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Fire destroys home in rural area north of Kingston Tuesday
A home in a forested neighborhood outside Kingston was destroyed and the family dog killed in a fire Tuesday morning, according to North Kitsap Fire & Rescue, in an effort complicated by the rural location. A neighbor living about 1,000 feet away saw a black column of smoke in the...
3 men sentenced to life in prison for killing of Careaga family
PORT ORCHARD -- The three men convicted in the 2017 murder of four members of a blended family near Lake Tahuya were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Tuesday morning. Multiple family members of John Careaga, Crystal Careaga, Hunter Schaap and Johnathon Higgins spoke to the Kitsap...
Edmonds and Shoreline Police Search for Suspect in Armed Hit-and-Run Incident
Law enforcement in Edmonds and Shoreline are on the hunt for a suspect involved in a hit-and-run incident that unfolded on Saturday night. The perpetrator is also wanted for eluding capture and a firearm offense, as indicated by reports from local authorities. The individual has been described as an African American male, approximately 5'11" in height and 150 pounds, clad in a green camouflage jacket or sweatshirt coupled with blue jeans.
Woman accused of assaulting toddler on flight from Mexico to Seattle charged
SEATTLE - A woman accused of repeatedly assaulting a toddler on a flight from Mexico to Seattle this month is now facing a misdemeanor assault charge. Breanna R. Mistler, 33, was arrested at Sea-Tac Airport on May 1 after she allegedly kicked and abused a two-year-old child on a Delta flight from Puerta Vallarta.
Scuffle breaks out at University of Washington pro-Palestine protest
SEATTLE - As many pro-Palestine protestors filled up the University of Washington campus, tensions rose as right-wing speaker Charlie Kirk hosted an event at the HUB. The demonstrations came amid escalating conflict surrounding the Israel-Hamas war, which has drawn a gathering of individuals expressing solidarity with Palestine. One of the...
Who kidnapped George Weyerhaeuser?
Here's a look at some of the May historical events in the city and beyond, sourced from state history encyclopedia HistoryLink and local newspaper and agency archives.May 7, 1936: William Dainard was arrested by the FBI in San Francisco for his role in kidnapping George Weyerhaeuser Sr., then a 9-year-old and the son of forestry tycoon John Philip Weyerhaeuser Jr.George was safely returned after his family paid a $200,000 ransom. He lived to be 95."I think that incident forced him to reckon with who he really was at a very young age, and he realized how he could get through it," his daughter, Leilee Weyerhaeuser, told the Seattle Times after his death in 2022.May 7, 1993: Washoe the chimpanzee arrived with her family at Central Washington University's Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute in Ellensburg. Washoe had previously lived with humans, who communicated with her using American Sign Language.Washoe died in 2007, and her remaining family members now live in a chimp sanctuary in Quebec.
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