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SEATTLE – Despite an ethics complaint and overcoming thousands of affidavits of complaining witness earlier this year for his involvement in anti-gun Initiative 1639, State Attorney General Bob Ferguson is again taking aim at firearms. On Thursday, Ferguson has announced that he will push for more anti-firearm legislation to be introduced during the Legislative session that begins Jan. 13. Ferguson said he wants legislation to limit magazines and clips to a maximum of 10 b... Full story
SEATTLE – The judge who issued an injunction on Initiative 976 will hear a motion from measure sponsor Tim Eyman to have State Attorney's Office attorneys removed from the case. Eyman is organizing a pro-I-976 and anti-Attorney General Bob Ferguson rally at 8:45 a.m. outside the King County Superior Court Judge Marshall Ferguson's courtroom, E-713, in the county courthouse, 516 Third Ave. The hearing will take place after the rally. The measure was approved by 52.99% of v... Full story
CHENEY -- Police investigators are looking into possible links between "numerous" reports of damage to vehicles that took place overnight, Dec. 9-10. One of those occurred on Buena Vista Street across from the Garden Manor Apartment complex in which not only was damage done to both windshields but the "N" word was spray-painted on the vehicle in what could be a possible hate crime. Read the Dec. 12 issue of the Cheney Free Press for more information. John McCallum can be reached at [email protected]... Full story
CHENEY -- Police have stopped a motor home that was the subject of an Amber Alert out of Seattle earlier today (Dec. 10). The suspect vehicle, a 28-foot, tan 1992 Bounder motor home with license plate number BPP8654, was pulled over by police at an old gas station at the corner of 1st and I streets. The vehicle was reported driven by 42-year-old Nicholas Antonie, who along with his wife Crystal allegedly abducted their four children in defiance of a judge's order to turn them... Full story
MEDICAL LAKE — The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is warning people to keep their vehicles locked. According to a Monday press release, the Sheriff’s Office acknowledge recent reports of vehicle prowls in and around the City of Medical Lake, and asked citizens to report suspicious activity and to ensure their vehicles are locked after all valuables have been removed. “Almost all of the reported thefts in the last few weeks occurred on vehicles that were unlocked,” Spokesman...
TACOMA – Initiative 976 sponsor Tim Eyman is calling on supporters to pack a meeting Tuesday as the elected Pierce County Council considers intervening in a lawsuit over the measure. The meeting is at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, in chambers at 930 S. Tacoma Way (10th Floor). Eyman, now a candidate for governor, suggests arriving early to sign up to testify on the measure, which generally caps car license tabs and taxes to $30 for non-commercial vehicles. King County Superior C...
CHENEY – The local Kiwanis Club and the Gardeners of Cheney are sponsoring the second-annual Christmas lights contest to recognize the city’s best residential holiday lighting display. Nominations are being sought for the home with the best holiday decorations in Cheney, with the winner receiving a$25 gift certificate from Jarms Ace Hardware. As with both organizations spring through fall “Yard of the Month” contest, the home awarded best decorated isn’t subject to any specific rules other than each individual’s sense of wh... Full story
ELK – State officials say three wolves from Eastern Washington have been tracked out-of-state. According to state Department of Fish and Wildlife wolf report released Monday, Wolves from Stevens and Pend Oreille counties have been tracked to British Columbia, Idaho and Montana. All three wolves had been previously captured and outfitted with satellite-tracking system collars, officials said. A wolf from the Carpenter Ridge Pack, which generally lives along the Stevens-Pend O...
MEDICAL LAKE — Employees of Bruchi’s restaurant made an unfortunate discovery when they entered the restaurant Thursday morning. “Our safe was gone,” Manager Roy Garcia said in a telephone interview Friday. The burglary was conducted through the restaurants drive-up window based on the shattered glass Garcia found on the restaurants floor. The Spokane County Sheriff’s Department was contacted, the building checked and an investigation launched according to Sheriff’s... Full story
The following Medical Lake High School athletes were named to the Northeast A all-league teams for fall sports Football Kolby Wren Mason Hammond Girls soccer Camelia Burdjuan Vollyball Amblessed Okemgbo Cross country Paige Headrick Jenna Castro Reid Headrick Allison Payne Victor Long Quintin Collins Jeremiah Windle Benjamin Henry Angel Mendez...
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