At-large escapees crawled through prison vent system

OKANOGAN, Wash.(KONP staff) – The Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office now says that two escaped inmates were able to break out of the county jail on Tuesday through the ventilation system. 28-year-old Kristofer Wittman and 53-year-old Christian White, were able

False Spokane bomber could get 5-20 year sentence

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state man who claimed he brought a bomb to the office of the Spokane County Democrats in December could face up to five years in federal prison. 45-year-old Peter Yeager of

Amazon puts up $2B for affordable housing

SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon has announced $2 billion in loans and grants to secure affordable housing in three U.S. cities where it has major operations. It would go to the Seattle suburb of Bellevue, Arlington, Virginia, and

Prison goes from 6 to 200 infected inmates in one week

YACOLT, Wash. (AP) — State officials say more than 200 inmates at Larch Corrections Center northeast of Vancouver, Washington have tested positive for COVID-19. The State Department of Corrections said just last week that Larch Correction Center

Appellate court sends ex-Tacoma cops back to trial

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — An appellate court ruled that a case against two Tacoma police officers accused of telling a woman to beat her 9-year-old grandson with a belt should not have been dismissed. Prosecutors charged Jesse

Protesters break through gate of Gov. Inslee’s home

OLYMPIA (AP) — Pro-Trump protesters broke through a gate at governor’s Inslee’s mansion this afternoon and dozens of people gathered on the lawn. The crowd, some of whom were armed, touted repeated allegations of election fraud and

World leaders condemn pro-Trump protesters overrunning US Capitol

Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBy KIRIT RADIA and ALLIE YANG, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — As the country watched thousands of pro-Trump protesters storm the United States Capitol Wednesday afternoon, leaders around the world publically condemned their actions.