6 arrested in Snohomish County online child sex sting
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state authorities say six people have been arrested in an undercover operation targeting suspects who exploit children online. The Seattle Times reports that the Washington...
View ArticleTrial starts for former VA doctor accused of child rape
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) _ Trial has started in Spokane in the case of a former doctor for the Veterans Affairs hospital who allegedly sexually abused and made pornographic films with six children. Craig...
View Article16-year-old accused of killing Wesley Gennings charged as an adult with...
FEDERAL WAY – The 16-year-old boy accused of killing 16-year-old Wesley Gennings in Federal Way last week is being charged as an adult with first-degree murder. Michael J. Rogers is also being charged...
View ArticleCold case closed: Man convicted in brutal 1993 stabbing death of Spanaway woman
TACOMA – A 23-year-old cold case officially came to a close Wednesday when James Edward Mitchell, 52, was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1993 stabbing death of a Spanaway woman. The case of...
View ArticleCharges detail ‘gross neglect’ of baby that led to manslaughter charge for...
BELLINGHAM – A Bellingham couple charged with second-degree manslaughter on Wednesday in the death of their infant son couldn’t agree on who was in charge of feeding him, leading to gaps that likely...
View ArticleDozens of judges ask Washington high court to ban execution
SEATTLE (AP) — Dozens of former Washington judges are urging the state Supreme Court to strike down the death penalty. Capital punishment is already rarely used in Washington, with just five people...
View ArticleSeattle police investigating homicide after man found dead in car
SEATTLE — Police have started a homicide investigation after a man was found with gunshot wounds slumped over the wheel of a car. Officers were called Wednesday to the 3300 block of S Holly St. Medics...
View ArticleSeattle doctor accused of vicious stabbing attack on partner, toddler son...
SEATTLE -- A Seattle doctor has admitted to fatally stabbing his son and his longtime partner in August 2011. Dr. Louis Chen pleaded guilty Thursday to first-degree murder in the death of 2 ½-year-old...
View ArticleDeputies responding to call that four people were shot in Belfair
BELFAIR – Mason County sheriff’s deputies were responding to a call Friday morning from a man who claimed he had shot four people and had a gun to his own head. Deputies had not confirmed that anybody...
View ArticleMother of boy allegedly killed by mistakenly released prisoner sues for $5...
SEATTLE – The mother of a man who was allegedly killed by one of the prisoners who were mistakenly released early by the Department of Corrections is suing the state for $5 million. Jeremiah Smith is...
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Seattle man’s security scares off would-be burglar; tips for homeowners to...
SEATTLE -- A South Beacon Hill man is crediting his home security setup for stopping a burglar caught on camera breaking his window Tuesday morning. "Got the outside pane, but the inside pane was...
View ArticleSheriff: 5 dead, including gunman, after man called to say he shot his family
BELFAIR, Wash. -- Five people were shot dead, including the gunman, at a home near Belfair after the suspect called police to say he had shot his family, the Mason County Sheriff's Office said. "This...
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Mother begs for help after her son is hit by 2 cars in Auburn, left for dead
AUBURN, Wash. -- Teresa Juarez hopes that someone will speak up for her son, who is badly hurt and recovering at Harborview after two cars struck him and left the scene near the Muckleshoot Casino in...
View ArticleCosby wants preliminary hearing delayed, prosecutors balk
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A suburban Philadelphia prosecutor is fighting attempts by Bill Cosby to delay a preliminary hearing in the entertainer’s criminal sex-assault case. Cosby’s lawyers want the...
View ArticleAppeals court puts Bill Cosby’s criminal case on hold
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby’s preliminary hearing in a criminal sex-assault case is on hold while a Pennsylvania appeals court considers his effort to have the case thrown out before trial. The...
View ArticleFormer VA doctor convicted of child molestation
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A federal court jury in Spokane has convicted Dr. Craig Morgenstern of child sex abuse, after hearing graphic evidence of the former Veterans Affairs doctor’s secret life as a...
View ArticleState employee accused of stealing from celebration fund
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — An environmental specialist with the state Department of Ecology has pleaded not guilty to stealing more than $17,000 from an employee celebration fund. The News Tribune reports...
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Jesse Matthew Jr. pleads guilty in Virginia college murders, gets life sentences
(CNN) — [Breaking news update] Jesse Matthew Jr., the former cab driver accused of killing two Virginia college students, has pleaded guilty to both murders as part of a plea deal, prosecutors said...
View ArticleDetectives: Fake teen doctor stole $34,000 from patient
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A judge ordered a teenager accused of being a fake doctor to take a mental health exam after new charges accusing him of stealing over $34,000 from an 86-year-old patient...
View ArticleMan sent to prison in death of Bellingham councilman’s son
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A Bellingham man charged in the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old friend who was the son of City Councilman Terry Bornemann has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison. The...
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