Cities
2 arrests, 1 sought in Shelton double killing
SHELTON, Wash. (AP) -- Police in Shelton have arrested two people in a double homicide but say they're still looking for a third person in the shooting.
Date: 05/29/2012 | Northwest
Couple acquitted in 'caged children' case
Associated PressVANCOUVER -- Jurors took just four hours Tuesday to acquit a couple who had been charged with unlawful imprisonment for keeping two young autistic boys in a dark room with a cage-like door.
Date: 05/29/2012 | Northwest
Man, 19, charged in ex-girlfriend's death
SEATTLE -- A 19-year-old Washington man accused of killing is 17-year-old ex-girlfriend, setting fire to her house and fleeing the state has been charged with first-degree murder and arson.
Date: 05/29/2012 | Northwest
3 injured in Bellingham home-invasion robbery
BELLINGHAM -- Two masked men armed with a rifle invaded a home early Tuesday in Bellingham, tied up five residents and ransacked the house.Police were called by a sixth resident who managed to escape.
Date: 05/29/2012 | Northwest
Detectives investigating Puyallup double-killing
PUYALLUP -- The Pierce County Medical Examiner has identified two men found fatally shot at a home in Puyallup’s South Hill neighborhood.KOMO-TV reports that the victims were identified Tuesday as 36-year-old Jeffrey Poling and 32-year-old Travis Dennis.
Date: 05/29/2012 | Northwest
Seattle City Council opposes coal-export ports
SEATTLE -- The Seattle City Council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday opposing the development of coal-export terminals in Washington state after raising concerns about increased train traffic and potential harm to health and the environment.
Date: 05/29/2012 | Northwest
Teen lost in Columbia River near Camas
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Deputies from both sides of the Columbia River are using sonar Tuesday in an attempt to locate the body of a 13-year-old Sedro-Woolley boy lost when a boat capsized while he was sturgeon fishing with his father and grandfather.
Date: 05/29/2012 | Northwest
Weed-burning starts 4-alarm fire at Pasco motel
PASCO -- A man who was burning weeds was arrested for investigation of reckless burning after a four-alarm fire burned a Pasco motel under renovation.
Date: 05/29/2012 | Northwest
Homeowners help battle grass fire near Yakima
YAKIMA -- Homeowners with garden hoses helped firefighters battle a three-alarm grass fire that burned about 100 acres in the East Valley community near Yakima.The Yakima Herald-Republic reported that the fire threatened four homes Monday in gusty winds but no structures were lost.
Date: 05/29/2012 | Northwest
Body found in burning RV at Normandy Park
NORMANDY PARK -- A woman's body was found in a burning motor home at Normandy Park.Interim Police Chief Chris Gaddis said firefighters found the body Tuesday morning after they extinguished the flames in the vehicle, which was about 30-feet long.
Date: 05/29/2012 | Northwest
Everett homicide suspect arrested in Bellingham
BELLINGHAM -- A man wanted in connection with an Everett homicide was arrested after he was caught shoplifting about $239 in clothing from a Bellis Fair mall store, police said.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Local News
Teen attacked on Maple Valley trail
MAPLE VALLEY -- A 15-year-old girl told King County sheriff's deputies she was attacked by two men about 8 p.m. Wednesday while walking on the Lake Wilderness Trail near Maple Valley.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Northwest
3 armed men kick down door, rob Tacoma home
TACOMA -- Police are looking for three men who robbed a family home early Thursday in Tacoma.Police say the men kicked down a door just before 2 a.m. while the family was sleeping. They brought family members to the living room -- two men, two women and three children.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Northwest
Study links property values to obesity
SEATTLE -- The value of your home may be a stronger predictor of your weight than the genes inherited from your ancestors, a new public health study from the University of Washington has found.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Northwest
Port Angeles School Board to ban classroom pets
PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles School Board is banning classroom pets because of concerns that dogs, rabbits, snakes and baby chicks threaten student health and safety.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Northwest
$2,700 restitution in bulldog ransom case
KELSO -- A judge has ordered the people who tried to ransom a bulldog in Woodland to pay $2,700 in restitution.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Northwest
Watch Monroe firefighter attempt record run
MONROE -- People are invited to watch a Snohomish County firefighter aim to beat a world record next week.Fire District 1 firefighter Tony Robinson, 44, of Monroe, is a lifelong runner.About seven years ago, he started doing one-mile runs in full firefighting gear, he said.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Local News
The treasures of Tut
King Tut Seattle exhibit last chance to see it in U.S. (gallery)
Date: 05/24/2012 | Local News
Study: Seattle could handle new stadium's traffic
Associated PressSEATTLE -- A study has found that Seattle's SoDo neighborhood can handle the traffic that may come from building a third sports arena in the area.
