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A local man received a prison sentence in a tax case

Posted on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

(SEATTLE)— The U-S Attorney’s Office in Seattle says a Skagit County man was sentenced to three and a half years in prison yesterday for assisting in the filing of false tax returns.  Kirk Tollefson has the details…

Kirk Tollefson reports


Authorities are asking a driver in a hit and run case to come forward

Posted on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

(SEDRO-WOOLLEY)— It’s been a week since a 56-year-old Sedro-Woolley grandfather died after a hit and run along Minkler Road.

Roger Ballenger’s family and the Washington State Patrol are asking for the driver who hit Ballenger last Wednesday night, January 25th, to come forward.

Ballenger was hit by a full size pickup truck …


Officials are investigating a boat explosion

Posted on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

(SEQUIM)— Clallam County Fire District No. 3, the U.S. Coast Guard and Sequim Police are investigating a boat explosion at the John Wayne Marina in Sequim Tuesday night that seriously injured one man, who was flown from Olympic Medical Center to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle overnight.

Authorities say 78-year-old Keith …


The redistricting plan has received legislative approval

Posted on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

(OLYMPIA)— The Washington State Legislature has approved the state’s redistricting plan.  Kirk Tollefson has more…

Kirk Tollefson reports


Cities and counties may soon be able to impose a gas tax

Posted on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

(OLYMPIA)- Cities and counties could soon be asking voters’ permission to impose a gas tax to pay for paving roads and plugging potholes.

Local governments would be allowed to collect up to 3 cents a gallon with voter approval under bills circulating in the Washington State Legislature to help cash-strapped communities …