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Pierce County, WA Teacher, Jordan Henderson, Arrested on Multiple Child Molestation Charges Violates Bail
Tacoma, WA – Jordan Henderson, a 34-year-old former elementary school teacher and pastor, is back behind bars after allegedly violating the conditions of his release. Henderson was initially arrested in April on nine counts of child molestation, with three of his own students among the alleged victims. Investigation Launched...
Police seek prolific theft suspect in Pierce County, reselling stolen equipment
FIRCREST, Wash. - Fircrest Police are asking for your help to find a prolific thief wanted for multiple crimes. Nikolay Nikolayvich Laskovtsov, 39, has multiple felony warrants for his arrest. Pierce County prosecutors have charged him with first-degree trafficking in stolen property and unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle. Those...
Bail set at $250K for man found with drugs after fleeing Chehalis police, crashing in South Thurston County
Bail is set at $250,000 for the Pierce County man arrested after a Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team (JNET) traffic stop in Chehalis turned into a police chase that ended with a crash in South
Saving lives from extreme heat: Lessons from the deadly 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave
The heat dome that descended upon the Pacific Northwest in late June 2021 met a population radically unprepared for it. Almost two-thirds of households earning US$50,000 or less and 70% of rented houses in Washington’s King, Pierce and Snohomish counties had no air conditioning. In Spokane, nearly one-quarter of survey respondents didn’t have in-home air conditioning, and among those who did, 1 in 5 faced significant, often financial, barriers to using it.
Complaint against Let’s Go Washington could end up sent to AG’s office
It’s been a year since the filing of allegations that a political committee led by hedge fund manager Brian Heywood violated campaign finance laws last year in the course of gathering signatures for six initiatives, including three on the ballot in November. In the ensuing months, staff of the Public Disclosure Commission conducted interviews, gathered […] The post Complaint against Let’s Go Washington could end up sent to AG’s office appeared first on Washington State Standard.
Eye for an eye? One Washington execution was not equal to its crime
You might think of Washington as a progressive state. But unbelievable as it may seem, Washington State only fully abolished the death penalty in 2023. The state's last execution was just 13 years prior. Whether you approve or disapprove of capital punishment, there's a curious outlier among the 110 executions in Washington.
Poll shows 18% of Washington voters still undecided on carbon market repeal initiative
WASHINGTON, USA — A poll conducted in partnership with KING 5, the Seattle Times and the University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public shows 18% of Washington voters are still undecided about repealing the state's carbon market program. According to the Survey USA poll, 48% of respondents said they expect to vote yes on Initiative 2117, while 34% said they expect to vote no. Both supporters and opponents of I-2117 said undecided voters are an important factor to consider.
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