New State Office of Independent Investigations to investigate first use-of-deadly-force incident
OLYMPIA—The Washington State Office of Independent Investigations (OII) will soon begin its first investigation since the agency was created by the state legislature in 2021 in the wake of national calls for accountable use of force following the death of George Floyd and national riots that followed in the summer of 2020. OII is to […]
Hundreds of ballots destroyed in Vancouver election terror incident
VANCOUVER—The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) along with local law enforcement agencies in both Portland and Vancouver, are investigating fires set in ballot drop boxes early Monday, October 28, that destroyed hundreds of ballots according to Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey. Secretary of State Steve Hobbs is calling the incident an act of “terror.” “We […]