Suspect turns himself in fatal hit-and-run of Jeff Woods
MUKILTEO — David Hector Garcia Flores, 38 of Everett, was booked into the Snohomish County Jail on Friday in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed Jeff Woods, a Mukilteo father of seven earlier this week, according to Washington State Patrol (WSP) and jail records. According to WSP, Flores turned himself in on Friday, […]
Kenmore man, 21, dies in multi-vehicle crash on I-5 near Everett Mall Way
EVERETT — A 21-year-old Kenmore man died Tuesday when the motorcycle he was riding struck several vehicles on southbound Interstate 5 near Everett Mall Way, the Washington State Patrol (WSP) announced. WSP listed the cause of the collision as speed, and it was unknown whether drugs or alcohol were involved. Blake W Frenick was pronounced […]
Man discharges firearm in road rage incident east of Everett
EVERETT—A man discharged his firearm after a reported road rage incident that took place just east of Everett Wednesday evening on the West End Trestle. According to Washington State Patrol, two vehicles were traveling southbound on Interstate 5 around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22, taking the ramp to Eastbound US2. An unknown altercation occurred […]
WSP seeking witnesses to an injury hit-and-run collision in Mill Creek
MILL CREEK – The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is actively investigating an injury hit-and run collision that occurred at 1:56 a.m. on June 25, 2026, on westbound State Route 96 near Dumas Road/Elgin Way SE. A silver/grey late 90s, early 2000s Chevrolet Tahoe style vehicle with an unknown license plate was westbound on State Route […]
Operation Guardian nets 21 arrests in Snohomish County related to exploitation and sexual abuse of children
EDMONDS — Twenty-one individuals were taken into custody in Snohomish County over the last week during a multi-agency operation dubbed “Operation Guardian,” for allegedly sexually abusing and exploiting children, the Washington State Patrol announced in a news release Tuesday. Operation Guardian was spearheaded by the WSP’s Missing and Exploited Children Task Force (MECTF), a Washington […]
Man arrested after shattering windows at WA Capitol, authorities say
OLYMPIA [Jerry Cornfield]—Authorities arrested a man early Thursday after he allegedly broke several windows of the Washington state Capitol in an unsuccessful attempt to break in. Using rocks and his fists, the man, described as heavily intoxicated, attempted to knock out windows on the first floor of the west side of the Legislative Building. But […]
Head-on collision on US-2 near Monroe kills three, injures one
MONROE—Head-on collision early Saturday morning approximately two-and-a-half miles east of Monroe on US-2 leaves three dead and one injured, WSP reports. Shortly after midnight on April 18, a black 2015 Cadillac SRX driven by Jose Herandez-Ibanez, 26 of Tacoma, heading westbound on US-2 collided head-on with a black 2004 Dodge Dakota, heading eastbound driven by MaryAnne […]
COMMENTARY: Fixing the hidden clogs in our justice system
When we talk about public safety in Washington, the conversation rightly begins with the men and women in blue. The crisis in recruitment and retention of law-enforcement officers remains a paramount concern; we cannot have safety without a proactive presence on our streets. However, a mission isn’t completed just because the first phase is successful. […]
WA Senate approves new bill lowering drunk driving limit to 0.05% BAC
OLYMPIA [Jerry Cornfield]—Washington took a major stride Wednesday toward slashing the state’s legal limit for driving drunk. A divided state Senate voted 26-23 to approve legislation to reduce the maximum allowable blood alcohol concentration for drivers from 0.08% to 0.05%. If it makes it through the House and into law, Washington would join Utah with the toughest […]
Ferguson may have broken ethics laws allowing ex-adviser to fly on state plane
TUMWATER [JERRY CORNFIELD]—Washington Governor Bob Ferguson likely violated state ethics laws by allowing his former top adviser, Mike Webb, to travel with him on a state plane to the Tri-Cities last summer, the state Executive Ethics Board ruled Friday, January 9, 2026 (Case No. 2025-061). In a unanimous vote, the board concluded there was “reasonable […]
