Several Washington schools evacuated, caught up in nationwide string of bomb...
SEATTLE – Several schools across the Northwest were evacuated Monday, part of a nationwide string of what officials described as “robo-call” bomb threats. Sequim’s Greywolf Elementary School, Pasco’s...
View ArticleMan found guilty in death of house guest
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A man charged with killing his roommate and burning the evidence along an Auburn, Washington, road in 2014 has been found guilty of second-degree murder. The News Tribune reports...
View ArticlePolice: 3-year-old boy dies, man accused of murder
BATTLE GROUND, Wash. (AP) — A 3-year-old boy has died of his injuries at a hospital, and his mother’s boyfriend is being held on investigation of first-degree murder. Police in the Clark County city of...
View ArticleFather, son indicted on charges of chaining girl in basement
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A father and son in Ohio have been indicted on charges accusing them of chaining a teenage girl in their basement as punishment. Timothy and Esten Ciboro were indicted Tuesday on...
View ArticleHonduran woman accused of punching a border agent’s horse
GILA BEND, Ariz. (AP) — A Honduran woman arrested in a drug smuggling bust in southern Arizona also is facing an animal cruelty charge for allegedly punching a border agent’s horse. Border Patrol...
View ArticleOregon man makes teens caught breaking into his house call 911 on themselves
COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — A Coos Bay homeowner made teens caught breaking into his house call 911 to report themselves. KATU-TV reports the three 14-year-old boys were all taken to the Douglas County...
View ArticleCharges filed against driver in crash that injured 2 girls after getting off...
BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — Charges have been filed against the driver of an SUV accused of hitting and seriously injuring two teenage girls after they got off a school bus in Bremerton. The Kitsap Sun...
View ArticleFeds decide to seek death penalty against Dylan Roof
(CNN) — Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Dylann Roof, who is accused of killing nine people at a historically African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina, in July 2015....
View ArticleFather suspected in shooting death of 8-month-old infant
ST. LOUIS (AP) — An 8-month-old boy is dead after a shooting in north St. Louis, and police are searching for the father who is the suspected gunman. Police are continuing to search for 34-year-old...
View ArticleBodies of Arlington’s Monique Patenaude and Patrick Shunn found
EVERETT, Wash. - The bodies of Monique Patenaude and her husband, Patrick Shunn, have been found, the Snohomish County sheriff’s department announced in a press conference Tuesday afternoon. "I'm so...
View Article3 of 4 suspects plead guilty in beating of Highway Patrolman
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Three Washington state residents accused in the beating of a South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper have pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against a fourth suspect. Desiree...
View ArticleFather accused of killing 8-month-old son surrenders, police say
Watch Video Breaking update: A St. Louis man accused of fatally shooting his 8-month-old son has been arrested, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Chief Sam Dotson said Wednesday on his Twitter account....
View ArticleWoman busted with meth-stuffed burritos
(CNN) — There’s no end to the industriousness of drug smugglers. They’ve tried to smuggle in pot in fake carrots. They’ve tried a drone to drop heroin into a prison yard. This week, border agents in...
View ArticleMan given 26-year sentence for dismembering girlfriend
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a California man to 26 years in prison for killing his girlfriend in Panama, dismembering her body with a machete and disposing of her remains in the...
View ArticleReport: Portland chief smelled of alcohol after shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Documents say the Portland police chief who was put on leave after revelations he may have lied about accidentally shooting a friend in the back during a hunting trip smelled of...
View Article‘Affluenza’ mom indicted on charges she helped son flee
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The mother of a Texas teenager who used an “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck has been indicted on charges accusing her of helping her son flee to Mexico. The...
View ArticleMedical examiner finds Patenaude, Shunn died of gunshot wounds
ARLINGTON, Wash. – Arlington’s Monique Patenaude and Patrick Shunn both died of gunshot wounds, the Snohomish County medical examiner’s office said on Thursday. Two brothers, John and Tony Reed, are...
View ArticlePolice say man used front-loader to break into liquor store
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska police say a man used a stolen front-end loader to break into a liquor store and then led officers on a low-speed chase early Thursday. A witness flagged down Anchorage...
View ArticleMom charged with murder after driving into lake with son
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — A woman who drove into a lake with her 6-year-old son in the car has been charged with attempted 1st-degree murder. State Bureau of Investigation spokesman Shannon O’Toole said...
View ArticleMan convicted in Tacoma killing; motive still unclear
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A 34-year-old man has been convicted of murder for the death of a man who was shot while sitting inside his parked vehicle in Tacoma. The News Tribune reports that Vernon Lewis...
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