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A woman's toddler died of a fentanyl overdose in her bed. She is now charged with manslaughter
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. — A Stanwood woman was charged July 10 with manslaughter after her young daughter died of a fentanyl overdose in 2022. Morgan Bassett, 34, woke up on the morning of Jan. 14, 2022, to find her toddler, identified by initials in court documents, unresponsive. Authorities arrived at the "manufactured home" to find Bassett and her unresponsive baby as well as two other men.
Worker falls 60 feet after equipment tips over in Marysville, self-rescues
MARYSVILLE, Wash. - A construction worker fell 60 feet into water after his equipment tipped over near I-5 in Marysville, but was still somehow able to escape mostly unscathed. According to the Everett Fire Department, first responders were dispatched to the area underneath the I-5 and State Route 529 interchange...
Rantz: Mukilteo Council member Trump’s ‘rhetoric caused one of his supporters to be killed’
Mukilteo Council President Louis Harris is blaming former President Donald Trump’s rhetoric for the assassination attempt that killed one of his supporters at a Pennsylvania rally over the weekend. While he said he extends his “thoughts and prayers to the innocent bystanders,” he also said he has “no sympathy” for Trump and “won’t give him an inch of compassion.”
WA troopers investigate deadly motorcycle crash in Everett
EVERETT, Wash. - The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is investigating a deadly motorcycle crash that happened in Everett Tuesday night. According to the WSP, at around 8:31 p.m., officers responded to reports of a crash on southbound SR-99 near Lincoln Way. About an hour later, troopers announced that SR-99 was...
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