Update: The FBI has now taken command of the search for Travis Decker, the Chelan County father accused of killing his three young daughters before vanishing into the wilderness in June. Sheriff Mike Morrison announced the shift during a press conference Monday, Aug. 25, calling the hunt for Decker one of the most complex and…
A photo that sparked alarm on social media over the weekend of a parachute appearing not to deploy near Snohomish was clarified as a standard safety maneuver, not an accident. See a new, updated article from Puget Press here: Parachute Maneuver Sparking Accident Fears In Snohomish Was Routine Safety Procedure Want more local news? Follow…
Olympia’s Sage Ahrens-Nichols is headed to Fiji, and she’s bringing her persistence—and her quirky sense of humor—with her. CBS revealed the cast of Survivor season 49, and among the 18 players set to battle for $1 million is the 30-year-old clinical social worker, who now calls Olympia home. In her cast introduction, Ahrens-Nichols leaned into…
A stolen car packed with four juveniles led officers on a high-speed chase through Pierce County before deputies used a PIT maneuver to stop it, authorities said. The chase began around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, when a Puyallup police officer spotted the stolen vehicle near 112th Street South and Pacific Avenue South. The car…
A container ship captain was arrested in Seattle after Coast Guard investigators determined he was operating the vessel while intoxicated, officials said. The incident happened Wednesday, Aug. 20, when the captain of the MSC Jubilee IX was taken into custody at Terminal 5. The Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) said the captain’s blood alcohol content…
A man was killed and another injured early Saturday, Aug. 23, when a vehicle fleeing a DUI investigation crashed into a building in north Everett. The wreck happened around 2:30 a.m. on Rucker Avenue near 44th Street, close to the Totem Pole Diner, according to Everett Police. Two men were inside the car when it…
Three days have passed since a 16-year-old Pierce County girl disappeared after stepping outside of her home. Yarelsy Castellano-Chacon was last seen in the 8400 block of McKinley Avenue in Tacoma at around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. The teen went to take the garbage out and did…
A 22-year-old Vancouver man accused of robbing a U.S. Bank branch and fleeing on a bicycle has been arrested, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office announced. Elijah Evans was taken into custody on Thursday, Aug. 21, three days after the robbery at the branch on NE 117th Avenue, as Puget Press reported. Investigators credited a public…
Former Seattle SuperSonics star Shawn Kemp will avoid prison in connection with a 2023 shooting outside the Tacoma Mall. Kemp, 55, was sentenced to 30 days of home confinement in Pierce County Court on Friday, Aug. 22. He must also complete one year of supervised release and 240 hours of community service. Before sentencing, Kemp…
President Donald Trump said his administration would turn its focus to Chicago in its push to clamp down on crime, after deploying federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. Speaking from the Oval Office Friday, Aug. 22, Trump said his next move would be to intervene in Chicago, which he described as…
