SEATTLE (AP) — King County Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht has fired a longtime detective for Facebook posts that mocked and endorsed violence against racial justice protesters, notably, a meme that said “All Lives Splatter”. The sheriff found Detective

Seattle (KONP staff) – A 52-year-old Everett man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to four years in prison. TODD PETERMAN-DISHION pleaded guilty in 2019 to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances after being busted

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Legislature has approved a bill to allocate $2.2 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funding and the measure now heads to Gov. Inslee for his signature. Because it has an emergency clause,

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington’s Supreme Court has unanimously rejected a recall effort against the Thurston County sheriff. Resident Arthur West sought to recall Sheriff John Snaza, citing his announcement last June that he would not criminally

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say the drivers of three sports cars, a Lamborghini, a BMW and a Porsche – were cited in Pierce County for reckless driving for racing at speeds topping 100 mph. The three

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Shell Oil Products has paid a $191,000 fine for the release of pollutants from its Shell Puget Sound Refinery north of Seattle. The fine comes via a legal settlement with the EPA

KENT, Wash. (AP) — The Kent sports bar owner who defied a state indoor dining ban as the state’s coronavirus numbers spiked last fall has agreed to pay a $2,400 fine and comply with the state’s guidelines

SEATTLE (AP) — Tim Eyman, whose initiative campaigns have bedeviled state and local governments across Washington for decades, will no longer be allowed to have any financial control over political committees. That’s under a judge’s ruling Wednesday