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Ex-Washington state police officer acquitted in Black man's death files claims alleging defamation

A Washington state police officer acquitted in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis — a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained as he pleaded for breath — has filed multimillion-dollar claims against state and local officials alleging defamation

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Police Investigate Explosive Device Found Outside Tacoma Cannabis Shop

Washington state police investigate incidents involving an improvised explosive device and arson attempts at a Tacoma cannabis shop. Owner seeks help in id...

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Washington state police accountability law in the spotlight after officers cleared in Ellis' death

A police accountability law in Washington state is in the spotlight after three police officers were acquitted in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis

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Jury acquits 3 Washington state officers in death of a Black man who told them he couldn’t breathe

A jury has cleared three Washington state police officers of all criminal charges in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained face down on a Tacoma sidewalk as he pleaded for breath

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Closing arguments begin in trial of 3 officers charged in Manuel Ellis' death

A prosecutor trying three Tacoma, Washington, police officers in the death of Manuel Ellis is making her closing arguments

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Protesters block US military ship allegedly carrying weapons for Israel

The demonstrations in Tacoma, Washington, are the second to greet the supply ship, after similar protests in California.

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Protesters calling for Gaza cease-fire block road at Tacoma port while military cargo ship docks

Hundreds of protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza are blocking traffic at the Port of Tacoma, where a military supply ship had recently arrived

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Prosecutors in Manny Ellis trial enter its 5th week by questioning his closest allies

Five weeks into the trial against three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged in the 2020 death of Manny Ellis and prosecutors are building their case by questioning some of Ellis’ closest allies

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No criminal charges in Tacoma, Washington, crash that killed 6 Arizona residents

No one will face criminal charges following a two-car crash in Tacoma, Washington that killed six Arizona residents in July

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Medical expert testifies restraint actions of Tacoma police killed Washington man

An expert in forensic pathology has testified in the ongoing trial of three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged with the death of Manuel Ellis that Ellis likely would have lived if not for the officers' actions

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Black man was not a threat to Tacoma police charged in his restraint death, eyewitness says at trial

Eyewitness testimony in the continuance of three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged with the death of Manuel Ellis has starkly contradicted the picture the officers’ lawyers have painted about how their fatal struggle with the Black man began

The Independent UK

Officers' lawyers challenge analysis of video that shows Black man's death in Tacoma, Washington

Lawyers for three police officers charged in the death of Manny Ellis have challenged a forensic video analyst’s interpretation of videos shot by witnesses that show the Black man’s fatal arrest in Tacoma, Washington

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Opening statements to begin in Washington officers' trial in deadly arrest of Black man Manuel Ellis

Opening statements are set to begin in the trial of three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged in the death of Manny Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, in 2020

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Washington officers on trial in deadly arrest of Manny Ellis, a case reminiscent of George Floyd

The trial for three Tacoma, Washington, officers charged in a Black man’s death begins this week

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Trial of 3 Washington officers charged with murder, manslaughter in death of Black man set to begin

The trial is beginning for three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged in the death of a 33-year-old Black man who was tackled, punched, shocked with a Taser and held face-down on a sidewalk in March 2020

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‘Ultimate polar bear plunge’ finally accomplished at Tacoma zoo

A polar bear at a Tacoma zoo thrilled guests recently when, for the first time, she leaped from her exhibit's island platform into its saltwater pool.

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Milkshakes from a Tacoma burger joint tied to listeria outbreak that killed 3 people

Six people were hospitalized earlier this year for listeriosis, three of whom died. Two of those who survived the infection said they had milkshakes from Frugals in Tacoma, Wash., before getting sick.

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Three dead after eating ice cream from listeria-contaminated machines

The outbreak occurred at a Frugals in Tacoma, Washington, but no other Frugals restaurants have been contaminated

Tribune News Service

6 dead, 3 injured after two-car crash on Highway 509 in Tacoma

Six people were killed and another was in critical condition after a two-car crash late Sunday morning on Highway 509 in the Tacoma Tideflats, by the port, according to the Washington State Patrol. Two other people were injured in the crash but are now in stable condition.

Tribune News Service

Fatal shooting draws focus on Seattle's illegal market for stolen guns

SEATTLE — Two years and roughly 40 miles separate the theft of a Smith & Wesson handgun and its use in an unprovoked Belltown neighborhood shooting that killed a pregnant woman and injured her husband as they sat in their car, waiting for a red light to change.

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Dockworkers union, employers clash over extent of Seattle port disruption

In another development to a dispute between the union representing West Coast dockworkers and the organization representing their employers, the two parties are pointing fingers and sending mixed signals about the extent of disruption caused to port operations, including at the ports of Seattle and Tacoma.

WEKU

A woman is in custody after refusing tuberculosis treatment for more than a year

A judge in Tacoma, Wash., approved a civil warrant for the woman's arrest after 16 requests for intervention from local health officials. Police observed the woman board a bus and visiting a casino.

The Independent UK

$3.1M settlement reached in fatal police shooting of Black man in Tacoma, Washington

Officials in the city of Tacoma, Washington, will pay $3.1 million to the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop in 2019

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