BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A veteran Whatcom County corrections deputy is suspected of smuggling contraband items, including marijuana edibles, to a female inmate at the Whatcom County Jail’s Work Center. Corrections Deputy Christopher Baetz was booked into
AUBURN, Wash. (AP) — Auburn police say a shooting last week that left a 15-year-old girl in critical condition has been ruled an accident. Police responded to the incident last Friday around 7:30 p.m. An Auburn Police
(KONP staff) After a 2-month delay because of unsafe marine toxin levels, the annual commercial Dungeness crab fishery along the entire Washington coast will open at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16. However, recreational crab fishing along the
CLE ELUM, Wash. (AP) — A 51-year-old Washington State Trooper caught in an avalanche while snowmobiling near Cle Elem Lake was found dead Monday night. Trooper Steve Houle went missing Monday afternoon after an avalanche near the
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Washington State University starting quarterback Jayden de Laura has been suspended from the team after his arrest in Pullman on suspicion of driving under the influence. The 19-year-old de Laura was arrested on
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle U.S. Attorney Brian Moran, the top federal prosecutor for western Washington, has announced his last day in office will be Feb. 28. President Joe Biden has asked U.S. attorneys appointed by former President
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Spokane Police Department is looking for the person who painted swastikas on the Temple Beth Shalom building and a Holocaust memorial. Police were alerted Monday morning about the graffiti. The perpetrator was
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Inslee today signed an unemployment insurance bill to help businesses and workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic. It will increase the minimum weekly benefit for unemployed workers starting in July and will