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A 4-year-old girl in Washington state pulled her little sister from the wreckage of a car crash that killed their mother, then kept the two of them warm under a blanket in the chilly rain for six hours until a passing driver found them. State troopers said that the girls probably only survived because the older sister had the wherewithal to get them out of the car and cover them. The younger girl is 2. Both were hurt, NBC affiliate KING5 in Seattle reported.

For the second time in five days – and also the second time in Walmart’s five decades – workers at multiple U.S. Walmart stores are on strike. This morning, workers walked off the job at stores in Dallas, Texas; Miami, Florida; Seattle, Washington; Laurel, Maryland; and Northern, Central, and Southern California. No end date has been announced; some plan to remain on strike at least through tomorrow, when they’ll join other Walmart workers for a demonstration outside the company’s annual investor meeting in Bentonville, Arkansas. Today’s is the latest in a wave of Walmart supply chain strikes without precedent in the United States: From shrimp workers in Louisiana, to warehouse workers in California and Illinois, to Walmart store employees in five states.

CNN's Patrick Oppmann recently shared his suggestions for visitors to his adopted hometown of Seattle, Washington.

Police close in on a Seattle house, only to find it empty. An alert has been sent to University of Washington students, staff, signaling suspect Maurice Clemmons may be in that area.

Four law enforcement officers were fatally shot today in what police described as an ambush in a coffee shop near Seattle, Washington.

OLYMPIA -- A man who was paralyzed in a bicycle crash on the Montlake Bridge in Seattle is suing the state.