Tag Archives: Washington state

Seattle’s Fox affiliate reports: As dozens gathered to raise an LGBTQ+ pride flag at the state capitol Wednesday afternoon, leaders and community members said celebrations need to be matched with action in light of continued challenges. Members of the Washington State LGBTQ Commission were joined by Gov. Bob Ferguson, state supreme court justices and other community members in the annual …

The Associated Press reports: Law enforcement discovered a cache of weaponry and armor, including a machine gun and grenade launchers, along with Nazi paraphernalia during a raid of a home in Washington state, authorities said Tuesday. Derek Sanders, the elected sheriff of Thurston County, said in a Facebook post that the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division asked his office for …

The Roys Report reports: A former Calvary Chapel pastor convicted of child molestation was charged in Washington state on Wednesday with first-degree murder and kidnapping in connection with the death of an 82-year-old grandmother who was entombed under a shed. Jeffrey Zizz, 47, was charged with premeditated first-degree murder and first-degree felony murder, both while armed with a deadly weapon, …

The Yakima Herald-Republic reports: Prosecutors charged an Outlook youth pastor with raping a teenage girl he knew. In addition to five charges each of second-degree rape and third-degree child molestation, Benjamin Felix Guerra, 32, was also charged with three counts of third-degree child rape and a single count of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes, according to a six-page …

Seattle’s ABC affiliate reports: The Fife Police Department is investigating after a suspicious vehicle with no license plate and misspelled, incorrect ICE and U.S. Department of Homeland Security emblems was seen patrolling around a local Ukrainian grocery market on Sunday. The vehicle in question was a black Ford SUV styled to resemble a law enforcement vehicle, with decals stating “ICE” …

Seattle’s Fox affiliate reports: Seattle police have identified three suspects in a hate crime outside an LGBTQ+ bar in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. The suspects involved are 17, 19 and 24 years old, according to police. Detectives have referred hate crime charges to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. The incident happened on Feb. 19 at a bar in the …

The Guardian reports: As the bird flu outbreak continues gaining force in the US, a second company selling raw pet food issued a voluntary recall after cats from two different households in Oregon contracted H5N1 from the tainted meat earlier this month. Two more cats in different households in Washington state have tested positive for bird flu after eating the …

Church Leaders reports: Pastor Gabriel Hardy, 42, who is with Army of the Lord — Ministry of Defense church in Vancouver, Washington, has been arrested for allegedly whipping a 6-year-old child with a belt hard enough to leave bruises and welts on the child’s body. A report from the Clark County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) states that Hardy claimed to be …

The Yakima Herald-Republic reports: A Yakima businessman and former pastor was sentenced Feb. 18 to 30 years in prison for making, possessing and sharing child sexual abuse images. David Roger Franklin, 68, pleaded guilty in October in U.S. District Court to three counts of producing child sexual abuse images and one count each of transporting and possessing child sexual abuse images. …

The Associated Press reports: Three Democratic states sued the Trump administration on Friday over its order to ban federal funding for gender-affirming care for transgender people under 19. Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown filed the federal lawsuit in the Western District of Washington. The attorneys general of Oregon and Minnesota, and three doctors, also joined as plaintiffs. The complaint …

From the Justice Department: A federal grand jury for the Eastern District of Washington has returned an indictment charging Francier Obando Pinillo, age 51, of Miami, Florida, with 26 counts of fraud in connection with running a cryptocurrency scam that defrauded investors of millions of dollars between November 2021 and October 2023. Pinillo was arraigned today at the U.S. District …

The New York Times reports: Twenty big cats, including a half-Bengal tiger and four cougars, died between late November and mid-December at a sanctuary in Washington State after becoming infected with bird flu, according to the facility’s director. “We’ve never had anything like it; they usually die basically of old age,” said Mark Mathews, the founder and director of the …

Courthouse News reports: The Washington state Court of Appeals ruled Monday that Meta intentionally violated the state’s campaign finance law a whopping 822 times, affirming a lower court’s $35 million judgment against the company. “This significant penalty is appropriate for a multinational corporation that intentionally violated our law and, instead of accepting responsibility, sought to gut our best-in-the-nation campaign finance …

The Weather Channel reports: A “bomb cyclone” has become one of the northeast Pacific’s strongest storms on record, resulting in damaging winds across the Pacific Northwest overnight. This storm’s impacts aren’t done yet, however, since it is also hauling in a strong, long-duration atmospheric river to the region, which is likely to produce flooding rain and feet of mountain snow. …

The Associated Press reports: First-term Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez won reelection late Saturday in southwestern Washington state’s closely watched 3rd Congressional District, surviving a rematch with Republican Joe Kent. Two years ago, Gluesenkamp Perez, who owns an auto-repair shop with her husband, came out of nowhere to win the seat, which hadn’t been in Democratic hands for over a decade. …

The Kitsap Sun reports: State Sen. Emily Randall has been elected to represent Washington’s 6th Congressional District, filling an open seat vacated by outgoing Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor. Randall, D-Bremerton, carried 57.3% of the vote in general election, as of Tuesday night. That put her well ahead of State Sen. Drew MacEwen, R-Union. “We did more than win this …

The Associated Press reports: Kamala Harris won California on Tuesday, giving her the largest prize in the presidential election – 54 electoral votes. The outcome in the heavily Democratic state where Harris previously served as a U.S. senator and attorney general was expected. Harris won Washington’s 12 electoral votes on Tuesday, besting former President Donald Trump in a state where …

Seattle’s NBC affiliate reports: Boeing machinists represented by IAM District 751 voted to approve a new contract with the company on Monday, bringing an end to a nearly two-month long strike that paralyzed the company’s jet production and cost them an estimated $1 billion a month. The contract received 59% approval from union membership. This latest contract proposal offers a …

Seattle’s Fox affiliate reports: Governor Jay Inslee has activated some Washington National Guard members to standby and ensure public safety during election week, according to a letter sent Friday. In the letter sent to Major General Gent Welsh of the Washington Military Department, Inslee said the presence of National Guard members is purely a precautionary measure in response to warnings …

The Associated Press reports: Incendiary devices were set off Monday at two ballot drop boxes — one in Portland and another in nearby Vancouver, Washington — destroying hundreds of ballots in what one official called a “direct attack on democracy” about a week before a heated Election Day. The early morning fire at the drop box in Portland was extinguished …