SEATTLE — Nearly two dozen mountaineers and park rangers are searching for the son of Hall of Fame boxing promoter Bob Arum, who’s been missing since a weekend camping trip in the Cascade Range.
John Arum was expected to arrive home Sunday after climbing Storm King, a rugged mountain peak in the North Cascades. Family members grew worried when the 49-year-old environmental lawyer and accomplished hiker did not return.
North Cascades National Park spokeswoman Kerry Olson said that John Arum was reported missing Monday, and is thought to be by himself in the area around the mountain. So far, two days of searching — including aerial sweeps of the region — have not brought up any clues.
“He’s a very experienced climber and hiker, and familiar with the territory,” Olson said, adding that Arum had already summited a peak near the one he went missing on.
Port Angeles: Campground death of girl a mystery
Clallam County authorities say autopsy test results next week may determine the cause of death for a 13-year-old Port Angeles girl who was found dead in a tent while camping.
The sheriff’s office is investigating the death of Lillian Star Taylor because of her age. Sheriff Bill Benedict told The Peninsula Daily News no crime is suspected.
She was camping with her family when she was found dead Friday morning at the Tumbling Rapids Campground near Beaver on the Olympic Peninsula.
State suspends license of Morton teacher
Washington Schools Chief Randy Dorn said he’s suspending the teaching certificate of the Morton teacher convicted of inappropriately touching girls.
Dorn said Wednesday afternoon the state investigation of history teacher Michael Moulton is complete, and the evidence clearly shows that he has violated Washington’s code of professional conduct.
Moulton hasn’t been in school since classes started for the year on Monday. Parents have demonstrated outside of school and are planning a protest in Olympia because they want Moulton out of the classroom permanently.
The 56-year-old was convicted of inappropriately touching four girls in 2008 and served 16 days in the Lewis County Jail.
Seattle lawyer Bremner pleads guilty to DUI
Seattle lawyer Anne Bremner, who has appeared on TV as a consultant in high-profile cases, pleaded guilty Wednesday in King County District Court in Shoreline to drunken driving.
She told the judge she made a mistake and apologized. Her lawyer Bill Bowman said a combination of drinking at a dinner party and medication for bipolar disorder led to her impairment. The 52-year-old was stopped June 4 in Kenmore when a deputy noticed her driving on three flat tires.
She made no mention in court of an earlier claim that she was the victim of a hit-run accident and suffered a concussion.
Judge Douglas L. Smith sentenced Bremner to two days in jail and ordered ger to pay a $1,200 fine and have an interlock device installed in her car.
No hate crime charge against Seattle officer
The King County prosecutor’s office said no hate crime charge will be filed against a Seattle police officer who used offensive language and stomped on a Hispanic man — an incident that was caught on tape.
The prosecutor’s office said Wednesday that Det. Shandy Cobane did not threaten or assault the suspect because of his ethnicity.
And while the language he used was “patently offensive,” it was not illegal. Neither was his use of force, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.
The incident occurred as Seattle police were responding to an armed robbery call near a nightclub in Seattle’s Westlake neighborhood on April 17. Patrons had called police and described the suspects as Hispanic.
The video — shot by a freelance videographer — shows a group of officers surrounding two men lying on the ground.
At one point, an officer approaches one of the men and can be heard saying: “You got me? I’m going to beat the (expletive) Mexican (expletive) out of you homey. You feel me?”
Soon after, officers kick the man in the head, hand and leg.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People had encouraged a hate crime charge. Leaders of the Hispanic community had asked the mayor to fire the officer.
Soon after the incident, a tearful Cobane apologized to the Latino community for his role and said the words he used “were offensive and unprofessional.”
Police are still conducting an internal investigation of Cobane.
Seattle schools, teachers reach tentative pact
Seattle’s teachers union and Seattle Public Schools have reached a tentative agreement on a three-year labor contract.
Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson said the agreement includes a new evaluation system that takes into account improvement in student learning.
The contract begins this coming school year. Classes in Seattle schools are set to start Sept. 8.
The Seattle Education Association is scheduled to vote on the proposed new contract on Thursday.
The contract would give teachers 1 percent raises in both 2011-12 and 2012-2013. It gives them more collaborative planning time, sets aside more money for mentors to help instructors new to the classroom and adds other leadership positions for teachers.
The contract would also give extra money to teachers who work in the lowest performing schools and meet performance expectations.
Olympia: Enrollment begins for companies in health program
A new state program that offers health insurance to small businesses has begun signing up members.
It’s called the Health Insurance Partnership. Enrollment started Wednesday and coverage will begin next year.
Companies with 50 or fewer employees are eligible. Employers contribute about 40 percent of the coverage cost, compared to what the state says is the standard 75 percent on the small group market.
Premium subsidies are available for some workers after accounting for family income.
East Wenatchee: Teen charged in pipe bomb case
A 14-year-old boy is accused of bringing a pipe bomb to an East Wenatchee junior high school event.
Douglas County prosecutors charged the boy Monday with felony possession of explosives without a license, possession of a dangerous weapon on school facilities and minor in possession of or consuming alcohol.
Deputy Prosecutor Gordon Edgar told the Wenatchee World the maximum sentence for the three charges is 30 days in juvenile detention.
Court records show the boy told police he forgot the PVC contraption in his backpack when he attended a back-to-school event at Eastmont Junior High School last week. He also told police he meant to take it off school grounds to see if it would light.
Yakima: Teacher in sex case wants job back
A Yakima high school physical education who was found not guilty of having inappropriate sexual contact with two students is going to court to get her job back.
KNDO-TV reported a court hearing is set for Sept. 27 for Michelle Taylor.
The former East Valley High School teacher was found not guilty in June of charges of sexual misconduct and communication with a minor for immoral purposes. The 31-year-old had been fired after she was accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student and sending sexual messages to him and a 15-year-old.
After she was cleared, she said she’s been waiting at home for over a year and wants to get back to teaching.
Yakima County revises concealed gun ordinance
Yakima County commissioners approved an ordinance Tuesday allowing gun owners to carry their weapons to county parks and festivals.
KAPP-TV reported the change was made because the county law was more restrictive that the state law on concealed weapons.
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