Commentary: WSP Chief on Super Bowl Safe Driving
We are entering a time of increased travel on our already busy and sometimes snowy highways over the next couple of weeks. Super Bowl celebrations, Valentines Day dinners, and family getaways over the long Presidents’ Day weekend will bring people together in celebration and good cheer but will also increase traffic on our highways. The […]
WSP 118th Trooper Basic Training Class graduates 47 new troopers
OLYMPIA—The Washington State Patrol (WSP) added 47 newly commissioned troopers to its ranks on March 27 during the 118th Trooper Basic Training (TBTC) graduation ceremony held at the state Capitol Rotunda. Six of the 47 graduates will be assigned to Snohomish County. The graduation marks the completion of more than 1,400 hours of rigorous training, […]
WSP Chief thanks public for outpouring of support for Trooper Seaburg
OLYMPIA—In a press release, Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste shares his appreciation and thanks to the public for their overwhelming support to Trooper Ray Seaburg and his family after a near fatal shooting on February 16. “We are in a dangerous business, but that danger is the price of public safety for the state […]
WSP seeking prosecution of seven additional suspects in I-5 shutdown
OLYMPIA—The Washington State Patrol (WSP) has referred charges for seven additional individuals (3 Males and 4 Females) who played roles in the protest and purposeful blocking of I-5 in downtown Seattle on the afternoon of January 6, 2024, leading to the freeway shutdown. This brings the total number of individuals with referred charges so far […]
WSP seeking prosecution of five protestors who blocked I-5
OLYMPIA—The Washington State Patrol (WSP) has referred charges to the King Couty Prosecutor’s Office for five protestors (3 Males and 2 Females) who played roles in a January 6, 2024, pro-Palestine protest and purposefully block I-5 in downtown Seattle. Charges, including 2nd Degree Criminal Trespass, Failure to Disperse, Disorderly Conduct, and Obstruction have been referred […]
Lynnwood Times travels to Olympia to discuss key issues
OLYMPIA, Wash., February 26, 2023—Lynnwood Times journalists traveled to the state capitol, Olympia, on February 16, to meet with lawmakers, elected officials, and Governor Jay Inslee himself during a visit to the Governor’s Mansion. The day was brought, in part, by the Allied Daily Newspapers of Washington, Washington Newspaper Publishers Association (WNPA), and the Washington […]
