UW Will Offer a Cheaper Bachelors Degree Online: Starting this fall. It’s about a third cheaper than going to school on campus, and right now it’s limited to one degree program in early childhood education.
Driver Who Allegedly Drunkenly Ran Down Family on Monday in Wedgwood: Charged yesterday with vehicular homicide and vehicular assault.
Alaska Rep. Don Young Apologizes for Hedges About Use of Racial Slur: Oops! In a radio interview posted yesterday, Young mentioned the “wetbacks” who used to pick tomatoes on his father’s ranch. He’s since apologized, kind of.
OMG, It’s the Red Dawn Remake IRL: North Korea releases a bunch of photos showing Kim Jong Un in the war room. “They are probably bluffing,” says the Washington Post, “but you have to admire their attention to detail.” If Kim was serious about war, the North probably would’ve closed down the joint North-South industrial complex, say experts.
Woman Dies After Mysterious Fall: From a window in a Lynnwood hotel. “The nature of why or how she went out the window is still under investigation,” say Lynnwood police. In Seattle, police report a 19-year-old man sustained “life-threatening injuries” this morning after climbing and falling off a structure in Gas Works Park.
Aurora Shooting Suspect’s Plea Offer Rejected: “Colorado prosecutors say an offer by lawyers representing mass-murder suspect James Holmes—to plead guilty in exchange for not seeking the death penalty—amounts to a publicity stunt and may violate a gag order attorneys signed in the case.”
The Gun Control Debate in Congress: A total shitshow! Duh. Republicans are now threatening to filibuster everything.
Meanwhile, in Tucson: A real-estate agent and former mayoral candidate plans to hand out free shotguns to residents of the city’s “most troubled neighborhoods.”
Hey, Eli Got a Drone! Check it out. Still no word from SPD on whether they’ll sell their unwanted but apparently unreturnable drones to Goldy.
A Bouncy House Ban? Washington State day camps and child-care centers can’t have bouncy houses or trampolines anymore. Safety first!
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