Date: 05/23/2012 | Northwest
Walla Walla Penitentiary population growing
WALLA WALLA -- Cutbacks in some parts of the Washington state prison system are sending more inmates to the Washington state Penitentiary at Walla Walla.
Date: 05/23/2012 | Northwest
Seattle principal cleared in student sex complaint
SEATTLE -- A Seattle School District investigation has cleared an elementary school principal who asked students to demonstrate how a boy inappropriately touched himself.
Date: 05/23/2012 | Northwest
Diver missing, presumed dead off Blake Island
SEATTLE -- A 59-year-old diver is missing and presumed dead after running out of air while spearfishing.
Date: 05/20/2012 | Northwest
Seattle takes greener approach to sewer overflows
SEATTLE -- A greener approach in Seattle aims to prevent untreated sewage and polluted runoff from flowing into Puget Sound by installing dozens of landscaped drainage systems in front of people's homes.
Date: 05/20/2012 | Northwest
Washougal bicyclist struck, killed by truck in Oregon
SALEM, Ore. -- A bicyclist from Washougal has died after being struck by a pickup truck near Grand Ronde, Oregon.
Date: 05/20/2012 | Northwest
Remains of World War II vet buried in White Salmon
WHITE SALMON — Flags snapped, an honor guard fired three volleys and three World War II-era spotting planes flew the missing man formation as the ashes of Gerald “Mike” Kight were laid to rest Saturday afternoon in this cemetery in the Columbia Gorge. After almost 68 years away...
Date: 05/20/2012 | Northwest
Skagit killer could move from hospital to prison
MOUNT VERNON -- A judge is expected to decide whether the gunman who killed a sheriff's deputy and five other people during a 2008 spree should be moved from a state psychiatric hospital to prison.
Date: 05/20/2012 | Northwest
Mavs headed to state
Meadowdale softball wins twice Saturday to make it to Lacey
Date: 05/19/2012 | High Schools
Port of Seattle leaders fear impact of new arena
SEATTLE -- Port of Seattle and other maritime leaders say they're worried about the potential impacts a new proposed arena could have on the industry.
Date: 05/19/2012 | Northwest
Man gets 17 years in 1986 Spokane slaying
SPOKANE -- A 63-year-old man is now serving a prison sentence after his DNA was linked, years later, to a 1986 rape and murder of a Spokane woman.Spokane County Superior Court Judge Kathleen O'Connor sentenced Gary Trimble to just over 17 years in prison Friday.
Date: 05/19/2012 | Northwest
Nuclear plant to receive license renewal
RICHLAND -- The only commercial nuclear power plant in the Northwest is hosting an event Thursday to mark the extension of the plant's operating license.
Date: 05/19/2012 | Northwest
Spokane Valley man dies in N. Idaho
PLUMMER, Idaho -- Authorities say a Washington state man is dead and a northern Idaho man has been taken into custody.
Date: 05/19/2012 | Northwest
Man accused of killing beauty-school classmate on trial
WENATCHEE -- Mackenzie Cowell told her beauty school classmates she would be gone for 15 minutes just before she walked to her car and drove off. Four days later, police found her body miles away on the edge of the Columbia River.
Date: 05/19/2012 | Northwest
Plan to lease Puyallup trout hatchery gets mixed opinions
TACOMA -- The state Department of Fish and Wildlife may lease a trout hatchery in Puyallup to a Portland-based seafood processing and distribution company.
Date: 05/19/2012 | Northwest
Proposal to rename Soap Lake is deferred
OLYMPIA -- There won't be a quick decision on a strongly debated proposal to change the name of central Washington's Soap Lake to Lake Smokiam.
