PATEROS – A woman died in a boating accident at Alta Lake, just west of this northcentral Washington town, authorities said.
Olga V. Davydenko, 21, of Everett was sitting in the front of the boat Saturday morning before falling overboard when the boat made a sharp turn, and she was then struck by the propeller, Okanogan County Sheriff Frank T. Rogers said,
Davydenko died after being taken to Okanogan-Douglas Hospital in Brewster, Rogers said Sunday.
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Gov. Gregoire named education chairwoman
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire was named education chairwoman for the nation’s governors on Monday.
Gregoire, in Charleston, S.C., for the annual summer meeting of the National Governors Association, was elected to lead the Education, Early Education and Workforce Committee. The first-term Democrat had been vice chairwoman.
“In Washington, we have reduced class sizes, provided pay increases for teachers, increased standards at day care and preschool centers and established a Running Start for the Trades program to provide pre-apprenticeship grants to students to pursue their interests,” she said in a statement released by her office.
Gregoire also said she has joined her colleagues in a letter to congressional leaders strongly opposing legislation that would allow the White House to federalize the state’s National Guard during domestic emergencies without the governors’ consent.
She said the legislation was drafted without input from governors and usurps their authority over their state’s guards.
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Bangor: 10 protesters arrested at naval base
Ten people were arrested during an anti-nuclear weapons demonstration Monday morning at the Trident Submarine base at Bangor, the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action said.
Members of the group tried to block an entrance to the naval base and were arrested by Kitsap County sheriff’s deputies and Navy security.
The group’s demonstration was meant to mark the 61st anniversary of the World War II bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Yakima: 145 people arrested in crackdown
Federal and local authorities arrested 145 people in an eight-day sweep to crack down on gang members and other violent crime in central Washington’s Yakima Valley, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced Monday.
A task force made up of federal and local law enforcement officers made the arrests in Sunnyside, Toppenish, Granger, Grandview, Wapato and several other small communities in the Yakima Valley. The effort, dubbed Operation Crossfire, began July 29 and ended Aug. 5.
Sixty-two of the arrests were felony arrests. Authorities also recovered nine firearms, small quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine and five stolen vehicles, said Gary Mayfield, ATF agent in charge in Yakima.
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Kennewick: Cops rally when doughnuts stolen
A stolen truck full of doughnuts? Better believe Tri-Cities police were on that in a hurry. Moments after the theft of the Viera’s Bakery van was reported early Friday in Kennewick, police issued an all-points bulletin.
A Benton County sheriff’s deputy quickly spotted the truck. After a chase at 30 to 35 mph, Richland police got it to stop and arrested the driver, a 19-year-old man, for investigation of auto theft and felony escape.
Still intact was the entire load of glazed, sugar and cream doughnuts, as well as apple fritters and bear claws.
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Tumwater: Officer shot with his own gun
An off-duty Shelton police officer was wounded by a bullet from his service pistol Sunday morning as he tried to prevent his wife from shooting herself with it, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office said.
No one had been charged with a crime Sunday, but deputies were investigating the incident, Thurston County Chief Criminal Deputy Dan Kimball said. The off-duty officer, who lives in Tumwater, had not yet been interviewed, Kimball said.
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Spokane: Man held in death of toddler
A child died Sunday after being brought to Sacred Heart Medical Center on Saturday with a head injury, and a man who was being held for investigation of assault will likely face a more serious charge, police said. Investigators spoke with family members and arrested a 37-year-old man for investigation of first-degree assault of a child, Officer Jennifer DeRuwe wrote in a news release. Two other children were not believed to be abuse victims but have been removed from the home, she added.
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California: Charges in Longview death
A fugitive charged with two counts of murder, including the slaying of a Washington state woman, was captured Monday after two newspaper employees tackled him during a carjacking, authorities said. John Wayne Thomson, 46, was arrested in Victorville.
Thomson was charged with murdering Lori Hamm, 36, of Longview whose body was found early last week in Cowlitz County in Washington. He also was charged with murder in the death of Charles Ray Hedlund, 55, of Lucerne Valley, who was reported missing last Wednesday.
The FBI plans to question Thomson in the July 7 disappearance of James Ehrgott, 73, of Spokane. Authorities said Thomson has an extensive criminal record that includes three felony rape convictions. He has spent most of his life in prison and psychiatric hospitals, Penrod said.
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