Fire officials say a dog reaching for treats turned on a stove and caused a fire that caused some smoke damage to an apartment in Wenatchee. Wenatchee Fire Marshal Mark Yaple tells KPQ it appears that the black Labrador was …
The Rochester, Wash., family of a 3-year-old who died when he was run over by a tractor being drive by his 7-year-old brother is suing a former business partner for failing to supervise the children. The Olympian reports the wrongful …
State officials say construction delays and redesign costs could use up the Highway 520 bridge’s $100 million in reserves and eventually send the project another $128 million into the red, The Seattle Times reported in Saturday’s newspaper. Most of the …
Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is fining four insurance companies for overcharging consumers in Washington state. Kreidler’s office said Tuesday that Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co., Hartford Casualty Insurance Co., Hartford Insurance Co. of the Midwest, and Trumbull Insurance Co. have …
Lawyers say Bellingham has agreed to pay $15,000 to a man who was threatened by a police officer for wearing a holstered gun in the Washington city park. John Laigaie III is a 64-year-old, retired U.S. Army master sergeant and …
In DJ Goldfinger’s office at Stubblefields bar lie multiple stacks of confiscated fake IDs from Washington, Idaho, Arizona and two from the same woman in South Carolina. With overseas companies in China printing fake IDs for minors, Goldfinger said the …
Investigation into the cause of the Skagit River bridge collapse has moved underwater. The Seattle Times reports the National Transportation Safety Board is focusing its investigation on certain pieces of the bridge beams. NTSB officials say they are particularly interested …
About 20,000 Washington residents use alcohol-sensing devices in their motor vehicles. The Seattle Times reports that puts Washington among the top-five states for use of these DUI-prevention devices. Most of those customers come from Washington laws requiring ignition-interlock devices for …
A 39 year old Tacoma woman faces charges on five counts of theft for fraudulently collecting more than $50,000 in workers’ compensation benefits from the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I). According to the Washington State Attorney General’s …
Sheriff’s deputies say a man angry at his neighbors went on a rampage in a bulldozer on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, damaging four homes, knocking one off its foundation, and cutting power to thousands of people. Barry Alan Swegle was booked …