The personal nature of politics is on display in Washington. Let’s start with the presidential primary, an $11.5 million demonstration of democracy with a very limited impact on deciding who will be the nation’s next leader.
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. Strokes are the fifth leading cause of death in the nation. There were 2,089 stroke deaths in Washington alone in 2014, making it the sixth leading cause of death in the state.
A groundbreaking ceremony for additional trail improvements to the Buckley to South Prairie section of the Foothills National Recreation Trail will take place on June 7, 2016, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Fitzer Mill Site, along Highway 165.
Check out Bonney Lake and Sumner’s 2016 state results in tennis, baseball and track and field.
Officers were on routine patrol when they a family reported a group of kids drinking at the skate park at Allan Yorke on May 23. Officers used binoculars to watch one kid pick up a beer can, start walking away and then return, setting the can down.
On May 21 officers were waived down by a female, who explained she was just in an argument with her ex boyfriend. Officers attempted to locate the ex but could not. Officers contacted the female again, who explained her ex woke her up in her residence and took her dog. The female later observed her ex pooped on the lid of her car.
Officers performed a felony stop on May 14 after a record check on a car revealed the plates were stolen out of Seattle in April. Officers removed the driver from the vehicle and placed him in handcuffs, but another record check revealed he was the correct owner of the car.
Officers were called May 13 to a report of a burglary. The reporting party told officers an unknown person entered the business through the roof, pointing to the broken ceiling tiles around the business.
Officers were called May 11 for a theft report. The officers met with the owner and manager of the business, who provided officers a video of the theft. The video showed a female employee take cash from the till while she was counting the cash.
Officers were called to assist local fire department at a retirement home for an injured and intoxicated female on April 26. Officers made contact with the female, who had a contusion and a fresh laceration above her right eye, where she was bleeding.
Tapps Island is revitalizing the decades-old traditional firework show over Lake Tapps on the Fourth of July. The show has been a mainstay for the Bonney Lake community since the 1970s, but Tapps Island General Manager John Clark said funding for the show has flatlined for the last 10 years and he is worried about the show’s continued existence.
May 5 marked my daughter’s 12th birthday. She passed away several years ago, but we celebrate still. In the heart of tradition, our family gathers ’round. Hands joined. Heads bowed. Tears escape. Prayers whispered. Balloons released. Quiet.
With temperatures rising and summer drawing near, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is reminding campers, hikers and others who enjoy spending time outdoors to leave any wildlife they encounter alone.
