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Texas Rangers Adrian Beltre, center, is congratulated by Hanser Alberto (2) and Jurickson Profar, after hitting a three-run home run against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Mike Stone)

It rained a lot of Rangers offense against the Mariners, and then actual rain

The Mariners’ game against the Rangers was cancelled in the top of the seventh inning because of rain and flash floods in Texas against the Rangers, with the Rangers taking an 8-3 lead after battering Erasmo Ramirez.

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Washington lawmaker accused of underage relationship with ex-student in Idaho

A former high school student of embattled Washington lawmaker Rep. Matt Manweller says she had a sexual relationship with him in the 1990s, when she was 17, he was 27 and both were in Hailey, Idaho.

Arizona congressman’s six siblings sit for a campaign ad — attacking their brother

National

Watch the siblings of an Arizona congressman star in his opponent’s attack ad

Republican Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar’s siblings recently recorded an ad sharply rebuking their brother, who is an outspoken Donald Trump supporter. The campaign ad was paid for his Gosar’s Democratic opponent.

Washington running back Myles Gaskin (9) tosses the ball away after rushing for a touchdown in the second quarter. The University of Washington played North Dakota in a NCAA football game at Husky Stadium in Seattle, Wash., on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018.

Washington Huskies

Washington vs. Arizona State game preview

Previewing Washington’s game against Arizona State on Saturday.

Northwest News

African porcupine eluded capture on Spanaway streets for over a year

An African porcupine was found wandering the streets of Spanaway and is now living at the Oregon Zoo.

This shipwreck is blocking traffic on Interstate 5

Local

You heard right — an overturned boat backed up traffic on I-5 in Bellingham

One southbound lane of Interstate 5 was blocked by a boat that fell off a trailer in Bellingham Friday afternoon, Sept. 21, slowing traffic for nearly three hours.

Local

This shipwreck is blocking traffic on Interstate 5

A Washington State Patrol trooper guides traffic around a trailer that dumped a boat into a lane of traffic on Interstate 5 on Friday, Sept. 21, in Bellingham, Washington.

National

A ‘sex robot brothel’ plans to open in Texas — here’s why it’s entirely legal

The owner of what opponents call a “sex robot brothel” plans to open a location for his sex doll business in Houston, Texas, reports say. There is no regulation of this kind of business at state, federal level.

Prison guards from the Scott Unit of the prison system went to pick up the pallets in the morning from Ports of America in Freeport. Authorities blurred out their faces.

National

Texas prison guards peer in box of bananas — and find $18 million in cocaine

Texas prison guards found 540 packages of cocaine in two pallets of bananas that were donated in Freeport, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said. That’s worth $18 million.

Crime

State Supreme Court overturned his conviction, but he’ll likely stay in prison

Adrian Sassen Van Elsloo of Bellingham will receive a new trial after the Washington State Supreme Court ruled in a split decision last week that a Whatcom County Superior Court judge improperly dismissed a juror during his 2014 trial.

Pete Carroll goes through player availability for Seahawks Sunday, and is curiously vague on Earl Thomas

Seattle Seahawks

Something’s up with Earl Thomas. Pete Carroll vague on All-Pro’s availability for Dallas game

Earl Thomas doesn’t practice for the second time and coach Pete Carroll throws the status of his All-Pro safety for Sunday’s game against his home-state Dallas Cowboys in doubt for vague reasons.

Seattle Seahawks

Pete Carroll goes through player availability for Seahawks Sunday, and is curiously vague on Earl Thomas

Coach Pete Carroll goes through player availability for Seahawks’ game Sunday vs Dallas, and is oddly and curiously vague on Earl Thomas.

Washington Huskies

‘It’s a pain. It’s a real pain.’ UW faces challenge in Arizona State’s chaotic defense

Washington’s players and coaches took turns describing Arizona State’s defense, calling it chaotic and unpredictable. They all agreed it will present a challenge when UW faces the Sun Devils on Saturday.

Joshua Martin, a 26-year-old Alabama man, faces charges after deputies found his stepson chained to a door. The boy’s mother and grandmother were charged as well.

National

Family chained naked 13-year-old’s ankles and padlocked him to a door, Ala. cops say

Three Prattville, Alabama, family members were arrested after a 13-year-old boy was found naked and chained to a door with a padlock, deputies said. Two other children were removed from their home.

Seahawks Pro Bowl wide receiver Doug Baldwin will miss his second consecutive start on Sunday against Dallas because of a sprained knee he got in the first half of the opener at Denver Sept. 9. Seattle will be without at least two other starters, and maybe two more, against the Cowboys.

Seattle Seahawks

Doug Baldwin, K.J. Wright, Ethan Pocic out for Seahawks Sunday. Plus two questionables

The Seahawks will be without three injured starters, two of them Pro Bowl veterans, on Sunday in their home opener against Dallas. Two more starters are questionable, creating uncertainty on the offensive line and at linebacker.

President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge, spoke before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. during his conformation hearings.

National

Sexual assault survivors share #WhyIDidntReport as Trump questions Kavanaugh accuser

Twitter hashtag #whyididntreport took off after Trump said Christine Blasey Ford, who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, would have told police if it been “as bad as she says.”

Politics & Government

A lawyer and a senator: Graham struggles to play both parts in Kavanaugh drama

When Sen. Lindsey Graham was a practicing lawyer, he prosecuted rapists and defended their victims. Now, the South Carolina Republican is tweeting support for Brett Kavanaugh, who has been accused by Christine Blasey Ford of attempted rape while in high school. Graham wants to be a compassionate attorney and a party loyalist, but it’s hard to be both.

A video from New Hampshire shows a dead baby whale flopping after workers tried to put it in a dumpster. Rye Police Chief Kevin Walsh said they called it a baby without measurements, so workers assumed it would fit.

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It rained a lot of Rangers offense against the Mariners, and then actual rain

Washington lawmaker accused of underage relationship with ex-student in Idaho

Watch the siblings of an Arizona congressman star in his opponent’s attack ad

Washington vs. Arizona State game preview

African porcupine eluded capture on Spanaway streets for over a year

You heard right — an overturned boat backed up traffic on I-5 in Bellingham

This shipwreck is blocking traffic on Interstate 5

A ‘sex robot brothel’ plans to open in Texas — here’s why it’s entirely legal

Texas prison guards peer in box of bananas — and find $18 million in cocaine

State Supreme Court overturned his conviction, but he’ll likely stay in prison

Something’s up with Earl Thomas. Pete Carroll vague on All-Pro’s availability for Dallas game

Pete Carroll goes through player availability for Seahawks Sunday, and is curiously vague on Earl Thomas

‘It’s a pain. It’s a real pain.’ UW faces challenge in Arizona State’s chaotic defense

Family chained naked 13-year-old’s ankles and padlocked him to a door, Ala. cops say

Doug Baldwin, K.J. Wright, Ethan Pocic out for Seahawks Sunday. Plus two questionables

Sexual assault survivors share #WhyIDidntReport as Trump questions Kavanaugh accuser

A lawyer and a senator: Graham struggles to play both parts in Kavanaugh drama

People assumed dead baby whale would fit in dumpster, cops say. Video shows ‘mistake’

Chinese agents posed as journalists in US. And the US just did something about it

Lummi Nation gets grant to combat violence against women

This Whatcom County traffic problem was solved in a roundabout way

No longer just a ‘game manager,’ Bass takes on new role for Mount Baker football

She came home from school to find a stranger walking his dog leaving her house

Thurston County’s cat mutilations have stopped, but cat owners are still on edge: ‘It’s pretty eerie’

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