Newly released data from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) shows that marijuana is increasing as a factor in deadly crashes. The number of drivers involved in deadly crashes who tested positive for marijuana increased 48 percent from 2013 to 2014.
The Washington state Supreme Court let the hammer fall Thursday in the McCleary education case ordering the state to pay $100,000 a day and calling for Gov. Jay Inslee to call the Legislature into special session to resolve the issue.
The Sumner School District is conducting a survey soliciting feedback on public needs for information to better align communications as it relates to a future bond referendum. The Sumner School District School Board is considering a bond proposal for the February 2016 election and projects have been identified by the Facilities Committee that address capacity needs and the quality of learning environments.
It was a weekend of records at Emerald Downs Saturday and Sunday. Stryker Phd won the $200,000 Longacres Mile, Grade 3, for the second consecutive year joining a very small clique of three – Amble In, Trooper Seven and Simply Majestic. Sunday was the 80th running of the Mile, which Joe Gottstein, founder of Longacres, began in 1935.
As local schools prepare to open its classroom doors over the next few weeks, Better Business Bureau serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington aims to help prepare students and parents on how not to break the bank with back to school shopping.
Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist has charged Myra Maria Aguilar, 31, with criminal mistreatment in the second degree, endangerment with a controlled substance and custodial interference in the first degree for using methamphetamine during her pregnancy and violating a judge’s order to surrender the infant to authorities. A bench warrant has been issued for Aguilar’s arrest.
The Washington state Supreme Court let the hammer fall Thursday in the McCleary education case ordering the state to pay $100,000 a day and calling for Gov. Jay Inslee to call the Legislature into special session to resolve the issue.
Officers made contact with the victim/reporting party of a theft on Aug.. 10. The victim told officers a bedroom was broken into and several electronic devices were missing. The reporting party also told officers they had a suspect in mind and knew the electronics would most likely be taken to a local pawn shop.
Officers were called on Aug. 8 about financial documents and checkbooks on the rear bumper of a car. While officers couldn’t contact the reporting party, they found the owner of the car, who had earlier collected the documents for safe keeping because they were not theirs.
Officers made contact with a reporting party regarding an inappropriate massage on Aug. 2. The reporting party described the massage as uncomfortable and violating, but stated they were never touched in a sexual manner.
Officers contacted a person at Allan Yorke Park on Aug. 7 who was smoking in a non-smoking area. A records check of the subject revealed they were a registered sex offender. A short time later, officers were alerted to the fact the subject failed to register at their new address, but no warrants were issued for their arrest.
Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist charged Nathen Ryan Terault, 34, with murder for the shooting death of 71-year-old Puyallup-resident Richard Johnson. In addition to murder in the first degree, Terault was charged with robbery in the first degree, 12 counts of assault in the first degree, assault in the second degree, attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle, and unlawful possession of a firearm in the first degree. He pleaded not guilty and is being held in lieu of $5 million bail.
These past few months have been the driest in history, Tacoma Water announced last week, and there is little sign of much rain in the near future. In response to this news, Bonney Lake is encouraging all residents to reduce their water usage for the remainder of the year, especially residents using irrigation meters.
