on a 2-yard run with 1:30 left in the game as Washington State came back to beat Stanford 34-31 in what was possibly the last game for WSU coach Nick Rolovich because of his refusal to get a COVID-19 vaccination. The state

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Patrick Laine scored at 2:16 of overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 2-1, come-from-behind win over the expansion Seattle Kraken. Eric Robinson scored, and Elvis Merzlikins stopped 19 shots for his second win for the Blue Jackets, who are off to a 2-0-0 start.

CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Eric Barriere threw for 600 yards and seven touchdowns and Eastern Washington set a host of records with a 71-14 win over Idaho. Barriere’s yards passing set a school record, and he matched the program record for touchdown passes in a game for the second time. With backup Gunner Talkington adding

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A western Washington county has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a man shot in the head in 2017 by a sheriff’s deputy and who died about a year later in 2018. The News Tribune reports that Pierce County announced the settlement on

WASHOUGAL, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Medical Commission has suspended the license of a pediatric health care provider in southwestern Washington. The Columbian reports the suspension came after an investigation into more than a dozen complaints against physician assistant Scott Miller, who runs Miller Family Pediatrics in Washougal. The complaints say he interfered with the

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington State Department of Transportation has closed five Interstate 5 rest areas north of Seattle because of excessive trash, vandalism and a staffing shortage. The Seattle Times reports rest areas closed Friday in both directions at Smokey Point between Marysville and Arlington and both directions at Custer, north of Bellingham. Agency

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Providence Health Care in Spokane said Friday it has requested federal resources to help address an increasing number of COVID-19 hospitalizations. KREM-TV reports Providence said it requested the resources through the Washington State Department of Health and they expect a team of health care providers from the Department of Defense to

SHELTON, Wash. (AP) — A Department of Corrections officer who was shot in in Shelton has been arrested and accused of having his sister shoot him. KING-TV reports on Oct. 7, community corrections officer Christopher Floe called 911 and said he had been shot by an unknown person. Charging documents show investigators found inconsistencies in

By SARA CLINE Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A crowd of 100 people wreaked havoc in downtown Portland, Oregon, this week, smashing storefront windows, lighting dumpsters on fire and causing at least $500,000 in damage. But police officers didn’t stop them. Portland Police Bureau officials say that’s because legislation passed by Oregon lawmakers this

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A former Boeing employee has pleaded not guilty to charges of fraud in connection with development of the 737 Max before two of the planes crashed. Mark Forkner made his first appearance in federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday. He faces six counts of fraud, and trial has

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have placed quarterback Russell Wilson and running back Chris Carson on injured reserve. Both players will be unavailable at least until Seattle’s game on Nov. 14 against Green Bay. Wilson had surgery on his right middle finger. The Seahawks were hopeful Carson

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The National Park Service has scaled back the search for Kim Crumbo, a conservationist from Utah who disappeared along with his brother during a Yellowstone backcountry trip in September. A spokesman told the Standard-Examiner in Ogden, Utah that the national park covering parts of Wyoming, Idaho and Montana has gotten a

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Police departments that are requiring officers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 are running up against pockets of resistance across the U.S. Police unions and officers are pushing back by filing lawsuits to block the mandates. In Chicago, the city mayor’s is going to court against the

By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Amazon’s audiobook service Audible and phone apps for reading the holy books of Islam and Christianity have disappeared from the Apple store in mainland China. The steps are the latest examples of the impact of China’s tightened rules for internet firms. Audible said Friday that it removed its app

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Wildlife managers in northern Idaho are warning people to be on the watch for grizzly bears after one was recently reported in the Coeur d’Alene National Forest. Black bears are common throughout northern Idaho but grizzlies are rarer. The Coeur d’Alene Press reports Idaho Fish and Game regional wildlife biologist