Washington state

• 19 States Sue to Block White House Plan to End Gender-Related Care for Minors - The coalition of states seeks to stop a Trump administration effort to cut off federal funding to hospitals that provide such care.
• ‘It’s Just Us’: The Firefighter, His Son and a Treacherous Choice - For two decades, Luis Martinez has fought wildfires for the U.S. government. Now he’s facing down cancer, debt and the threat of separation from his 11-year-old.
• Historic rains and flooding trigger dramatic rescues in Washington state - When Eddie Wicks and his wife went to bed in their house next to the Snoqualmie River on a Washington state farm known for its sunflower mazes and Christmas trees, they weren’t too worried about the flooding heading their way. After 30 yea
• 100,000 in Washington State Ordered to Evacuate as Rivers Rise - Days of heavy rain pushed waterways to record flood levels in a mountainous region north of Seattle. “Do not wait,” local officials warned residents, urging them to seek higher ground.
• Washington Faces Heavy Rain and Flooding From Atmospheric River - Tens of thousands of people there and in nearby British Columbia were poised to evacuate as heavy rain caused flooding and sent rivers rising to dangerous levels.
• Record flooding threatens Washington as more heavy rain pounds the Northwest - Residents began packing up and fleeing rising rivers in western Washington state Wednesday as a new wave of heavy rain swept into a region still reeling from a storm that triggered rescues and road closures a day earlier. In the Pacific No
• A Volunteer’s Dire Warnings About the National Guard D.C. Shooting Suspect - More than a year before the Trump administration granted asylum to the Afghan immigrant, the volunteer’s emails raised concerns that he was unraveling.
• Washington Shuts Down Crypto ATM that Claimed $8 Million in User Funds as Income - Washington halts CoinMe after regulators say it treated $8 million in unredeemed customer funds as income in a major compliance breach.