Former Tacoma Police officer sues city, Washington state in $47M defamation suit
One of three Washington state police officers acquitted in the 2020 death of Manny Ellis has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against city and state officials, alleging he was wrongly accused of criminal and racist misconduct. Ellis, a black man who was left face down on the sidewalk as he was shocked, beaten and begging to […]
Pope Francis: Political enigma – Washington Examiner
There are two things that Pope Francis’s recent interview with 60 Minutes made clear: He is a complicated figure who cannot be easily boxed into a specific ideology, and the media likes to paint him as someone he is not. The interview, which was conducted by Norah O’Donnell, is a fascinating window into the thinking […]
Judge drastically reduces bail for illegal alien accused of killing Washington state trooper
An illegal immigrant accused of causing a car crash that killed a Washington state police officer had his bail significantly reduced, thanks to his lawyers arguing that he was not a flight risk. The case involves Raul Benitez Santana, a 33-year-old Mexican national who has been in the United States illegally for more than 10 […]
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 […]