Editor’s Note: This article is part of our “Hidden Washington” series, where we highlight the fascinating places, forgotten history, and little-known stories hiding in plain sight across the Evergreen State. Long before the infamous Roswell incident made New Mexico synonymous with flying saucers, a bizarre story involving mysterious aircraft, falling debris, government investigators and a…
Tributes are mounting after two men were killed when a small plane went down in rugged terrain in Okanogan County during a flight from British Columbia to Idaho. The victims were identified as 61-year-old Nicholas Grachanin, the pilot, and passenger Jim Merik, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. Search and rescue crews discovered…
A Pacific County fisherman diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer is suing the federal government, alleging doctors failed to follow up on warning signs of the disease until it had spread, potentially costing him the chance at curative treatment. Mark Tucker, 56, and his wife, Hollie Tucker, filed the medical negligence lawsuit Oct. 2 in US…
A woman who claims she suffered serious injuries from a pothole outside a Bellingham Walmart is suing the retail giant after her medical expenses reportedly exceeded $105,000. The lawsuit, filed by Bonnie Ellis in Whatcom County Superior Court, accuses Walmart of negligence in connection with a September 2023 incident at its Supercenter at 4420 Meridian…
From Everett to Edmonds, the county’s five highest-ranked districts differ considerably in size, academics, diversity and the communities they serve. For families shopping for a home, school district boundaries can be nearly as important as the number of bedrooms, commute time or mortgage payment. But comparing districts isn’t always simple. A district that stands out…
Skagit County has tulip fields, mountain views, old logging towns — and apparently quite a few residents who never got around to leaving after they died. From the remains of a sprawling psychiatric hospital outside Sedro-Woolley to century-old theaters in Mount Vernon and Concrete, haunted places in Skagit County have accumulated decades of stories about…
Washington House candidate Krista Perez faces a DUI charge with a refusal enhancement after allegedly causing a chain-reaction crash that damaged five vehicles in Tacoma. Pierce County prosecutors filed the charge following her Aug. 11 arrest, according to The Jason Rantz Show on Seattle Red. The refusal allegation concerns a breath test at police headquarters,…
A Thurston County patrol deputy has been fired after an internal investigation found the deputy failed to investigate a woman’s report of domestic violence and falsely documented that she had reported no assault or threats, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office. The woman disappeared under suspicious circumstances two days after the deputy responded to…
The death of a 45-year-old Oklahoma City woman remains under investigation after she and her husband became stranded in heavy snow in the Enchantments, where rescuers found him suffering from severe hypothermia. The woman’s body was recovered and turned over to the Chelan County Coroner’s Office, which said the cause and manner of her death…
When a house is named “Legend,” subtlety has already left the circular driveway. The nearly one-acre River Oaks estate at 4019 Inverness Drive comes with towering white columns, five fireplaces, a wine cellar, an elevator and enough formal rooms to make “casual Friday” feel vaguely inappropriate. It is currently listed for $13.499 million. But this…
