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Tension rises over school funding, taxes in Olympia

11 hours ago | mynorthwest.com | Frank Lenzi

Tensions ran high in Olympia on Wednesday as the legislative session neared its end. The bill would have allowed the current 1% cap on property taxes to be lifted as high as 3%. However, according to the Center Square, Rep. Steve Bergquist, D-Renton, the bill’s sponsor, added an amendment removing the bill’s sections on the growth limit. “This undoes a wrong from seven years ago, where, without a requirement from the court, a billion dollars was cut from local schools,” he said.
FBI investigates laser crimes at Washington airports

12 hours ago | mynorthwest.com | Frank Lenzi

The FBI is working to stop a surge of laser-pointing incidents involving airplanes in the Seattle and Spokane areas. (Photo by Anda Chu/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images) (Photo by Anda Chu/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images) Share The FBI is working to stop a surge of laser-pointing incidents involving airplanes in the Seattle and Spokane areas.
California man sentenced in human smuggling scheme

13 hours ago | mynorthwest.com | Frank Lenzi

A man whom federal prosecutors describe as a mid-level manager in a northern border smuggling ring has been sentenced to five months in prison. Authorities said the group was connected to two smuggling episodes in November and December 2023. Rajat is a California resident and a citizen of India.
Former JBLM soldier sentenced to life in prison for murder of Redicab driver

14 hours ago | mynorthwest.com | Frank Lenzi

TUKWILA, Wash. — The trial for former JBLM soldier Jonathan Kang Lee began and ended in one day Wednesday, as he was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Redicab driver Nick Hokema. “This doesn’t bring him back. It doesn’t complete that family picture….but he got some justice,” Hokema’s fiancé Nicole Sharkody said. Sharkody has been following this case from the get go.
Young man dead, dozens of shots fired in Spanaway

15 hours ago | mynorthwest.com | Frank Lenzi

A man was found dead and neighbors report 20-30 shots in Spanaway Wednesday night. (Photo courtesy of Pierce County Sheriff's Office) (Photo courtesy of Pierce County Sheriff's Office) Share A young man was found dead Wednesday night after dozens of shots were fired in Spanaway, authorities said. Neighbors began reporting gunfire at 10:36 p.m., according to a news release from the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office.
Former Morton clerk-treasurer accused of stealing nearly $1 million

1 day ago | mynorthwest.com | Frank Lenzi

The former clerk-treasurer for the city of Morton in Lewis County is accused of stealing nearly $1 million from the city over nine years. Tamara Clevenger faces a federal wire fraud charge. She served as the clerk-treasurer for Morton from 2012 to 2022. In 2024, the Washington State Auditor “uncovered years of embezzlement totaling $937,584,” according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office Wednesday.
Seattle police release photos of motorcycle after fatal hit-and-run

1 day ago | mynorthwest.com | Frank Lenzi

Seattle police release photos of motorcycle after woman dies in South Seattle hit-and-run. (Courtesy Seattle Police Department, via KIRO-7) (Courtesy Seattle Police Department, via KIRO-7) Share One of the two people hit by a motorcycle at busy Seattle intersection last Friday has died from her injuries. On Wednesday, Seattle police released photos taken by a Metro bus, showing what they described as a 1988-1999 Honda Goldwing GL1500.
Man threw keg, groped women in 'violent ruckus'

2 days ago | mynorthwest.com | Frank Lenzi

A Seattle Police Department patch is seen on an officer's uniform, July 17, 2016, in Seattle. (File photo: Ted S. Warren, AP) (File photo: Ted S. Warren, AP) Share A man has been arrested after Seattle police say he caused a “violent ruckus” in a tavern in Capitol Hill early Tuesday morning—where he allegedly threw a full keg and groped women. The Seattle Police Department (SPD) said the 41-year-old also hurled a beer bottle at a bartender.
Woman dies after hit-and-run involving a motorcycle in South Seattle

2 days ago | mynorthwest.com | Frank Lenzi

(Photo: Seattle Police Dept.) (Photo: Seattle Police Dept.) Share Two people were injured in a hit-and-run collision involving a red motorcycle in South Seattle Friday evening. A 57-year-old man was transported to a hospital in stable condition. A 60-year-old woman suffered significant head trauma and died at the hospital, according to the Seattle Police Department.
Local woman recounts meeting Pope Francis

2 days ago | mynorthwest.com | Frank Lenzi

Vivian Shannon, executive director of the Seattle based Fulcrum Foundation, had a private audience with him during a retreat in Rome last November. (Photo courtesy of the Fulcrum Foundation) (Photo courtesy of the Fulcrum Foundation) Share A local woman is remembering her experience of meeting Pope Francis. Vivian Shannon, executive director of the Seattle-based Fulcrum Foundation, had a private audience with him during a retreat in Rome last November.