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SEATTLE (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a couple in connection with a shooting during a demonstration over the appearance of a right-wing speaker at the University of Washington.
King County prosecutors on Monday charged Elizabeth Hokoana, 29, with first-degree assault with a firearm enhancemen…

SEATTLE (AP) — The wife of a man who was initially suspected of shooting and wounded a protester during a demonstration over the appearance of a right-wing speaker at the University of Washington has told police she was the one who fired.
The Seattle Times reports attorney Steve Wells told the newspa…

SEATTLE (AP) — Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul Allen has announced he is giving $40 million to the University of Washington's computer-science department.
The Seattle Times reports the Seattle billionaire made the announcement Thursday...

SEATTLE (AP) — Hospital officials say a man's condition has improved after he was shot on the University of Washington campus during a protest of far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos' speech.
Harborview Medical Center spokeswoman Susan Gregg said Sunday that the 34-year-old patient…

UNDATED (AP) — The University of Washington announced Tuesday that wide receiver John Ross, safety Budda Baker, defensive tackle Elijah Qualls and cornerback Sidney Jones will forgo their senior seasons and enter the NFL draft.
Each player is expected to be an early-round selection...

SEATTLE (AP) — Religious leaders are calling for a federal hate-crime investigation after a Muslim student at the University of Washington reported being struck in the face with a glass bottle this month.
Arsalan Bukhari, executive director of the Washington chapter of the Council on American-Islamic…

SEATTLE (AP) — The University of Washington is getting $210 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help build a new facility to advance efforts to improve the health and well-being of people around the world.
The donation from the largest private foundation in the world is the la…

SEATTLE (AP) — Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein is holding events in Seattle and Olympia next week.
The Seattle Times reports that Stein will campaign at the University of Washington on Monday evening. Her campaign says she'll be joined by City Council member Kshama Sawant...

SEATTLE (AP) — In this city where residents can get practically anything delivered to their doorsteps — often within hours — trucks, bikes, cars and buses regularly jostle for space on Seattle's streets.
On Wednesday, the city of Seattle teamed up with the University of Washington to improve how good…

SEATTLE (AP) — The University of Washington's board of regents is facing a lawsuit over allegations that it violated the state's open meeting laws by selecting the university's president in secret.
The Seattle Times reports that the lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Washington Coalition for Open Governmen…