Washington

• 16-year-old girl fatally stabbed during fight over McDonald’s sauce packet

  Naima Liggon, 16, of Maryland was stabbed outside a McDonald's restaurant in a busy area of Washington, D.C., known for its nightlife.

  U.S. News

  Aug 30
  
• 3 dead after drinking milkshakes contaminated with listeria in Washington

  The culprit behind the outbreak was a pair of machines that hadn't been cleaned properly at a Frugals burger chain location in Tacoma.

  U.S. News

  Aug 23
  
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• 2 dead, 3 injured in mass shooting at Gorge Ampitheatre music festival

  Two people have died and three have been injured in a mass shooting at a music festival in Washington, according to police.

  Crime

  Jun 18
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• Investigation begins into plane crash that led to sonic boom over Washington

  A small plane that caused a stir when it flew over the nation's capitol and crashed in Virginia left behind ``highly fragmented'' wreckage in a mountainous area.

  U.S. News

  Jun 5
• Blinken pushes Turkey to approve Sweden’s accession to NATO

  Blinken said Washington was going to continue to work to complete Sweden's accession in time for a mid-July NATO summit that will bring together alliance heads of state.

  World

  May 30
• Canadian billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos joins bidding for Washington Commanders: source

  Canadian billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos has joined the bidding for the NFL's Washington Commanders, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

  Sports

  Mar 23
• Bat exhibit in Kelowna, B.C. highlights dangers of deadly fungal disease

  The Okanagan Community Bat Program is asking residents to report any bat activity they see during winter and any sick or dead bats they find before May 31.

  Environment

  Feb 11
• Man arrested after attempt to kidnap barista through drive-thru window

  Police in Washington released surveillance video of a man attempting to kidnap a barista by pulling her through a drive-thru window.

  Trending

  Jan 18
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• Plans afoot to raise wrecked ship that may have left B.C. with millions in gold aboard

  The 225-foot paddlewheeler went down off the coast of Washington state on the rainy night of Nov. 4, 1875, en route from Victoria to San Francisco.

  Canada

  Dec 16, 2022
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• Washington won’t renew leases for Puget Sound fish farms

  Investigators found as many as 263,000 of the Cypress Island farm’s fish escaped in a 2017 incident, not the 160,000 Cooke Aquaculture told the public.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2022