Date: 05/19/2012 | Northwest
Charges in Shoreline shooting; suspect at large
SHORELINE -- King County has filed murder and attempted murder charges against a 20-year-old man suspected in a shooting earlier this week in Shoreline that killed a 17-year-old girl and critically wounded an 18-year-old man.
Date: 05/19/2012 | Northwest
McMorris Rodgers files for 5th term
SPOKANE -- U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers has officially filed for re-election to a fifth term in the U.S. House of Representatives from the Spokane area.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Northwest
Man dead after small boat overturns near Sucia Island
FRIDAY HARBOR -- The Coast Guard says one man died and two survivors have been rescued after a 15-foot motor boat overturned near Sucia Island in northwest Washington's San Juan Islands.The victim was not immediately identified.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Northwest
Zarelli, GOP's top budget writer in state Senate, to retire
OLYMPIA -- The top Republican budget writer in the state Senate is retiring.Ridgefield Sen. Joe Zarelli said in a statement Friday evening that he hopes he left state government better than how he found it. He says the last few years have been both wearing and rewarding.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Northwest
Report: Seattle omits biased policing in response
SEATTLE -- The city of Seattle's response to a U.S. Justice Department's proposal to fix its police department focused on curtailing excessive force, but did not address federal concerns about biased policing.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Northwest
Damage found in pontoon built at Aberdeen
SEATTLE -- Damage has been found in one of the large pontoons that are being built at Aberdeen for the new Highway 520 floating bridge across Lake Washington at Seattle.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Northwest
Jury seated for couple accused of locking up boys
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- A jury has been seated for the trial of a Vancouver couple accused of locking up two young autistic boys in a dark room.The Columbian reported that opening statements are expected Monday in the Clark County Superior Court case.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Northwest
Wenatchee may cut police, firefighters
WENATCHEE -- Wenatchee Mayor Frank Kuntz is proposing cuts in police and fire services to balance the city budget.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Northwest
Spokane police rehire fired detective
SPOKANE-- The Spokane Police Department has rehired a detective who was fired by former Chief Anne Kirkpatrick and who has a lawsuit pending against the city.Spokeswoman Marlene Feist says new leadership is taking another look at the dispute with Jeff Harvey and the legal exposure.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Northwest
Ad exec creates floating billboards for Seattle
SEATTLE -- An advertising and marketing executive has come up with the idea of putting floating billboards on Lake Union and Lake Washington in Seattle.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Northwest
2 maritime workers killed in Seattle accidents
SEATTLE -- A forklift worker at the Port of Seattle and a man pressure-washing on a boat at a shipyard were killed in separate accidents Thursday in Seattle.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Northwest
Sister of cop killer to leave prison soon
TACOMA -- Washington Corrections officials confirm that the sister of a man who killed four police officers in November 2009 will be freed in July after serving about half of the five-year sentence she got for her role in the case.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Northwest
Boy, 3, missing from Fircrest home; younger sibling hurt
FIRCREST -- Police are searching for a 3-year-old Fircrest boy after his 18-month-old brother was found severely beaten inside an apartment.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Northwest
Teen's body recovered from pond near Burlington
BURLINGTON -- The Skagit County sheriff’s office says the body of a 16-year-old Sedro-Woolley boy has been recovered from a gravel pit pond north of Burlington.The Skagit Valley Herald reported that the body was found Thursday afternoon.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Northwest
Steve Powell's legal troubles may not be over
OLYMPIA -- The voyeurism conviction of a missing Utah woman’s father-in-law may not be the last of his legal troubles, as an attorney said Thursday she is working on a lawsuit that could keep pressure on Steve Powell.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Northwest
Wealthy couple plead guilty in welfare theft
SEATTLE -- A Seattle couple who lived in a $1.2 million waterfront home while collecting tens of thousands of dollars in welfare has pleaded guilty to theft of government funds.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Northwest
Chehalis boy lying in road struck and killed
CHEHALIS -- The Lewis County sheriff's office says underage drinking and poor choices led to the death of a 16-year-old boy in Adna.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Northwest
