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Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and ‘King of the Bs,’ dies at 98
LOS ANGELES — Roger Corman, the “King of the Bs” who helped turn out such low-budget classics as “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Attack of the Crab Monsters” and gave many of Hollywood’s most famous actors and directors early breaks, has died. He was 98. |
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Trump tells Jersey Shore crowd he’s being forced to endure ‘Biden show trial’ in hush money case
WILDWOOD, N.J. — Sandwiched between his appearances in court, Donald Trump headed on Saturday to the Jersey Shore, where he repeatedly blamed President Joe Biden for the criminal charges he’s facing as the presumptive nominees prepare to face off in the November election and called his New York hush money case “a Biden show trial.” |
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Israel pushes deeper into Rafah and battles a regrouping Hamas in northern Gaza
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces pushed deeper into Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Sunday and battled Hamas in parts of the devastated north that the military said it had cleared months ago but where militants have regrouped. |
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U.S. aims to stay ahead of China in using AI to fly fighter jets, navigate without GPS and more
WASHINGTON — Two Air Force fighter jets recently squared off in a dogfight in California. One was flown by a pilot. The other wasn’t. |
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Man arrested after allegedly using ads to commit Seattle robberies - MyNorthwest
Man arrested after allegedly using ads to commit Seattle robberies MyNorthwest
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Marjorie Taylor Greene, Congress’ agent of chaos, gets her comeuppance
Greene’s humiliation last week should remind House Republicans that they can unify and put down agitators within their ranks when needed. |
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Stellar legacy of Frank Shrontz points way to Boeing’s future
His formidable legacy as Boeing CEO represents the essential building blocks of the company's future leader. |
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Seattle can be a national model for large-city climate action
The city must reaffirm its commitment to phasing out greenhouse gas emissions and establish accountability measures. |
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Washington candidates for governor spar over public safety plans
Gubernatorial candidate and Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson is not impressed with Republican candidate Dave Reichert’s newly released public safety plan. "Dave Reichert must really like Bob's public safety plan, because he copied much of it,” Ferguson’s campaign told The Center Square in an email. Ferguson’s public safety plan, unveiled in March, was criticized by Reichert, who told The Center Square at the time he blames Ferguson's lack of leadership and lack of understanding of law enforcement for the current state of public safety in Washington. "We have the lowest number of officers per capita in the entire country,” he said. “Seattle is down almost 400 officers, King County is close to 150 down and in some of the smaller community departments, if you're down 5, 8, 9 or ten cops. That's a huge chunk of your resources." According to the findings of the annual Crime in Washington report for 2022, the state's per capita total of officers was 1.36 that year, the lowest on record, compared to the national average of 2.31 officers per capita. Reichert, a former King County Sheriff and former U.S. House of Representatives member, touted his law enforcement background in discussing the public safety agenda he intends to implement if elected governor this November. “I have a 33-year long experience in the law enforcement world, beginning with working as a patrol cop, and working in the jail back when King County Sheriff’s had a jail,” he told The Center Square this week. “Then I worked as a detective and homicide detective, also SWAT commander and hostage negotiator.” Reichert’s 10-point plan emphasizes bolstering efforts to recruit police officers, directing the Washington State Patrol to enforce the law, utilizing grant program funds to identify and arrest cartel and gang members trafficking fentanyl, combating juvenile crime, and prioritizing efforts against domestic violence and human trafficking. “When you talk about recruiting officers, it’s all about protecting officers who are acting in good faith, without malice,” Reichert said. “The laws that I worked under for many years were very strong in protecting the community against bad cops, and I’ve fired several bad cops for dishonesty or use of force.” A Ferguson campaign spokesperson derided Reichert’s plans as duplicative “from adopting new technologies and partnerships to prioritizing domestic violence, trafficking, and drug crimes.” The Ferguson campaign email went on to say, “Reichert's plan does not adequately address the staffing challenges facing law enforcement agencies statewide. We need resources to recruit, train, and retain professionals in communities to promote community safety." For his part, Reichert called out what he described as Ferguson’s silence regarding ongoing pro-Palestinian protests on campuses in Washington and across the nation. “Especially at the University of Washington and also protesters shutting down I-5 in Seattle and the airport, he didn’t make a single statement or utter a word, and people’s lives are in danger, and these are not peaceful protests," Reichert said. The Center Square reached out to the campaign of Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah, who is also running for governor. "Dave Reichert and myself have always found lots of common agreement on the importance of public safety,” Mullet said. “Our differences have always been around supporting women’s reproductive rights and marriage