Bill seeks to criminalize use or sale of fake vaccine cards
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A lawmaker in Washington state wants to make it a crime to use or sell a fake COVID-19 vaccination card. The measure would make it a misdemeanor to use a forged or falsified
Man who reported wife’s death as suicide arrested
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A Spokane man who reported his wife’s death as a suicide has been arrested on suspicion of murder. The Spokesman-Review reports court documents filed Friday shed light on what investigators say are the
Couple, granddaughter killed in Washington state house fire
RAINIER, Wash. (AP) — A couple and their three-year-old granddaughter have been killed in a house fire in western Washington state. Authorities said the house in Rainier was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived. They say
Crisis standards activated for southern Idaho health systems
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho public health officials have activated crisis standards of care for much of southern Idaho. The officials are citing major staffing and blood supply shortages. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare activated
First PA area culvert project of 2022 gets underway in two weeks
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – The first of several culvert replacement projects in the Port Angeles area is set to begin in 2 weeks along Highway 101 at Indian Creek just west of the Elwha River
Victim in hospital as PAPD seeks purse snatcher and accomplice
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – A purse-snatching inside a grocery store in Port Angeles has resulted in the 79-year-old victim of the crime lying in the hospital and police investigators getting closer to arresting the suspects.
Last fundraising push in play by Sequim City Band to build new rehearsal hall
By Pepper Fisher SEQUIM – The Sequim City Band is on the verge of completing a year-long fundraising campaign to get an expanded rehearsal hall adjacent to the band shell in Carrie Blake Park. At a price
Black man sues police after being mistaken for white ex-felon
iStock/ChiccoDodiFC (NEW YORK) — Shane Lee Brown, a 25-year-old Black man, is suing two Nevada police departments after he says he was misidentified as a now-51-year-old white man who had an active felony warrant out against him.
Federal trial for disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti begins
iStock/CatEyePerspective (NEW YORK) — A federal prosecutor on Monday called Michael Avenatti “a lawyer who stole from his client” and promised jurors “you’re going to follow the money” at the opening of Avenatti’s trial in Manhattan federal
$60,000 reward officer for suspect ID'd in fatal ambush shooting of Texas deputy
iStock/MattGush (NEW YORK) — A $60,000 reward is being offered in the search for the suspect identified in the fatal ambush shooting of a Texas constable deputy during a traffic stop on Sunday. Houston Police Chief Troy