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A correspondent on the AP Global Investigations Team
FILE - This photo provided by the Alaska Department of Public Safety shows the landslide that occurred the previous evening near Wrangell, Alaska, on Nov. 21, 2023. Authorities on Friday, Nov. 24, identified those missing or killed in the Alaska landslide this week as five family members and their neighbor, a commercial fisherman who made a longshot bid for the state's lone seat in the U.S. House last year. (Alaska Department of Public Safety via AP, File)
5 family members and a commercial fisherman neighbor are ID’d as dead or missing in Alaska landslide
Authorities have identified those missing or killed in an Alaska landslide this week as five family members and their neighbor, a commercial fisherman who made a longshot bid for the state’s lone seat in the U.S.
 
Outside of the presence of the jury, Dr. Curtis Veal, the state’s pulmonology expert, explains the breathing functions to the state, court and defense during the trial of three Tacoma Police officers in the death of Manny Ellis at Pierce County Superior Court, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Tacoma, Wash. Tacoma Police Officers Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Timothy Rankine stand trial for charges related to the March 2020 killing of Manny Ellis. (Brian Hayes/The News Tribune via AP, Pool)
Judge in trial of 3 Washington police officers allows a breathing expert to testify over objections
Five weeks into the trial against three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged in the 2020 death of Manny Ellis and prosecutors had to convince the judge to let their breathing expert tell the jury what happens to a person who is held face down with pressure on their back.
 
Women embrace as a video is shown during the trial of three Washington officers accused in the death of Manny Ellis in Pierce County Superior Court in Tacoma, Wash., Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Ellen Banner/The Seattle Times via AP, Pool)
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.
 
Grant Fredericks, right a video forensic expert, testifies what is happening in still images taken from a video of the arrest of Manny Ellis during the trial of Tacoma Police officers Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Timothy Rankine in the killing of Ellis, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, at Pierce County Superior Court, Tacoma, Wash. (Ellen M. Banner/The Seattle Times via AP, Pool)
Prosecutors focus on video evidence in trial of Washington officers charged in Manny Ellis’ death
A forensic video analyst has walked a jury through a cellphone video of the fatal arrest of Manny Ellis.
 
State assistant attorneys general Kent Liu demonstrates how Manny Ellis raised his hand as he presents his opening statement during the trial of Tacoma Police Officers Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Timothy Rankine in the killing of Manny Ellis, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at Pierce County Superior Court, Tacoma, Wash. (Brian Hayes/The News Tribune via AP, Pool)
Jury hears Manuel Ellis’ last words at trial of Washington officers accused in the Black man’s death
Jurors have heard a harrowing description of Manny Ellis’ last moments during opening statements in the trial of three Washington police officers charged in the 33-year-old Black man’s death in 2020.
 
FILE - A sign is displayed on May 27, 2021, at a memorial in Tacoma, Wash., where Manuel "Manny" Ellis died March 3, 2020, after he was restrained by police officers. Opening statements are expected to begin as early as Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in the trial of the three officers charged with Ellis' death. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
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. Manuel Ellis’ death is reminiscent of George Floyd’s, who begged for his life under the knee of a Minneapolis officer in May 2020.
 
Christopher "Shane" Burbank speaks with an attorney and codefendants during the pre-trail motion in the trial of Tacoma Police Officers Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Timothy Rankine in the killing of Manny Ellis at Pierce County Superior Court Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, Tacoma, Wash. (Brian Hayes/The News Tribune via AP, Pool)
Trial begins for 3 Tacoma officers charged in death of Manny Ellis
A trial is underway for three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged in the death of a 33-year-old Black man who was tackled, punched, shocked with a stun gun and held face down on a sidewalk in March 2020.
 
A helicopter equipped to respond to wildfires flies past homes in the Wilden neighbourhood near Knox Mountain after RCMP officers enforced a new evacuation order in Kelowna, British Columbia, Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canadian firefighters wage epic battle to save communities after mass evacuations
Firefighters battling wildfires in western Canada have received help from reinforcements and milder weather, after the nation’s worst fire season on record destroyed structures, fouled the air with thick smoke and prompted the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents.
 
FILE - An inmate huddles under a heavy blanket on a bunk in the psychiatric unit of the Pierce County Jail in Tacoma, Wash, on Oct. 15, 2014. A federal judge has found Washington state in contempt and ordered it to pay more than $100 million in fines for failing to provide timely psychiatric services to mentally ill people who are forced to wait in jails for weeks or months. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Judge holds Washington state in contempt for not providing services to mentally ill people in jails
A federal judge has found Washington state in contempt and ordered it to pay more than $100 million for failing to provide timely psychiatric services to mentally ill people who must wait in jails for weeks.
 
Washington state coronavirus death toll hits 40
The death toll from the new coronavirus in Washington state jumped to 40 on Saturday when King County health officials reported three new fatalities.
 
AP source: Inslee to ban large gatherings in Seattle area
The Associated Press has learned Washington state’s governor will ban gatherings and events of more than 250 people in virtually the entire Seattle metro area to try to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
 
Washington virus deaths hit 22, 3 more from nursing home
King County public health officials on Monday reported three new deaths from the coronavirus and 33 new cases while Grant County in central Washington announced the first death from the disease outside the Seattle area.
 
Justice department sues King County over ban at Boeing Field
The Department of Justice has filed a federal lawsuit against King County after it banned all immigration deportation flights at Boeing Field in Seattle. U.S.
 
Ukrainian man pleads guilty to hacking, wire fraud charges
A member of a sophisticated international hacking group that authorities say targeted businesses to steal credit and debit card records has pleaded guilty to hacking and wire fraud charges.
 
Lawsuit settlement: more rights for psychiatric patients
Lawyers for a group of mentally ill patients settled a federal lawsuit Thursday with the agency that runs Washington state’s two psychiatric hospitals after improvements were implemented to allow the patients to receive more treatment and enjoy more freedom.
 
Nurse who lost part of ear in patient assault sues state
A nurse at Washington state’s troubled psychiatric hospital who lost part of her ear when she was assaulted by a patient is suing the state for $5 million, claiming officials are to blame for failing to adequately staff shifts and by placing violent patients on less-secure wards.
 
AP finds guns sold by police were used in new crimes
The Spokane City Council is considering a proposal to prohibit the police department from selling forfeited firearms, following an Associated Press investigation that found that more than a dozen guns sold by law enforcement agencies in Washington state ended up being used in new crimes.
 
A look at guns sold by police that ended up at crime scenes
An Associated Press review has found that more than a dozen guns sold by police in Washington state since 2010 ended up as evidence in new police investigations.