March 14, 2021 West Coast cities erupt in violence on Breonna Taylor anniversary Major cities on the West Coast were among those seeing riots and protests Saturday night as demonstrators marked the one-year anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s death in a police raid in Louisville, Kentucky.
March 13, 2021 Tacoma food bank receives 'truckloads' of donations after burglar steals laptops, touches food, defecates A Tacoma, Wash., food bank said this week it has been receiving "truckloads" of food from the community as police search for a suspect who allegedly stole three laptops and defecated on the floor.
March 12, 2021 Washington state sees first Brazil coronavirus variant case: health officials Health officials in Washington have confirmed the state’s first case of a worrisome coronavirus variant that was first identified in Brazil.Â
March 12, 2021 Seattle police chief warns of 'staffing crisis,' fewer responses as city weighs $5.4M budget cut Seattle’s police chief has warned city lawmakers this week of a potential "staffing crisis beyond mitigation" -- and officers having to say "no to requests for services" -- as they consider slashing $5.4 million from the department’s budget this year.Â
March 11, 2021 Washington man arrested for allegedly stealing 400-pound slide, mounting it to child's bunk bed at his home A Washington man is accused of stealing a 400-pound slide from a playground and mounting it to a child’s bunk bed in his mobile home, police said.
March 11, 2021 Stolen playground slide found mounted to child's bedroom Even fun crime is still crime.
March 11, 2021 Seattle parents outraged as schools, teachers' union delay reopening The first scheduled day of going to school in a year did not go as planned for Seattle parents and students. District officials planned to bring back kindergartners and first graders, but the Seattle Education Association refused.
March 11, 2021 Washington state driver fires gun inside vehicle, striking himself and passenger; taken into custody: report Major traffic backups occurred on Interstate 5 in Washington state on Wednesday after a law enforcement officer struggled with an armed driver, according to a report.
March 11, 2021 Idaho killer Joseph Duncan has terminal brain cancer Convicted killer Joseph Duncan has terminal brain cancer, which will likely kill him before his federal death sentence is carried out, court documents say, according to reports this week.Â
March 9, 2021 Jason Rantz: Why is Biden rewarding scandal-plagued West Coast agency leaders with administration jobs? In the private sector, multibillion-dollar screwups normally earn you a pink slip and industry scorn. In President Joe Biden’s White House, they land you cushy jobs that put American workers at risk of losing economic support at the worst possible time.Â