Man gets prison time for sex crimes
A local man who pleaded guilty in July to sex-related crimes was sentenced Thursday in Walla Walla County Superior Court to 14 months in prison.
View ArticleBrothers accused of Pasco teen’s murder appear in court
Two brothers who were arrested in Walla Walla in connection with the murder of a Pasco teen appeared Monday in Franklin County Superior Court.
View ArticleMurder charges filed in shooting at tavern
First-degree murder charges have been filed against the four suspects in last weekend’s gang-related shooting outside a Walla Walla tavern that killed one person and wounded another.
View ArticleMan accused of groping at tasting room pleads innocent
A homeless man pleaded innocent Monday afternoon to groping a woman in a downtown Walla Walla wine tasting room this month.
View ArticleGarfield County jail rapes lawsuit dismissed
A sexual assault victim has lost his civil rights lawsuit claiming Garfield County failed to protect him from multiple forcible rapes by another inmate while he was held in the County Jail.
View ArticleTrial reset in 2013 Walla Walla gang shooting
A new trial date has been set for a suspect in a 2013 shooting in Walla Walla that injured two gang affiliates.
View ArticleJury finds reasonable doubt in gang shooting
A Walla Walla gang member, who was found not guilty earlier this month of a shooting attack last May, was acquitted by another jury Wednesday of riddling a house on Donald Street with bullets last March.
View ArticleKidnap, rape case suspect pleads innocent
A Walla Walla man pleaded innocent Monday afternoon to holding a woman against her will for several hours and raping her last month.
View ArticlePrison ordered for man who injured police officer
A man who injured a Walla Walla police officer during a struggle last month and led law enforcement on a chase along various city streets in a stolen vehicle was sentenced this morning to more than two...
View ArticleTrial set for four suspects in gang shooting at Walla Walla tavern
The four suspects in last month’s gang-related shooting outside a Walla Walla tavern pleaded innocent Monday afternoon in Superior Court to killing one victim and wounding another.
View ArticleAlleged pot cooker to be arraigned
A local man is scheduled to be arraigned next week in Superior Court on criminal charges resulting from a powerful explosion at a residence in June 2014 that reportedly was caused by cooking marijuana...
View ArticleWalla Walla teenager charged in rape case
A 17-year-old youth has been charged with raping a girl in Walla Walla County last month.
View ArticleCharges dropped in March drive-by case
In the aftermath of last month’s acquittal of the primary suspect in a reported gang-related attack on a home last March, the case against a co-defendant has been dismissed in Walla Walla County...
View ArticleGang suspect’s trial on weapons, drugs, sex charges reset
A trial scheduled next week for a suspected local gang member facing weapons, drug and sex charges has been postponed in Walla Walla County Superior Court.
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