equality. While I support reproductive choice and marriage equality, Reichert does not." Mullet also differs with Reichert on local law enforcement cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. "We don’t want undocumented residents to be afraid to call the police out of fear of deportation," he explained. The Center Square also reached out to GOP gubernatorial candidate Semi Bird, who last month secured the endorsement of delegates to the Washington State Republican Party Convention in Spokane. An emailed response from a campaign spokesperson read in part: "Judges and Prosecutors need to honor their oath and hold criminals accountable for their actions and stop releasing them back into the general public, only to re-offend. "Law Enforcement Officers (LEO) should have the necessary support to effectively do their job without worrying about being targeted for doing their job. For more on Bird's Law and Order platform, click here." |
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Pierce County horse-drawn carriage owner charged with intentionally neglecting animals
Pierce County prosecutors contend the owner of a horse-drawn carriage business intentionally neglected her horse and refused to give proper treatment despite the pain the animal endured. Tammy Lynn Sell, 64, was charged with first-degree animal cruelty and second-degree animal cruelty. A plea of not guilty was entered on her behalf at Pierce County Superior Court on April 17, and she was released on personal recognizance, court records show. Sell was first reported to Pierce County Animal Control on March 5, 2022, after someone complained that one of her horses was observed lying in pain for over two months. An animal control officer went to the location of Country Wagon Carriages, a business that provides horse-drawn carriage rides for entertainment and events. The officer met a resident there who took him to two horses. One of the horses was in good shape, but the second one, named Bell, was muddy and dirty, prosecutors wrote. Bell had a large pressure sore on her hip, about the size of a silver dollar, that was dark red and cracked. There was mud caked and cracked on that side of the horse's leg, and the officer noticed there were additional sores on the left leg. The horse was noticeably emaciated with very little fat, prosecutors wrote. The resident said Bell was often used in weddings for Country Wagon Carriages. The officer contacted Sell and asked about the sores. Sell claimed it was not a pressure sore but an injury from a blanket she put on Bell. The officer pointed out another injury that could not have been from a blanket, but Sell said it was a rope burn and that Bell was "fine." It was later determined the injury was not from a rope burn, prosecutors wrote. Sell told the officer that she has a friend who is a chiropractor that often massages the horse. The chiropractor was not a licensed veterinarian. When the officer asked Sell if she was willing to let a vet check on Bell, she said she did not see a reason to, prosecutors wrote. The officer advised that the vet could check how much pain Bell was in, but Sell said she did not believe the horse was in any pain. The next day, Sell told the officer that she had a vet appointment scheduled for Bell. When the officer pointed out that Bell was underweight, Sell said the horse is a "hard keeper" and "has always been underweight." Sell confirmed that she uses Bell for work but stops whenever the horse gets tired. The officer noted that the only way to determine if Bell was tired was to measure the horse's heart rate with a tool, prosecutors wrote. The officer also recalled a time when he previously contacted Sell over a complaint that she was overworking her horses at an event in Puyallup. Sell was gone prior to the officer arriving that day, so he could never determine if the horse was being overworked. A vet reported after the appointment that Bell's food needed to be increased. Sell reportedly refused to allow Bell's vet records to be released. The officer was able to get the records through a search warrant, documents show. The vet assessed that Bell was "significantly" underweight. There was an infection on the horse's body, and it was advised that she not work until she recovered. The vet agreed with the officer that Sell was neglecting her horse. There was also evidence that Sell failed to provide Bell medical care, leaving her in unnecessary and unjustifiable pain, prosecutors wrote. The officer visited Sell's property and noted that the horses were kept in narrow stalls, which did not allow them to lie down. When the officer spoke to Sell about the vet visit, she allegedly complained that "$600 went into testing when it could have gone into food." Sell also told the officer that Bell was back to work and pulled a cart for a wedding, prosecutors wrote. There were noticeable wounds on the horse and Sell said she was putting vinegar on them "to keep the flies off." "It is clear and obvious that SELL is knowingly and intentionally failing to provide this horse with the recommended vet's care, and that it is suffering unnecessary and unjustifiable physical pain as a result," charging documents say. Animal control officers impounded Bell for further examination and treatment on June 22, 2022. A vet told officers that Bell should not be worked because she had a stability issue. If she worked and had a misstep, then the horse and anyone in the carriage she was pulling could be injured, prosecutors wrote. On the property, officers found several other animals, including rabbits that were kept inside the dark area of a barn. Three rabbits were dead with signs of starvation. Sell surrendered the rabbits to animal control, but appealed Bell's impound, prosecutors wrote. Sell told the News Tribune on Saturday that she was not interested in commenting on the allegations at this time. ___ (c)2024 The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) Visit The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) at www.TheNewsTribune.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. |
