Lying on her back, enormous paws in the air, Laerke the polar bear is being given her annual medical exam. It involves much the same as tests given to humans – blood, urine, heart. The difference? It takes a good half-dozen veterinary staff to turn her over. The recent exam at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington, provided …
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Family of disabled DC man Reggie Brown calls for child suspects in deadly beating to be charged as adults
The family of a 64-year-old disabled Washington, D.C., man who was beaten to death are calling for the three young girls accused of killing him to be charged as adults, as additional details have come to light about how the attack went down. A 12-year-old girl and two 13-year-old girls are behind bars for the deadly beating of Reggie Brown …
Read More »Washington mother accused of killing, stabbing 4-year-old son 16 times: report
A Washington state mother is accused of savagely murdering her 4-year-old son, Ariel Garcia, by stabbing the child more than 16 times, according to court documents obtained by Fox 13. Janet Garcia, 27, is charged with first-degree and second-degree murder, as well as assault of a child. The documents state that she also lied to police about what happened several …
Read More »Officer acquitted in 2020 death of Manuel Ellis in Tacoma is hired by neighboring sheriff's office
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — One of the three Tacoma police officers cleared of criminal charges in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis — a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained facedown on a sidewalk as he pleaded for breath — has been hired by a neighboring sheriff’s office. The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office, based in Olympia, Washington, announced …
Read More »Mayor Bowser directly asked if people should 'feel safe' in DC: 'What's the plan?'
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser was asked on Monday if people should feel “safe” in D.C., as the mayor said crime had come down in the nation’s capital in “all categories.” CNBC host Joe Kernen asked Bowser if his daughter should feel safe in the city. “I’m a nervous person already. So she’s in her twenties. I already worry. She …
Read More »DC suspect tries setting Union Station's Freedom Bell on fire, police investigating
A suspect in Washington, D.C. tried to set the Freedom Bell outside of Union Station on fire, authorities said. D.C. officials confirmed the incident on social media Sunday night. Misinformation online led many to believe that the suspect tried to set themselves on fire, but no injuries have been reported. “An individual attempted to set fire to the bell outside …
Read More »Missing Washington state boy found dead, mother arrested as court documents reveal details
Court records show the grandmother of a missing 4-year-old Washington state boy was granted emergency custody of him after telling a judge that his mother was a threat and was not able to care for him, days before he was reported missing and later found dead. On March 25, Maria Garcia, the grandmother of Ariel Garcia, filed for “emergency minor …
Read More »Seattle-area officials want 'no locks, no cells' for juvenile offenders amid rise in teen crime
Seattle-area leaders are eyeing a 2028 deadline for closing their youth detention center, despite a rise in youth crime. “We know detention is causing harm, we know detention is expensive,” said Celia Jackson, director of criminal legal system transformation at the King County Executive’s Office, KING 5 reported. “It is always the right time to do the right thing.” Protesters …
Read More »D.C. judge's comments on Trump in hush money case ‘inappropriate’ and ‘unseemly,’ experts say
A federal judge from Washington, D.C., is facing criticism for what experts are calling “inappropriate” comments about former President Trump in a media interview as Trump faces a federal trial in the judge’s district. Senior U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton for the District of Columbia appeared in an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Thursday after Trump criticized the daughter …
Read More »We were loving foster care parents until Washington state insisted we violate our faith
In Washington state, political ideology is the state’s litmus test for determining who can be a loving parent.In 2022, we served as foster care parents for just over nine years and decided to renew our license to continue caring for vulnerable kids. But state officials did not want us because of our religious beliefs — beliefs about sexuality and gender …
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