Parents of slain armored car guard file suit
TACOMA -- The parents of a Loomis armored car guard killed in June 2009 have sued Washington state, contending corrections officers didn't do enough to monitor the gunman.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Northwest
Yakama tribal jail focuses on rehabilitation
TOPPENISH -- The focus of a new Yakama tribal jail in Toppenish is rehabilitation.It includes classrooms where inmates can study.Chief of Corrections Gene Fenton told KIMA that it will also hold juvenile offenders who previously have been sent to Spokane.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Northwest
Accused Chelan teacher paid to quit
CHELAN -- The Lake Chelan School District is giving a Chelan teacher a year's salary to leave.The teacher already has been on paid leave since March of 2011 when parents accused him of touching their son inappropriately. He was fired in October and appealed.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Northwest
Bremerton raises city hen limit; 5 now OK
BREMERTON -- Now that it has embraced chickens in the city, the Bremerton City Council is fine-tuning its poultry policy.In a unanimous vote Wednesday, the group approved Councilman Roy Runyon's motion to raise the upper limit on hens from four to five.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Northwest
Push made to bring tankers to Spokane
SPOKANE -- Washington's entire congressional delegation has signed a letter asking the Air Force to select Spokane's Fairchild Air Force Base as the home for new air tankers.The Spokane base is already home to aging KC-135 air tankers.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Northwest
Woodway pitches smaller plan for Point Wells
WOODWAY -- The town of Woodway has drawn up an alternative vision for Point Wells, the waterfront industrial site where an international developer wants to build 3,100 high-rise condos.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Local News
Mukilteo lacrosse loses to Bellarmine Prep in round of 16
MUKILTEO -- Bellarmine Prep scored seven unanswered goals in the second quarter to take the lead for good and advance to the quarterfinals of the Washington Lacrosse Boys State Championship tournament with a 16-13 opening round win over Mukilteo, Tuesday at Kamiak High School.
Date: 05/16/2012 | Prep Zone
Children at play find body in Spokane
SPOKANE -- Police say children playing in a wooded area found a decomposing body Sunday in a wooded area in Spokane.Police said detectives were processing the scene overnight and into Monday morning.
Date: 05/14/2012 | Northwest
40-story apartment tower planned in Seattle
SEATTLE -- A developer plans to begin construction next month on a 40-story apartment tower in downtown Seattle near the Paramount Theater.The 440-foot-tall building will have 386 units and 269 parking stalls.
Date: 05/14/2012 | Northwest
Testimony ends in Steve Powell's voyeurism trial
TACOMA -- Testimony in Steve Powell's voyeurism trial came to an abrupt end Monday as prosecutors rested their case and defense attorneys declined to call their own witnesses.
Date: 05/14/2012 | Northwest
Good prices for near-record state apple crop
YAKIMA — Most of Washington's 2011 apple harvest has been sold and growers say prices for the near-record crop have been good for them.
Date: 05/14/2012 | Business
Officers cleared in fatal Poulsbo shooting
PORT ORCHARD -- The Kitsap County prosecutor has ruled that Poulsbo police acted responsibly last February when they fatally shot an agitated, angry man who had fired a gun in a tire store and then began moving toward some bystanders.
Date: 05/10/2012 | Northwest
Crowds welcome Obama
President visits Seattle for fundraisers (photo gallery)
Date: 05/10/2012 | Northwest
Police have DNA evidence in Spokane stabbing
SPOKANE -- Spokane police say they have DNA evidence that may identify the man who killed Sharlotte McGill on May 3 as she was walking her dog along the Spokane River.
Date: 05/10/2012 | Northwest
Man rescued from boat fire in Agate Passage
BREMERTON -- A man was safely rescued from his burning boat Thursday morning in Agate Passage, between Bainbridge Island and the north end of the Kitsap Peninsula.
Date: 05/10/2012 | Northwest
Hearing on charges in Bremerton school shooting
PORT ORCHARD -- A court hearing Tuesday in Port Orchard may determine whether assault charges will stand against the adults prosecutors blame for a school shooting that nearly killed a Bremerton girl.
Date: 05/10/2012 | Northwest
Walla Walla dispatchers witness burglary
WALLA WALLA -- Dispatchers at the 911 center in Walla Walla witnessed a burglary at a convenience store across the street.Needless to say, police were quickly called to the scene.
Date: 05/10/2012 | Northwest
Cascades Volcano Observatory watches more than NW
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- The Cascades Volcano Observatory was created because of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, but the Vancouver lab does more than monitor threatening mountains in Washington and Oregon.
