OLYMPIA — A Thurston County man has been arrested for investigation of first-degree assault, accused of having unprotected sex with multiple partners while knowing he was infected with the virus that causes AIDS.
Thurston County health officials are asking people to contact them if they have had sexual contact with the man.
Anthony Eugene Whitfield was arrested Wednesday and booked into the Thurston County jail for investigation of three counts of assault. He was held in lieu of $250,000 bail.
Jim Powers, a senior deputy prosecutor, said Friday his office continues to work on the case with Olympia police. He said prosecutors have until late Monday to file formal charges.
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Sequim: Photographer Peggy Bauer dies
Wildlife and outdoor photographer Peggy Bauer, who published dozens of books with her husband and camera mentor, Erwin Bauer, has died at age 72. Bauer died Tuesday in a car crash near this north Olympic Peninsula town where she and her husband moved about six years ago. Her husband died about a month ago at age 84 after a long illness. Shooting together and crediting their work jointly, the couple shared a lifetime achievement award from the North American Nature Photography Association in 2000. They published about 45 books, most recently "The Alaska Highway: A Portrait of the Ultimate Road Trip" and "The Last Big Cats: An Untamed Spirit," both in 2003.
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Spokane: Anti-charter referendum supported
The Washington Education Association on Friday threw its weight behind a proposed referendum to overturn the state’s new charter school law. Delegates at the teachers union’s annual Representative Assembly debated the issue behind closed doors before voting overwhelmingly to support a ballot measure asking voters to reject charter schools. The vote came a day after leaders of the 76,000-member union voted to sue the state to force the Legislature to make more money available for basic education.
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Seattle: Earthquake fault located downtown
Geologists have dug up fresh information about an earthquake fault under Seattle. They used to think the Seattle fault ran near the stadiums in Pioneer Square, but now they say it runs under downtown north to a spot near Lake Union. The U.S. Geological Survey needs more information on the fault, so scientists will use a special truck that transmits vibrations into the ground and measures the waves produced. The last time the Seattle fault ruptured was about 1,100 years ago. Nobody knows how often the fault causes earthquakes.
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Bellingham: Heron colony under threat
A proposed rezoning could bring homes closer to a rare great blue heron colony. Homeport Properties wants to develop five single-family homes on 15,000-square-foot lots on a bluff overlooking the heron nests. The homes would be built across the entire 1.5 acres, including the land nearest the nests. Previously, the land was zoned for condominiums on 8,400-square-foot lots, but that plan would have concentrated the homes on one end of the property, leaving trees in an area near the nests. In a report prepared for the city, wildlife biologist Ann Eissinger said much of the property should be included in a 100-foot "core buffer" area that should be off-limits to people. Eissinger recommended the city buy the entire property for inclusion in a wildlife reserve.
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