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Centralia man accused of running drug ring
A Centralia man imprisoned at the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in Connell is accused of leading a drug trafficking operation from behind bars. The Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/11m0rXp ) 30-year-old Forrest E. Amos was the focus of a six-month investigation involving local, state and federal agencies that resulted in arrests or ...
Sprint sues to stop Dish Clearwire buyout
Sprint is suing to stop Dish Network's buyout of wireless data network operator Clearwire. The nation's third-largest cellphone carrier said the proposed deal violates the rights of Sprint and other Clearwire shareholders. Dish has offered to pay $4.40 per share for Clearwire, which has recommended that its shareholders approve the ...
Law student sentenced to 1 year
A Gonzaga law student has pleaded guilty to hit and run and vehicular assault in a case in which he crashed into a bicyclist. 23-year-old Timmy Ngoc Nguyen was sentenced Monday to one year in prison by Spokane County Superior Court Judge Linda Tompkins. The Spokesman-Review says Nguyen was also ...
Wake-up call: Starbucks to post calorie counts
Starbucks has a new way to wake up its customers: showing the calories in its drinks. The Seattle-based coffee chain says it will start posting calorie counts on menu boards nationwide next week, ahead of a federal regulation that would require it to do so. Calorie counts on menus are ...
Camas man sees red over fire hydrant color dispute
Police say a Camas man who painted the fire hydrant in front of his house red became angry about a note from the water department that said it should be yellow, like all the other hydrants in the city. Police say the 54-year-old man who found the note was drinking ...
Boeing nets orders for 102 stretch 787s
Boeing Co. won major orders from five customers for a stretched-out version of its popular 787 Dreamliner jet at the Paris Air Show Tuesday, further evidence of a strengthening market for more expensive long-haul jets. Boeing announced the formal launch of its 787-10 program at the Paris Air Show on ...
Woman at Ferndale barbecue killed by stray bullet
The woman who was hit in the chest by a stray bullet while attending a Father's Day barbecue near Ferndale died Monday at a Bellingham hospital. The Whatcom County sheriff's office says the 23-year-old woman died from her wound. Her name has not yet been released. The Bellingham Herald reports ...
Driver arrested in death of soccer ball dribbler
The driver Oregon police say fatally struck a man trying to dribble a soccer ball 10,000 miles from Seattle to Brazil for the World Cup has been arrested. Scott Van Hiatt, of Neskowin, was arrested Monday on a charge of criminally negligent homicide, said Lincoln City Police Chief Keith Kilian. ...
Bellevue police: Woman found dead in home
Police say that a woman was found dead inside her Bellevue home Monday and investigators suspect foul play. Bellevue police spokeswoman Carla Iafrate says the 35-year-old woman did not show up for work Monday morning, prompting co-workers to go check on her. They found her body inside her home. Iafrate ...
Reward increased in fatal drive-by shooting
A reward for information in the unsolved killing of a 15-year-old Seattle high school student slain in a drive-by shooting has been increased to $34,000. Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound said Monday that's the maximum reward available. Rewards are given for information leading to a suspect's conviction. Molly Conley, nicknamed ...
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