If a neighbor's pet wandered into your yard, would you consider shooting it?
Protecting your home from a vicious animal is one thing... does a 6-month-old golden retriever qualify?
In the case of Evelyn Wade, it goes beyond those questions. Investigators say when she shot a neighbor's retriever that [...]
I remember something my dad used to say when he'd find change lying around. "It all spends the same," he would tell me.
I remember times earlier in my career when I'd count out my loose change and go buy dinner at whichever fast food restaurant had a deal.
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Is the fear of being shamed online and on TV really a deterrent to men who seek out prostitutes?
Also, should people be publicly shamed beyond the shame of criminal prosecution and for which crimes?
Have you've ever taken a look at the language in our state's law banning smoking in public places?
Clearly the spirit of the law is to protect patrons and employees of public establishments from being subject to the ills of second-hand smoke.
What is not clear, are the places [...]
Do you really care what your barista is wearing?
I don't. I love coffee. Good coffee. Personally, I can't imagine going to a coffee stand because the baristas wear skimpy or provocative outfits. Maybe if they sold the best coffee in Western Washington I would.
On the other hand, if my [...]
While on the surface it might appear to some to be a teen prank, it's arguably much more.
In Bellingham the last couple weeks, there have been two crows and two squirrels killed and left on display for neighbors to see. This is not a case of "kids being kids." [...]
As journalists, we often find ourselves in the middle squabbles, skirmishes or debates. We sort through fact and fiction, tell both sides of the story and ultimately let you the viewer decide.
So it was recently, when I reported on the feuding inside Ferndale City Hall. Mayor Jerry Landcastle riled [...]
Attending the memorial services of late Edmonds Police Chief David Stern, I remembered a piece of advice someone once gave me.
Say "thank you."
They are two simple words that mean a lot to people who don't often hear them - police officers, teachers and other public servants. Most of those people [...]
On this Monday April 16th, I find myself in the Skagit Valley to report on a man who disappeared in the Skagit River. He and a friend were on a boat that ran out of gas. After landing the boat on a sand bar, they decided to swim to shore.
While [...]
By now, most of America has seen the video of sailor Bill Hawes surprising his 6-year old son John at school, after returning from a seven month deployment to Iraq. The video struck a chord in this county that continues to resonate.
I was originally scheduled to be there for Bill's [...]
Every time Western Washington gets significant rainfall, the Skagit Valley prepares for flooding. Currently, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is redrawing the flood plain maps for the Skagit River Basin. The earliest renditions of the maps show the 100-year flood mark being, in some cases, 8 feet higher than [...]
Photographer Eric Wold and I have spent the last couple days in a Snohomish County courtroom, where a man accused of a brutal attack on an Everett woman is going through a competency hearing. These hearings allow a judge to determine if a person is mentally fit to stand trial [...]
