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Naval helicopter airlifts Olympia man, 11-year-old daughter after spending over 12 hours on Deception Pass trail
KITTITAS CO., Wash. - Thirty-six-year-old Jeffrey Wulf of Olympia and his 11-year-old daughter had to be airlifted from the Deception Pass Trail after Wulf suffered a medical emergency mid-hike. Naval Air Station Whidbey responded to a call from the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office early on July 20 after Kittitas County...
Weekend accidents take life/send multiple people to local hospitals
Two serious weekend accidents left one person dead and four people injured. A 70-year-old Port Angeles man died following an accident at the start of the weekend outside McCleary. According to a Washington State Patrol release, the man was driving his 2001 Honda CRV, stopped on SR 8 at SR...
One dead, two injured in Grays Harbor County wreck, state patrol says
A 70-year-old Port Angeles man died at an area hospital after he was involved in a two-vehicle wreck near McCleary Friday afternoon, according to the Washington State Patrol. A man and woman in their 60s from Yelm also were injured in the crash. About noon Friday, the Port Angeles man...
75-year-old Olympia man arrested after allegedly firing gun on July 4 over fireworks
Olympia Police Department (OPD) charged a man with multiple charges, including four counts of reckless endangerment, after an incident involving a firearm on the night of July 4. OPD officers responded to a call about a man with a gun at the 2500 block of 27th Avenue SW. The suspect,...
120 mph WA police chase ends with motorcycle crash, arrest
LACEY, Wash. - Law enforcement in Thurston County have released details about a high-speed motorcycle chase that happened east of Lacey. Early Friday morning, deputies say they attempted a traffic stop on a motorcyclist going 80 mph in a 50 mph zone when the driver started to speed off. According...
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