• Driver wanted in fatal 2016 Whatcom County crash confirmed dead in Guatemala, WSP says
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    Driver wanted in fatal 2016 Whatcom County crash confirmed dead in Guatemala, WSP says

    May 28, 2026 - By 

    Luciano Ailon-Garcia was wanted after a 2016 crash that killed Georgianna James and injured another passenger. WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — A man wanted in connection with a 2016 Whatcom County crash that killed passenger Georgianna James has been confirmed dead in Guatemala, according to a Wednesday release from the Washington State Patrol. Luciano Ailon-Garcia was wanted for vehicular homicide, hit-and-run death and vehicular assault after the Aug. 28, 2016, crash on Pole Road, WSP said. Investigators said Ailon-Garcia was driving a Ford Explorer on Pole Road about 5 a.m. when he failed to make a left-hand curve while traveling at…

  • Fight over Seattle's clothing-optional beach reaches King County courtroom
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    Fight over Seattle’s clothing-optional beach reaches King County courtroom

    May 28, 2026 - By 

    A bench trial over the future of Denny Blaine Park, Seattle’s clothing-optional beach on Lake Washington, got underway on Wednesday. SEATTLE — A bench trial over the future of Denny Blaine Park, Seattle’s clothing-optional beach on Lake Washington, got underway on Wednesday in a King County Superior courtroom. A judge will decide the next steps for the park after hearing competing claims about nudity, public safety, and the rights of community members who say the space is irreplaceable. This story continues below. “The plaintiffs are asking this court to close Denny Blaine Park. Denny Blaine Park should…

  • "A true victim": 16-year-old shot and killed in Pierce County
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    “A true victim”: 16-year-old shot and killed in Pierce County

    May 25, 2026 - By 

    Law enforcement asked anyone in a 3 mile radius to provide information. TACOMA, Wash. — Pierce County Sheriffs deputies responded to reports of a seriously wounded person in the 10200 block of S Sheridan Avenue in Parkland around 7:13 p.m. Sunday. The victim, a 16-year-old boy, suffered a gunshot injury. Medical responders performed CPR, but he died at the scene. According to Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputy Carly Cappetto, the boy was walking with his girlfriend, also 16-years-old, when a vehicle drove up and surprised them. The occupant robbed the boy of some jewelry and then shot him, Cappetto said. “We…

  • Gunfire, collisions in Chelan County injure 3 people, including teen, Saturday evening
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    Gunfire, collisions in Chelan County injure 3 people, including teen, Saturday evening

    May 25, 2026 - By 

    The collision and gun violence were unrelated incidents. CHELAN COUNTY, Wash. — Two unrelated incidents in Chelan County Saturday evening left one person dead and three people injured, including a 17-year-old, according to state highway and law enforcement officials in the region. Gunfire injures teen in downtown Chelan Around 10:20 p.m. May 23, a deputy with the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office heard gunfire near the Chelan Riverwalk Park while on patrol on nearby South Emerson Street and East Wapato Avenue. Officers responded to the scene. Upon arrival, deputies found a 17-year-old suffering from a gunshot wound to the lower…

  • Two accused of shooting, killing man in Moses Lake five years ago arrested in Grant County
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    Two accused of shooting, killing man in Moses Lake five years ago arrested in Grant County

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    Grant County Sheriff’s Office said new information in the five-year-old murder case led to the arrest of two, who were teenagers at the time of the alleged crime. MOSES LAKE, Wash. — Grant County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) said their deputies arrested two people in connection to the 2021 shooting death of Kristopher Vincent. According to GCSO, investigators charged Melquiades Manuel Benavidez of Moses Lake and Gilberto Sanchez Medina of Mattawa with first-degree murder and drive-by shooting. This story continues below. GCSO investigators said Sanchez and Benavidez were driving along Airway Drive NE on May 26, 2021, they…