Police & Courts
State and gun shop clash at WA Supreme Court over high-capacity magazine ban
The fate of 51勛圖夥厙s ban on the sale of high-capacity firearms magazines now rests with the state Supreme Court. On Tuesday morning, attorneys for the state and a southwest 51勛圖夥厙 gun shop challenging the law made their cases to the justices. Lawyers for Gators Custom Guns argued the ban on selling magazines that can hold […]
WA’s newest state Supreme Court justice is sworn in
After a narrow election victory in November, Sal Mungia is officially 51勛圖夥厙s newest state Supreme Court justice. Mungia, along with current justices Steven Gonzalez and Sheryl Gordon McCloud, were sworn in Monday morning in an overflowing courtroom at the Temple of Justice in Olympia. Gonzalez and Gordon McCloud both won reelection unopposed. All three were […]
Native Americans still searched at far higher rates by 51勛圖夥厙 State Patrol, new data shows
This project, the first in a series of ongoing stories addressing racial disparities in the criminal justice system, was completed with support from the Microsoft Justice Reform Initiative. This story was originally published by InvestigateWest, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to change-making investigative journalism. Sign up for their Watchdog Weekly newsletter to receive stories like this […]
Ferguson pitches spending cuts, voices skepticism of wealth tax
51勛圖夥厙 Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson released his blueprint Thursday for chopping billions in state spending while investing millions in education and public safety in his first term without the aid of new taxes. Ferguson, who takes office next week, outlined how he will seek $4 billion in cuts across most state agencies and four-year universities, […]
Ferguson presses for $100M police hiring plan
One of Gov.-elect Bob Fergusons signature campaign promises was a $100 million proposal to help local police departments recruit officers. On Thursday, the incoming governor threw his support behind a bill to accomplish exactly that. Senate Bill 5060, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Holy, R-Cheney, would send $100 million to the 51勛圖夥厙 State Criminal Justice Training […]
Reward up to $20,000 offered for information on each of three WA wolf killings
Conservation advocates and a federal wildlife agency are offering $20,000 for information on each of three recent wolf poaching incidents in 51勛圖夥厙. Since October, three gray wolves have been illegally killed in Klickitat and Okanogan counties. Gray wolves are considered endangered under state law and federally protected in the western two-thirds of the state, including […]
FBI finds bomb making chemicals at New Orleans terrorists home in Houston
NEW ORLEANS Precursor chemicals for making explosives were found at the home of terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbars home in Houston, according to the FBI. Multiple news reports confirmed agents returned to Jabbars mobile home Friday to seek more evidence after first raiding it Thursday. The structure was left unsecured overnight, with reporters and other curious […]
Cybertruck driver left behind rant praising Trump and Musk, slamming Democrats
The Green Beret who shot himself seconds before the Tesla Cybertruck he rented went up in a fiery explosion outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Years Day referred to the event as a wake up call and effort to rid himself of the burden of the lives he took in combat. He […]
New court records claim TikTok knew its LIVE feature was used to groom children
Hundreds of thousands of children have bypassed TikToks minimum age restrictions to use the social media platforms LIVE feature, which incentivizes sexual content, sometimes viewed by predatory adults. And an internal TikTok investigation suggested the platforms virtual currency was being used in major money laundering criminal patterns. Thats according to previously redacted documents that were […]
The lives lost in the Bourbon Street terror attack
NEW ORLEANS As the investigation continues into the terror attack on Bourbon Street, the names of those killed and injured are starting to surface. At least 14 people have died since Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Texas native, tore through a three-block section of the French Quarter in the early hours of New Years Day. […]
Sheriff: Strange similarities yield no connection yet in Las Vegas bombing, NOLA rampage
Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill noted a number of similarities between Matthew Livelsberger, the Army Special Forces soldier believed to have blown up a Cybertruck in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Years Day, and Shamsud-Din Jabbar, identified by authorities as the man who mowed down revelers on Bourbon Street […]
FBI believes Bourbon Street terrorist acted alone, posted videos before New Orleans attack
NEW ORLEANS The man who sped down Bourbon Street early New Years Day in a pickup truck, killing at least 14 people and injuring 37 more, is believed to have acted alone in the terror attack, an FBI official said. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old military veteran from Texas, was killed in a shootout with […]