Canadian trucker sentenced for smuggling $2.5M of meth
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A Canadian trucker was sentenced to four years in prison for smuggling more than $2.5 million of methamphetamine from the U.S. into Canada through a Whatcom County border crossing. Sarbjit Chahal of Surrey,
Man sentenced to probation for involvement in Capitol riot
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — A Port Orchard, Washington, man has been sentenced to three years of probation, including 30 days of intermittent confinement, for his involvement in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection. John Cameron was
Testimony continues in sentencing of Freeman school shooter
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Testimony resumed this week in the sentencing hearing for a man who killed one classmate and wounded three others at Freeman High School five years ago. In September 2017, then 15-year-old Caleb Sharpe
Man who kidnapped woman sentenced to 10 years in prison
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man who kidnapped a Washington woman with whom he had previously been in a relationship has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and three years of supervised release. The
AGs: Lender heaped insurance plans onto unwitting borrowers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Maryland-based lender deceived its loan customers by selling them insurance policies they didn’t ask for or know about in many cases, the attorneys general of a handful of states claimed in a lawsuit
WA pays $2M to workers assaulted at psychiatric hospital
A judge has ordered the state agency that operates Washington’s largest psychiatric hospital to pay more than $2 million to four female health workers who were assaulted by a violent patient who targeted women. One of the
Big grants for Clallam County non-profits
OLYMPIA – Clallam County community event organizers scored big in the latest round of State grants from the Department of Commerce. The pandemic relief and recovery grants will provide much-needed support to what’s called “legacy-level” events. Those
Zoë Kravitz is “grateful” 'Pussy Island' brought Channing Tatum into her life
CAMPBELL ADDY for WSJ. Magazine. Zoë Kravitz knew that she wanted her now-boyfriend Channing Tatum to star as the mysterious dark character Slater King in her directorial debut, Pussy Island, even though she had never met him. “I
Who is Harriet Hageman, the Trump-backed candidate running against Liz Cheney?
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In many ways, Tuesday’s GOP primary battle for Wyoming’s at-large congressional seat is a war — by proxy — between former President Donald Trump and someone he deems disloyal. But the former
Newer cars shrink gender disparity in car crash fatalities: Officials
STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The newer the car, the safer it is for women drivers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a new report Tuesday. While the NHTSA’s earlier report, published in 2013, found