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Wash. State Man Arrested Following Ricin Scare
A 37-year-old Washington state man was arrested Wednesday in a case involving the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. Authorities say one of the letters was sent to a federal judge. (May 23)
FBI arrests suspect in Wash. state ricin case
The FBI has arrested a suspect in a case involving the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin and says investigators are working "around the clock" to address any remaining risks. The U.S. attorney's office for Eastern Washington had no comment on whether additional charges might ...
Ore. officer arrested at Wash. home in assault
A suburban Portland police officer already accused of food stamp fraud has been arrested by SWAT officers at his Vancouver, Wash., home in connection with the sexual assault of a 5-year-old child. The Oregonian says (http://is.gd/bIYxLx ) 33-year-old Christopher Warren was arrested Wednesday. He was booked into the Clark County ...
Young woman wounded in Renton, Wash. shooting
A young woman caught in gunfire at a Renton, Wash., park reportedly suffered gunshot wounds to the torso Wednesday night. KING-TV reports the victim was in serious condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Police responded to Liberty Park after receiving reports of gunfire. Witnesses say an argument involving several ...
Steve Powell won't leave prison Thursday
The father-in-law of missing Utah mother Susan Powell won't be released from prison Thursday, the Washington state Corrections Department said. Steve Powell has been serving time on voyeurism charges for secretly recording images of young neighbor girls. He was sentenced in June 2012 to 2 1/2 years in prison. May ...
37-year-old man charged in Wash. state ricin scare
A man was arrested Wednesday in a case involving last week's discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. A grand jury indictment accuses Matthew Ryan Buquet, 37, of mailing a death threat to U.S. District Judge Fred Van Sickle in Spokane on May 14. A search ...
Winning numbers drawn in 'Powerball' game
The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 09-31-35-41-57, Powerball: 26 (nine, thirty-one, thirty-five, forty-one, fifty-seven; Powerball: twenty-six) Estimated jackpot: $40 million ___ Online: Multi-State Lottery Association: http://www.powerball.com/
Seattle bank robber fires shot
Police say a robber fired a shot during a bank hold-up Wednesday in south Seattle. No one was injured. Nearby schools are sheltering students in place while police look for the suspect. He's described as a man in his 30s wearing a curly wig and sunglasses and a brown rain ...
Amid immigration reform, calls to change asylums
As Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open the asylum process for thousands of more people who flee persecution in their home countries. The Senate version of the immigration bill, which passed out of the Judiciary ...
Washington man convicted in Juneau woman's death
A Washington state man convicted of murdering a Juneau woman is scheduled to be sentenced next week. Jacob Andrew Mommer, 20, returns to court May 31 for the hearing on the January 2012 slaying of Ashton Ericka-Marie Reyes, the Juneau Empire reported (http://bit.ly/13IxjWY ). A jury earlier this month convicted ...
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