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County official proposes criminal program: Pay fine, seek treatment or leave
Mason County Commissioner Randy Neatherlin and Shelton City Council member George Blush are proposing a new program for people who commit misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor crimes sometimes associated with homelessness. According to Mason WebTV, criminals could have the option to leave the county to fulfill their punishment for their crimes.
Former GOP Rep. George Nethercutt, who defeated House Speaker Tom Foley in 1994, dies at 79
SEATTLE (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt, who was a Spokane lawyer with little political experience when he ousted Democratic Speaker of the House Tom Foley as part of a stunning GOP wave that shifted national politics to the right in 1994, has died. He was 79. Nethercutt...
Marysville school board president steps down amid turbulent period for school district
The Marysville school board president has decided to step down just days after the human resources director resigned, continuing the turmoil-riddled saga within the Marysville School District. Wade Rinehardt, who was elected as the school board president in 2021, has left his post. According to The Everett Herald, the decision...
Amazon workers vote to align with Teamsters
Workers who are part of the Amazon Labor Union are aligning themselves with the Teamsters, overwhelmingly voting in favor of an affiliation. The ALU members voted 98.3% in favor of the affiliation, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters said Tuesday. The affiliation gives the union workers access to various resources as they work to get a contract from Amazon, they added.
Mother suing Capitol Hill Block Party over daughter’s death last year
The mother of a Federal Way woman who was killed at the Capitol Hill Block Party last year is suing the event’s organizers. Essence Greene-Madden, 20, was hit by a stray bullet last summer as she tried to leave the annual event, which was blocked by illegal street racing. Four people were shot in total. Police were already on the scene attempting to end the street racing, but a crowd of approximately 500 people “interfered with the response,” according to KING 5.
King County deputies recover 40 pounds of meth in massive drug bust
King County deputies stumbled upon a huge cache of drugs in Shoreline. Deputies, with the help of K9 Quinn, found 40 pounds of meth, 21,000 M-30 fentanyl pills, nearly four pounds of fentanyl powder and nearly three pounds of heroin, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO). Deputies...
Auburn officer decides not to take stand in his murder trial
Auburn Police Officer Jeff Nelson and his attorney rested their case today without calling Nelson to the stand to testify in his own defense. Nelson is on trial for the 2019 shooting of Jesse Sarey. It happened as the two men struggled. Nelson was attempting to arrest 26-year-old Jesse Sarey...
Rantz Exclusive: Former Seattle police Chief Adrian Diaz announces he’s gay
Adrian Diaz, a dedicated public servant with the Seattle Police Department (SPD) for nearly three decades, was thrust into a whirlwind of controversy that cost him his role as police chief. Accusations of “predatory behavior” and “grooming” by female officers have painted Diaz, who is married with three children, as...
King County Sheriff’s Office sees decline in complaints
The agency chartered to handle complaints made against the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) has seen a two-year decline in case filings, according to its just-released 2023 annual report. The Office of Law Enforcement Oversight (OLEO) investigates misconduct and critical use of force complaints made by members of the...
Judge orders BNSF to pay Washington tribe nearly $400M for trespassing with oil trains
SEATTLE (AP) — BNSF Railway must pay nearly $400 million to a Native American tribe in Washington, a federal judge ordered Monday after finding that the company intentionally trespassed when it repeatedly ran 100-car trains carrying crude oil across the tribe’s reservation. U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik initially...
Crews rescue 28 people trapped upside down high on Oregon amusement park ride
Emergency crews in Oregon rescued 28 people Friday after they were stuck for about half an hour dangling upside down high on a ride at a century-old amusement park. Portland Fire and Rescue said on the social platform X that firefighters worked with engineers at Oaks Park to manually lower the ride, but crews had been preparing to conduct a high-angle ropes rescue if necessary. All riders were being evacuated and medically evaluated, and there were no reports of injuries.
Infamous ‘Belltown Hellcat’ driver fails to have car inspected, faces other legal battles
Belltown’s saga with the infamous driver of a tiger-striped Dodge Charger Hellcat has gone on for nearly three months and looks to continue after Seattle police failed to complete its inspection of the car. In late March, a 21-year-old Instagram influencer, Miles Hudson, was charged with reckless driving in...
Thurston County Sheriff: Father shoots rideshare driver sexually assaulting his daughter
A father shot a rideshare driver multiple times early Saturday morning in Thurston County after catching the driver sexually assaulting his daughter, according to Thurston County deputies. The rideshare driver was arrested after law enforcement responded to the shooting. Representatives of the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office reported an intoxicated woman...
UW fires director of primate research center after state probe into program
In response to a state probe into the University of Washington’s (UW) Primate Research Center, the university is making a leadership change within the center. The university has removed Director Michelle Basso from the center after the Washington State Department of Health’s Veterinary Board of Governors opened an investigation into UW following the death of a primate under the school’s primate research center (WaNPRC).
Man and dog perish in North Sound house fire
A North Sound neighborhood is mourning after a neighbor and his dog were killed in a house fire Friday night. The fire erupted in the 7200 block of 224th Street Southwest. Firefighters were alerted a baby might be inside. We are told nine people and a dog lived here. When...
SPD searching for suspect in Mount Baker neighborhood fatal shooting
Seattle police are investigating a deadly shooting after a victim was shot in the chest at least two times. The victim later died from the injuries in a hospital. The shooting occurred at 34th Avenue S. and Charleston Street in the Mount Baker neighborhood — a block east of Rainier Avenue.
2 killed and 6 wounded in shooting during a Juneteenth celebration in a Texas park
A shooting in a Texas park left two people dead and six wounded, including two children, on Saturday, authorities said. The victims were shot shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday during a Juneteenth celebration at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock, about 19 miles (30.5 kilometers) north of Austin. An altercation...
Mount Rainier skier found dead has been identified
On June 8, Mount Rainier Park Rangers found the body of a female skier at the base of Pebble Creek’s Moraine Falls above Paradise. The search began on May 19 when rangers were notified that the skier did not return. The skier, 38-year-old Karen Jackmin, of University Place, was...
8,000-acre brush fire in Yakima County causes ‘Level 2’ evacuations
An approximate 8,000-acre wildfire broke out in Yakima County Saturday on a ridge north of Sunnyside and east of Zillah. It is being dubbed as the Beam Road Fire. People living in the area have been told to be ready to evacuate if needed. A Level 2 “Get Set” evacuation order was put in place for some residents. The evacuation zone has since been lifted, but covered the areas of Beam Road, Houghton Road, heading North on Hwy 24 over Rattlesnake Ridge, then East on Hwy 24 and Hwy 241 to Silver Dollar; then South on Hwy 214 and West to Houghton Road, according to KIMA.
8 Israeli soldiers killed in southern Gaza in deadliest attack on Israeli forces in months
An explosion in southern Gaza killed eight Israeli soldiers, the military said Saturday, making it the deadliest attack on Israeli forces in months. The attack, coming more than eight months into a grinding war that shows few signs of ending soon, was likely to fuel new calls for a cease-fire by Israeli protesters. It also came as the government confronts widespread anger over exemptions from military service for young ultra-Orthodox men.
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