If you only watched the TV news and read newspapers, you’d think crime was out of control. The truth is, crime has been on the decline in Washington state for…
Is crime up or down in Washington state?
Tag: public safety
Oil-trains: Tragedy just a derailment and spill away
Oil-train disasters rain crushing, nightmarish blows on communities crisscrossed by these needed but potentially lethal loads. Very recently, tank cars carrying crude oil on tracks 12 miles from downtown Lynchburg,…
State patrol: move over for emergency vehicles
It’s a rule of the road: slow down and move over when passing emergency vehicles parked on the shoulder. State troopers will be looking for drivers who don’t follow that…
Police enforcing state law against Texting While Driving
For years, police and traffic safety experts have said texting while driving can be as deadly as drunk driving. Police across western Washington are driving that message home, with a…
Reform will protect victims of domestic violence
Most murders don’t happen because some genius serial killer is stalking the streets of Seattle or Spokane. Police and prosecutors know that homicide victims usually die at the hands of…