Two teenagers arrested in connection with elementary school fire
PUYALLUP, WA – Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of setting off fireworks that caused a second-degree fire inside Karshner Elementary School on July 5. According to Patch, the two teenage boys were playing with fireworks on Sunday morning, July 5, on the southeastern side of the school. The trash can they were...
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UPDATE: Victim identified in fatal pedestrian incident
KENT, WA – The woman who was struck and killed by a semi-truck after she laid down in the middle of I-5 has been identified as 51-year-old Julia A. Villalobos. Villalobos was walking down the southbound lanes of I-5 north of State Route 516 in the early morning of Wednesday, July 8. Washington State...
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Two 12-year-old boys injured in boat accident on Columbia River
GRANT COUNTY, WA – Two 12-year-old boys were injured in a minor accident on the Columbia River on Saturday, July 11, according to YakTri News. One of the boys was at the wheel when their boat collided with a passing ski boat. The impact sent one boy under the vessel, where he was injured...
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Pedestrian hit in crosswalk by suspected DUI driver
RICHLAND, WA – A 44-year-old Richland woman was struck by a suspected DUI driver while using the crosswalk on Monday evening, according to YakTri News. The victim, Christiana Williams, was crossing near SR-240 and Duportail Street when 46-year-old Laura Pickel struck her with her vehicle. Williams was transported to Kadlec with injuries and is...
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Yakima house fire causes severe damages worth $200,000
YAKIMA, WA – A house fire that started in a Yakima home early Sunday morning severely damaged the structure, leaving $200,000 worth of damages in its wake. The Yakima Fire Department responded to a call at a home in the 6600 block of North Glacier Court on Sunday morning around 3:45 a.m., according to...
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Major crash on Interstate 5 at Northeast 145th Street
SEATTLE, WA – Journalist Paris Jackson reported a "major" accident on Interstate 5 at Northeast 145th Street on Tuesday morning, advising motorists to use an alternate route. Traffic Alert! AVOID I-5 SB between Lynnwood and Shoreline to a major crash at NE 145th St. Watching the scene clear now, but the backup remains. Take...
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Breaking: Bothell officer shot and killed after driver fled traffic stop
BOTHELL, WA – A Bothell police officer was killed and a second officer was wounded Monday night after what should have been a routine traffic stop turned into a gunfight. At 9:40 p.m. Monday evening, two Bothell police officers attempted to pull over a vehicle that was traveling west on State Route 522 in...
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