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A 62-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of multiple crimes tied to domestic violence over the weekend after he emerged from his home with a shotgun, according to Lacey police and Thurston County …
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By Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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4/19/24
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Jerome Adrian Markert pleaded guilty Monday in connection with the murder of a transient man whose remains were later blown up in a failed attempt to hide the crime.
According to court …
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By Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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4/19/24
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The man who was shot and killed in an American Legion hall in Vancouver while fleeing Clark County Sheriff’s deputies has been identified.
Benjamin Steven Woods, 41, of Prineville, died …
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Tanner Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/19/24
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A man who allegedly said he was “going to bash a woman’s skull” then two weeks later allegedly smashed a 34-pound boulder onto a woman’s head moments after being released from …
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Aimee Green / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/19/24
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The families of a couple who drowned while kayaking over a small, underwater dam filed a pair of $50 million lawsuits against the state of Oregon, Lane County and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers …
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Aimee Green / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/19/24
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Officials released the identity of a man whose body was found as crews worked to clear the North Cascades Highway in late March.
The man was identified as 52-year-old William Summer, according …
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Jack Belcher / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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4/19/24
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An Evergreen Elementary School teacher was arrested Thursday on suspicion of child molestation.
A student at the school in Lake Bay reported to Pierce County deputies on Feb. 26 that they were …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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4/19/24
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Thirty-four people have been indicted in an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation focused on Eastern Washington.
They are accused of criminal conspiracy involving illegal …
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By The Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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4/19/24
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A father of three was shot and stabbed 48 times in his home amid an ongoing custody battle with his ex-partner, Cynthia Khaleel, who is suspected of killing him and discarding her bloody clothes in …
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Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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4/19/24
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As restrictions on law enforcement pursuing criminals are set to take effect on June 6 after passing in the Legislature, the state is offering police agencies a second funding opportunity to buy …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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4/19/24
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A timber industry group and two counties — including Lewis County — challenged a plan to set aside about 10,000 acres of trees to absorb carbon dioxide and help combat climate change
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By Laurel Demkovich / The Washington State Standard
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4/18/24
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OLYMPIA — In the early stages of the race for governor, Democratic Attorney General and front-runner Bob Ferguson is casting one of his opponents, Republican Dave Reichert, as too conservative …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/18/24
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A 17-year-old girl's German Shepherd intervened as two dogs ran from a nearby home and attempted to attack her on Tuesday, Spokane police said in a news release.
A pit bull and a large …
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Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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4/18/24
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This year's nonstop public flaying of Boeing continued in two separate U.S. Senate hearings Wednesday as Congress responded to public alarm over the jet-maker's broken safety culture.
In sworn …
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Dominic Gates / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/18/24
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A state energy board cut in half the largest wind project proposed in Washington on Wednesday after a yearslong and contentious planning process.
Plans for the $1.7 billion Horse Heaven Hills …
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Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/18/24
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Lawmakers are hoping recently passed legislation will stem the tide of stolen catalytic converters in Washington state.
This session, the Legislature passed House Bill 2153 , which Gov. …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/18/24
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State agencies and other recipients of programs that are funded by the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) are being directed to use a recently approved new logo and messaging.
The directive comes as …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/18/24
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There was no decision from the bench Wednesday afternoon in the Gators Custom Guns case regarding the state ban on high-capacity magazines for firearms.
State Supreme Court Commissioner …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/18/24
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An annual audit by the Anti-Defamation League of antisemitic incidents, including vandalism, harassment and assaults expressing Jewish hate, found the number nearly tripled in Washington in 2023 …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/17/24
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State Rep. Jacquelyn Maycumber has sent a cease and desist letter calling for Loren Culp, a deputy and former Republican gubernatorial and congressional candidate, to retract a "deepfake" social …
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Emry Dinman / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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4/17/24
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