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October 31, 2018

Videos zooming in on body parts of female students, staff allegedly found on teacher's USB device: reports

A Washington state pastor and educator faced prosecutors Tuesday for allegedly taking indecent videos of female students and faculty without their knowledge, according to court records.  

October 26, 2018

Washington state OKs $19.3M settlement for foster child left blind, quadriplegic after beating

The state of Washington has agreed to settle a $19.3 million lawsuit filed on behalf of an 18-month-old girl whose abuse at the hands of her presumed father left her permanently blind and quadriplegic, according to a Friday statement from a law firm representing the child. 

October 25, 2018

Washington state House candidates, both women, make appeals to female voters

Challenging the seven-term Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers: Democratic candidate Jane Brown, who made history in 2005 as the first Democratic woman to serve as Washington state Senate Majority Leader.

October 25, 2018

Gonzaga warns about ‘potentially harmful’ cultural appropriation during Halloween

October 24, 2018

Washington judge chases down inmates who ran from courtroom, bolted into stairwell

In this judge's courtroom, all must rise but better not dare to attempt to run for it.

October 24, 2018

Dog helped kick Washington couples' meth addiction

The companionship of man's best friend appears to have been what one couple in Washington state needed to break the cycle of a debilitating drug addiction.

October 23, 2018

Washington police chief cleared, reinstated after 'no probable cause' found over sexual assault allegations

The police chief of Washington state's fifth-largest city is back to work after a three-month investigation cleared him of sexual assault allegations, finding no evidence that he even knew his accuser, officials announced Monday.

October 21, 2018

Seattle gun storage law 'eminently reasonable,' judge says in tossing NRA, gun group's lawsuit

A Seattle judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the National Rifle Association and a local gun rights group against a local law that requires gun owners to lock up their firearms when not carrying or using them. 

October 16, 2018

Missing Washington woman may be victim of 'foul play,' police say

Authorities in Washington asked for help from the public on Monday to help find a missing woman who is feared to be the victim of foul play.

October 13, 2018

Thousands of untested rape kits gathering dust on police storage shelves; delay justice for years

Thousands of untested rape kits are gathering dust on shelves in police storage rooms across the country, though the exact number is anyone’s guess. Darin Bolar, a 52-year-old Seattle registered sex offender with an extensive criminal record, is one of these offenders, according to Seattle police.