Washington state judge lowers bail for illegal immigrant accused of killing trooper from $1M to $100K
An illegal immigrant accused of killing a Washington police officer in a crash earlier this year had his bail reduced from $1 million to $100,000 by a state judge last week. Raul Benitez Santana, 32, is currently facing charges of vehicular assault and vehicular homicide involving alcohol and drugs in connection with the death of […]
Washington pilot who had gone missing found dead in plane that crashed in forested area
A Washington state pilot who went missing over the weekend has been found dead by search and rescue crews amid crash debris in a wooded area, officials said. Jerry Riedinger, 69, of Issaquah, was found inside a wrecked 2001 Extra Fulkzoukbau 300/L near Humpback Mountain west of Snoqualmie Pass on Monday around 1:30 p.m. I […]
Gas prices increase slightly – Washington Examiner
Gas prices slightly increased from Monday. It’s the first such increase after several consecutive days of prices dropping. According to AAA, the current national average price for regular gas is $3.598 per gallon. On Monday, it was $3.59 per gallon. One week ago, regular gas was $3.612 per gallon. A month ago, it was $3.673 […]
Disband the ICC – Washington Examiner
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, called on Monday for the arrest of Israel’s prime minister for war crimes. In doing so, he hammered another nail into the coffin of the ICC, which predictably has become a force not for a better world but for malevolent international apparatchiks to wield as a weapon against Western-oriented liberal democracies. […]
Finally a presidential debate – Washington Examiner
Voters may have been denied the opportunity to see President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump debate during their parties’ respective primaries, but thanks to some behind-the-scenes negotiations, and bad polls for Biden, suddenly general election debates are on. And voters are better off for it. Just two months ago, when asked on the […]
Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser travels to Las Vegas after Masters taxpayer funded trip
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and her aides are scheduled to travel to Las Vegas on the heels of the Democratic mayor facing intense scrutiny for traveling to the Masters golf tournament with taxpayer funds. Event description Mayor’s public calendar She said she will be attending the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) for an […]
Washington State Trooper Fatally Shoots Man Who Charged At Him With Hammer, Officials Say
A Washington State Patrol (WSP) Trooper fatally shot a man armed with a hammer during an altercation Thursday afternoon, according to a statement. The Trooper was responding just after 4 p.m. to a road rage incident in which the suspect rammed a Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) vehicle on the shoulder of the I-5 […]
Washington DC heads to Las Vegas for another taxpayer funded trip
DC Mayor Bowser, Police Release Update on GWU Arrests Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Department Commissioner Pamela Smith announced on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, that 33 people were arrested after police cleared an anti-Israel camp at George Washington University. Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser She and her aides are scheduled to travel […]
Washington state trooper fatally shoots a man during a freeway altercation, police say
A Washington state trooper shot and killed a man with a hammer after he attacked a state Department of Transportation employee along Interstate 5 north of Seattle, law enforcement officials said. State Patrol troopers responded to a report of a road rage incident on the northbound shoulder of Interstate 5 in Everett around 4 p.m. […]
Reporter’s Notebook: Washington is no longer the center of politics – it’s now New York City
When the U.S. Congress first convened on March 4, 1789, it met at Federal Hall in lower Manhattan. New York was the first seat of the early United States government. A year later, Congress moved to Philadelphia.Lawmakers eventually dropped anchor in what is now Washington, DC. However, given Congress’s recent actions in New York, some […]