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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

British primatologist-turned-conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall will mark her 90th birthday next month with a series of talks. Her greatest wish is for people to start thinking more about the environment, she said in an interview last week. But in the meantime, she says she would like the gift of more years “to continue getting the message out.” “We’ve got a …