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BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A Washington man accused of threatening his roommates with a knife is facing charges of a hate crime and assault. The Bellingham Herald reports 18-year-old Andre Marcel Siftsoff was arrested on charges of first-degree assault, third degree malicious mischief, felony harassment and malicious harassment, which is a hate crime...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A defense attorney for an Idaho man standing trial in an armed standoff involving Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy told a federal jury that his client came to Nevada to exercise his First Amendment right, using the Second Amendment...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Testimony is over and closing arguments are scheduled Wednesday in the trial of six men accused of wielding weapons against federal agents during a 2014 standoff involving Nevada cattleman and states' rights advocate Cliven Bundy...

SEATTLE (AP) — Immigration authorities say agents rounded up 84 people — including 60 with criminal records — during a three-day operation in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says the operation ended Monday and targeted criminals residing in the U...

SPOKANE (AP) — A former prison guard at a Washington state prison has been found guilty of charges related to two armed robberies of a Dollar Tree store in Spokane County. The Spokesman-Review reported Tuesday that Jeffrey Pool had previously worked at the store in Cheney before it was robbed in May 2015 and in July 2016...

MOUNT VERNON (AP) — A Skagit County sheriff's deputy charged with domestic violence has been fired. The Skagit Valley Herald reports that 34-year-old Russell Whitmore was terminated Monday after an internal investigation into his conduct...

WHITE CENTER (AP) — A 21-year-old man who is homeless has been charged with first-degree assault with sexual motivation in connection with an attack on a 55-year-old homeless woman near Seattle. The Seattle Times reports Robert German was charged Monday...

TACOMA (AP) — A man has been charged with murder and five counts of assault in the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy south of Tacoma Friday. The Pierce County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release that 22-year-old Billy Gene Williamson was charged Monday...

SEATTLE (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a man who they say has been tied by DNA evidence to an assault at a Seattle-area park in August. The Seattle Times reports Charles Stockwell Jr. was charged Wednesday with first-degree assault. Charging papers say a 43-year-old Redmond woman was walking her dog in the park when Stockwell grabbed her and punched her repeatedly...

EVERETT (AP) — A man convicted of attempted murder and attempted rape for attacking a woman on a Washington state beach has been sentenced to at least 19 years in prison. The Daily Herald reports that 60-year-old Charles Fisher was sentenced Tuesday after being found guilty in the case last month...