Jenna Kochenauer
Deputies: Yakima man stabs brother multiple times
A 64-year old Yakima man is recovering from several stab wounds after investigators with the Yakima County Sheriff's office say the victim got into a fight with his brother.
Deputies say they were called to the 2400 block of S. 66th Ave. in Yakima, WA, Wednesday for a call of a domestic dispute. Yak...
Snoqualmie Pass mountains at high risk for avalanches
SNOQUALMIE, Wash. (AP) - Officials are warning anyone headed to the mountains for this weekend's holiday to take caution as there is a high risk for avalanches.
King County Search and Rescue officials said Wednesday that because of the high volume of snow that has fallen, there's a greater danger of avalanches much earlier in the season than normal...
Umatilla County commissioners fight to keep state crime lab
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - The Umatilla County Board of Commissioners wants to keep the Oregon State Police crime lab in Pendleton.
Commissioners on Wednesday approved a resolution opposing the potential closure of Eastern Oregon's only Forensic Services Division facility...
Recent cold snap didn’t harm wine grapes
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The recent cold weather doesn't appear to have damaged Eastern Washington's 48,000 acres of wine grapes.
Temperatures fell to near zero for several recent nights. That compares to the historical low average for this time of year of 24 degrees...
Carmichael students mourn loss of classmate
Students and staff at Carmicheal Middle School were shocked by the news earlier this week that a 7th grader student from the school had suffered from a stroke and died on December 19th. According to a letter to parents, the boy had a type of stroke called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.
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Police searching for man who attempted to strangle Richland 74-year-old
A Richland woman is at the hospital with neck and arm injuries after police say a friend of her grandson tried to strangle her.
Officers say they are still looking for the man who was invited into the 74-year-old's home off the 200 block of Adams...
Consumer protection case filed in alleged fake porn scheme
SEATTLE (AP) - Add a consumer protection complaint to the criminal rape charges facing a Seattle man accused of posing as a porn recruiter and tricking women into having sex with him.
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Wednesday that he sued Michael-Jon Matthew Hickey under the state Consumer Protection Act and the Commercial Electronic Mail Act, seeking restitution and thousands of dol
Kennewick Police: Three arrested after 17-year-old beat, tied up and robbed
Three suspects sit behind bars after Kennewick police say they were arrested Tuesday after kidnapping a 17-year-old in Kennewick.
Officers say on December 3rd, the boy from Clarkston, WA, was at the Red Lion in Kennewick when three acquaintances picked him up...
UPDATE: Deputies identify Yakima package thief caught on camera
A woman is on the run after deputies say she was caught on surveillance video stealing a package from the front door of a home.
Deputies say the package was stolen about 40 minutes after delivery on Friday Dec. 16th. The homeowners say when they never found the package at the door they contacted the delivery company and were told it was left by the door.
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Walla Walla County moves to ban medical pot operations
WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) - Walla Walla county commissioners have voted to expand a ban on pot business operations to include medical marijuana.
That the commissioners' decision Monday to implement the new ban replaces a moratorium on medical marijuana operations that had been in place since June...