SEATTLE — A small earthquake registering a 3.4 magnitude occurred early Friday beneath the northcentral region of the state. There were no reports of damage or injuries.
The quake occurred at 2:07 a.m. near the surface about 24 miles north of Okanogan and 126 miles northwest of Spokane, according to the University of Washington seismology laboratory in Seattle.
Wenatchee
Deputy arrested for hit-run, DUI: Chelan County Sheriff’s chief criminal deputy has been arrested for investigation of hit-and-run and driving under the influence. Mark Mann was arrested Friday by Wenatchee Police officers after he allegedly was involved in two separate collisions, one in the city and another just south of Wenatchee, Sheriff Michael Harum said in a news release Friday evening. Harum said Mann’s vehicle was reported leaving both accidents, and he was arrested a short distance from the second collision. Mann, who has been the chief spokesman for the sheriff’s office, will be placed on paid administrative leave, Harum said. The department will conduct an internal investigation into the incident.
Salmon Creek
Man falls off bridge and dies: One man died and two women were injured Christmas morning when they fell off a freeway bridge while trying to help an accident victim. Robert Jussila, 58, of Castle Rock, fell 30 feet when he jumped over a concrete barrier separating the north- and southbound lanes of I-5 at Salmon Creek, just north of Vancouver. Jussila apparently did not realize he was on a raised portion of the freeway that crosses Salmon Creek, the State Patrol Trooper said. It was rainy and foggy when the accident occurred about 5 a.m., making it difficult to see the space between the barriers. Two other people who saw the accident as they were driving on I-5 also stopped to help. They also fell between the barriers, but landed on blackberry bushes.
Oregon
Yellow building clashes in Medford: Guy and Teresa Nix painted their downtown Medford restaurant Big Bird yellow in hopes that it would stand out from the rest of the block. Apparently, they were too successful. The couple has received word from the city of Medford, telling them that the color scheme on their leased building clashed with the preferred shades for the area, which city officials say include "buttercreams" and "light greens" and "earth tones." City Planner Steve Terry said the city received inquiries from area business owners who were concerned that the bright yellow was inappropriate.
Fathers protest denial of custody: More than a dozen fathers set up a Christmas tree and picketed outside the British Columbia Supreme Court building Thursday in the Vancouver suburb of New Westminster. The 14 members of the Parent’s Coalition of British Columbia blamed outdated family laws and gender-biased judges for rulings that denied them custody and in some cases access to their children. Most of the protesters said they had trouble seeing their children because of difficulty with the mothers even when judges have granted them access.
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