Date: 05/10/2012 | Northwest
Inbox: Rails, liquor, lean factories, Mount Vernon
Working on the railroad
Date: 05/10/2012 | Bizblog
Mount Vernon bans panhandling
MOUNT VERNON -- The Mount Vernon City Council has approved a ban against panhandlers on streets.The ordinance approved Wednesday bans interactions between pedestrians and vehicles.
Date: 05/10/2012 | Northwest
Arrest after man found dead in Tacoma alley
TACOMA -- Tacoma police have arrested a man in the death of another man found stabbed in an alley in the city’s Hilltop area.An anonymous tip directed police to the body at about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. The victim, believed to be in his 50s, was not immediately identified.
Date: 05/09/2012 | Northwest
Defense: Steve Powell not expected to testify
TACOMA -- The voyeurism trial of a missing Utah woman’s father-in-law took on the tenor of a creepy slideshow Wednesday, as jurors saw images of young neighbor girls he is accused of filming — and then heard testimony from the girls themselves.
Date: 05/09/2012 | Northwest
Plea deal likely for monied Seattle welfare couple
SEATTLE -- Lawyers for a Seattle couple who drew welfare benefits while living in a million-dollar waterfront home say they will plead guilty next Wednesday in federal court.
Date: 05/09/2012 | Northwest
Teen charged with assault at Covington school
SEATTLE -- A 14-year-old accused of choking another boy unconscious at a Covington junior high school has been charged with assault.
Date: 05/09/2012 | Northwest
50-mile I-5 chase ends near Castle Rock
OLYMPIA -- The Thurston County sheriff's office says the driver of a stolen rental car hit 150 mph while trying to get away from police on a 50-mile chase on Interstate 5.Deputies used spike strips to stop the car early Wednesday near Castle Rock.
Date: 05/09/2012 | Northwest
Ariz. man wins space trip in Space Needle contest
SEATTLE -- Gregory Schneider of Tucson, Ariz., has won a trip to space in celebration of the Seattle Space Needle's 50th anniversary.He beat out five finalists in Seattle this week for some final competitions.
Date: 05/09/2012 | Northwest
8-year sentence for Pasco shooting
PASCO -- A Pasco man was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in prison for a shooting that paralyzed his neighbor.In a plea deal with Franklin County prosecutors, 54-year-old Froilan Campos-Gonzalez pleaded guilty to attempted assault in the December shooting of 24-year-old Gregg Warehime.
Date: 05/09/2012 | Northwest
New Highway 520 bridge pontoons ready at Grays Harbor
ABERDEEN -- Pontoons for the new Highway 520 floating bridge at Seattle will be towed this summer from Grays Harbor to Lake Washington.
Date: 05/09/2012 | Northwest
Fatal hit-and-run crash in Ocean Shores
OCEAN SHORES -- Police say an injured passenger from an Ocean Shores hit-and-run was first taken to a residence before he reached a hospital where he was dead on arrival.
Date: 05/09/2012 | Northwest
Prep baseball: Mount Vernon 7, Shorewood 0
MOUNT VERNON -- Mount Vernon remained unbeaten with a win over Shorewood in a 3A District 1 tournament semifinal game. The Bulldogs advance to play Mountlake Terrace in the title game on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Everett Memorial Stadium. Shorewood plays Ferndale in a loser-out game on Wednesday at 4...
Date: 05/08/2012 | High Schools
Judge tosses child porn count against Steve Powell
TACOMA -- A judge dismissed a child pornography charge against Steve Powell, the father-in-law of missing Utah mother Susan Powell, as his trial began with jury selection Monday.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Northwest
Mayors urge online escort service to check ages
SEATTLE -- Mayors of nearly 50 cities across the country are urging Village Voice Media to require identification for people posting escort ads on Backpage.com — its online ad service that has come under scrutiny from authorities for allegations that it’s used to promote child...
