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The chunkiest of chunks face off in Alaska's Fat Bear Week
The annual contest, which drew more than 1.3 million votes last year, is way to celebrate the resiliency of the 2,200 brown bears that live in the preserve on the Alaska Peninsula.
Former NBA star Shawn Kemp charged with 1st-degree assault in parking lot shooting
Prosecutors in Washington state charged former NBA star Shawn Kemp on Friday with first-degree assault in a parking lot shooting last month over a stolen cellphone, saying that in a text message just before the shooting, Kemp wrote, "I'm about to shoot this [expletive]."
Buccaneers cornerback Richard Sherman pleads guilty to 2 charges
Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Richard Sherman pleaded guilty in Seattle on Monday to two misdemeanor charges stemming from a drunken driving and domestic disturbance last summer, as part of an agreement that spares him further jail time.
Judge orders NFL's Richard Sherman released without bail
A judge ordered former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers star Richard Sherman released from jail without bail Thursday following his arrest on suspicion of trying to break in to his in-laws' home.
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After 20 years, Washington tribe hopes to hunt whales again
The Makah Tribe — the only Indigenous group in the U.S. with a treaty right to hunt whales — is still waiting for government permission to hunt again as their people historically did.
Seattle man in tree finally descends, ending 25-hour drama
A man who spent over 24 hours perched near the top of a 24-metre sequoia tree in the middle of downtown Seattle finally climbed safely down just before noon PT.
Protester leaves Shell ship north of Seattle; 1 remains
A protester has left his perch suspended on an Arctic oil-drilling ship parked north of Seattle, but a second one still remains affixed as she protest Shell's planned exploration in the Arctic.
Greenpeace activists abandon Arctic drill rig after 6-day stay
Six Greenpeace activists opposed to offshore drilling in the Arctic abandoned a Seattle-bound drill rig on Saturday that they had boarded in the Pacific Ocean, the organization said.