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The home that firefighters and police responded to in the Fox Run manufactured home complex on Thurs., Sept. 12, 2024. Two-year-old Aurora Fernandez was found in cardiac arrest and later died at a hospital from fentanyl poisoning, police said.

Mother whose 2-year-old daughter died from fentanyl poisoning is arrested in Seaside

Mary Elizabeth Jacobo, the woman who fled after her 2-year-old daughter was found in cardiac arrest and later died of fentanyl poisoning, was arrested Tuesday in Seaside, police said. Jacobo, … more

Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 10/9/24

Hundreds of people attended a vigil for Meshay Melendez, 27, and Layla Stewart, 7, Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Esther Short Park in Vancouver, Wash. The gathering was organized by family members, the YWCA and the National Women’s Coalition Against Violence & Exploitation.

‘They were everything to me’: Family mourns mother, 7-year-old daughter as Vancouver killer gets life

A Vancouver man who killed his ex-girlfriend and her 7-year-old daughter and then dumped their bodies on the side of a wooded Washougal road last year was sentenced Tuesday to life behind bars. … more

Zane Sparling / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 10/9/24

Democratic vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, speaks during a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center on October 1, 2024 in New York City.

Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz blows through Seattle area on fundraising trip

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz blew through the Seattle area Tuesday, extracting cash from wealthy local donors at an Eastside fundraiser to spend in swing states that will decide the presidential race. … more

Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 10/9/24

Man set on fire at homeless camp in Thurston County, police say

A 47-year-old man is in stable condition at a regional hospital after Olympia police say he was set on fire at a homeless encampment known as the Jungle. About 1 a.m. Tuesday, police were … more

Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS) | 10/9/24

Man threatened to kill two people in a canoe on Thurston County lake, police say

A 61-year-old Lacey man was arrested Sunday night for threatening to kill two people in a canoe on Chambers Lake, according to Olympia police. Chambers Lake is in both Olympia and Lacey. It is … more

Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS) | 10/9/24

Suspect poured gas on himself, later rammed patrol car, Thurston County sheriff says

A 42-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of six separate crimes Monday evening after he fled from deputies and rammed a patrol car, Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders said. Deputies … more

Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS) | 10/9/24

Man chased down highway, shot after checking on possibly sick woman, Pierce County deputies say

Four people are suspected of shooting a man who was attempting to help one of them near Greenwater, Pierce County deputies said. Pierce County sheriff's deputies were dispatched at 10:15 p.m. … more

Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS) | 10/9/24

A 61-year-old man was found dead from homicide in his vehicle north of Aberdeen last month, the subject of a quiet investigation. (Courtesy photo / GHSO)

Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office investigates homicide after man shot and killed in vehicle

A mid-September call about a vehicle sitting on a turnout north of Aberdeen turned into a homicide investigation that has been quietly running since, after deputies found a 61-year-old man dead from … more

By Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World | 10/9/24

W.F. West tries different lineup, dominates Aberdeen

Roughly 24 hours after putting out a lineup that may resemble what sub-districts and districts look like, the Bearcats cruised by the Bobcats 6-0 on Tuesday night in a rescheduled Evergreen … more