Date: 05/07/2012 | Northwest
Seattle will test less-frequent garbage service
SEATTLE -- The city of Seattle is moving forward with a plan to test every-other-week trash collection as a way to reduce the amount of waste it sends to landfills.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Northwest
Coroner: Man shot by Olympia officer killed self
OLYMPIA -- An autopsy report has found that a man shot by Olympia police on Friday died from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Northwest
Puyallup to consider electronic dog leash law
PUYALLUP -- The Puyallup City Council has agreed to consider whether electronic dog collars that deliver a shock should be included in the city's leash law.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Northwest
Drag-racing car crashes in Yakima
YAKIMA -- Police say a car was drag racing with another car in Yakima when it went out of control and crashed into a tree, critically injuring two men.KIMA reported the 17-year-old driver and a 33-year-old passenger were airlifted to a Seattle hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Northwest
BoltBus starting Seattle-Portland service May 17
SEATTLE -- A low-cost inter-city bus service that began four years ago on the East Coast plans to start a Seattle-Portland route on May 17.BoltBus has no stations, baggage handlers or ticket agents. The black and red buses do offer wifi and places to plug in laptops.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Northwest
Man's body found on park beach in Seattle
SEATTLE -- A jogger found a man's body Monday morning on the beach at Golden Gardens Park on Puget Sound in Seattle.Police say there's no sign of trauma or a crime but they're investigating the death as a homicide for now.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Northwest
Judge dismisses suit to free orca from captivity
SEATTLE -- A federal judge in Tacoma has dismissed a lawsuit aimed at freeing the killer whale Lolita from captivity at Miami Seaquarium.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Northwest
Body found in Long Lake may be missing airman
SPOKANE -- Officials are trying to identify a body found in Long Lake and determine whether it's the Fairchild airman who disappeared March 31 when he attempted to canoe in the fast-moving Spokane River.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Northwest
Grandview farm to pay $90,000 in dumping case
YAKIMA -- A Yakima Valley farm has agreed to pay $90,000 to the Washington Department of Ecology to settle allegations of illegal dumping.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Northwest
Body found in burned out car east of Auburn
AUBURN -- The King County sheriff's office reports a body has been found in a burned out car in a rural area east of Auburn.Mountain View Fire responded to a report of a car fire after 4 a.m. Sunday in the area of Southeast 328th Street and Southeast Auburn Black Diamond Road.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Northwest
Finals of Space Needle contest begins
SEATTLE -- The five finalists in a contest to be sent into space as part of Seattle Needle's 50th anniversary celebration are in Seattle this week.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Northwest
Prep baseball: Mount Vernon 3, Shorecrest 1
MOUNT VERNON -- Mount Vernon pitcher Chris McDowell struck out seven and allowed four hits to earn the victory for the Bulldogs over Shorecrest to advance in the 3A District 1 tournament. Ted Weber batted 2-for 2 to lead the Scots in the loss.
Date: 05/05/2012 | High Schools
Prep boys soccer: Archbishop Murphy 3, B-E 0
MILL CREEK -- The Wildcats struck twice in the first five minutes with goals from Alex Kramer and Aidan Huggins on the way to a shutout win in the 2A District 1 tournament. Jalen Crisler, who was coming back after missing seven games due to injury, scored Archbishop Murphy's third goal on a free...
Date: 05/05/2012 | High Schools
Prep baseball: Archbishop Murphy 11, Anacortes 0
ANACORTES -- Alex Galgano batted 2-for-3 with a three-run home run and a double to pace Archbishop Murphy to a win over Anacortes in a 2A District 1 tournament game. At Daniels FieldAnacortes 000 00x x--0 2 1Archbishop Murphy 102 8xx x--11 11 1
Date: 05/05/2012 | High Schools
Prep baseball: Bellingham 4, Cedarcrest 0
ANACORTES -- Bellingham had five hits in its three-run fifth inning in the 2A District 1 tournament game. Cedarcrest's Nick Gagner pitched a complete game. The Red Wolves will next play the loser of Sehome-Lynden in a loser-out game.
Date: 05/05/2012 | High Schools
Police search for suspect in fatal stabbing
SPOKANE -- Spokane police hunted Friday for a suspect in what they call a random attack in which a woman was stabbed to death as she walked her dog.Interim police chief Scott Stephens warned residents to be vigilant while the suspect remained on the run.
Date: 05/04/2012 | Northwest
5-year term for Vancouver heroin overdose death
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- A woman who sold the heroin that killed a Vancouver man was sentenced Thursday to more than five years in prison.Brittany Sonnen of Vancouver had pleaded guilty to controlled-substance homicide in the overdose death last August of 24-year-old Adam Hurd.
Date: 05/04/2012 | Northwest
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