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Wash. bridge collapses; people, vehicles in water
The Washington State Patrol says the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the water. Trooper Mark Francis said the four-lane bridge collapsed about 7 p.m. Francis says he has no idea how many people are in the water or whether there are any ...
Wash. prison: guard punched in face by inmate
Authorities say a corrections officer at the state prison in Monroe, Wash., was treated at a hospital after an inmate punched him in the face during a religious service. The Daily Herald of Everett reports (http://is.gd/xQwS5I ) that the 56-year-old officer was knocked backward and hit his head on a ...
Wash. kids play with dead bats, get rabies shots
The Grant County Health District says some Moses Lake, Wash., children are getting precautionary rabies shots after they were found playing with several dead bats. The health district says the bats were too damaged to be tested for rabies. A statement from the district said the children are related to ...
Little known about suspect in Wash. ricin case
A 37-year-old janitor who has been charged with threatening to kill a federal judge in a case that involves letters containing the deadly poison ricin is a registered sex offender who lived in a rundown apartment building near downtown Spokane. Matthew Ryan Buquet remained jailed Thursday after appearing in federal ...
Woman wounded in Renton park shooting dies
A woman who was wounded in a shootout Wednesday night at a Renton park has died. Police spokesman Robert Onishi told KOMO (http://bit.ly/18lAwjG ) the 20-year-old woman was hit in the abdomen and could not be saved despite surgery at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle where she died Thursday morning. ...
Not guilty plea in child neglect death at Tulalip
A woman accused of neglecting two young daughters in a car on the Tulalip Indian Reservation had a not guilty plea entered for her Thursday if federal court in Seattle. Christina Carlson was indicted earlier this month on murder and criminal mistreatment charges. The Daily Herald reports (http://bit.ly/18lE1H2) the 37-year-old ...
Gang member arrested in Yakima shooting
A 19-year-old gang member with a previous conviction for a drive-by shooting was arrested Wednesday in Wapato and accused of shooting at four members of a family in Yakima. Police told Yakima Herald-Republic (http://bit.ly/12xraNW) the man exchanged words with family members as they left a market Monday night and then ...
$90,000 taken from Sultan VFW post account
A man who held the position of quartermaster with the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Sultan is accused of taking more than $90,000 from its bank accounts. Ray Sherman of Lake Stevens was charged Tuesday with theft. Snohomish County prosecutors say he wrote checks to pay bills for himself ...
Wash. State Man Arrested Following Ricin Scare
A 37-year-old Washington state man was arrested Wednesday in a case involving the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. Authorities say one of the letters was sent to a federal judge. (May 23)
Ore. officer arrested at Wash. home in assault
A suburban Portland police officer already accused of food stamp fraud has been arrested by SWAT officers at his Vancouver, Wash., home in connection with the sexual assault of a 5-year-old child. The Oregonian says (http://is.gd/bIYxLx ) 33-year-old Christopher Warren was arrested Wednesday. He was booked into the Clark County ...
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