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March 2008
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March 2007 ArchivesBy now, most of America has seen the video of sailor Bill Hawes surprising his 6-year old son John at school, after returning from a seven month deployment to Iraq. The video struck a chord in this county that continues to resonate. I was originally scheduled to be there for Bill's return, but couldn't because of a late-breaking news story. It would have been a reunion of sorts. You see, Bill Hawes and I went to school together. We pla... The call came from a Thurston County Sheriff's Lieutenant: "If you're interested, we've got a human skull in the woods. And we've got search teams in the area." Every time Western Washington gets significant rainfall, the Skagit Valley prepares for flooding. Currently, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is redrawing the flood plain maps for the Skagit River Basin. The earliest renditions of the maps show the 100-year flood mark being, in some cases, 8 feet higher than previously thought! This has created consternation among cities in the Valley. Such changes in flood elevation could mean new businesses ... Photographer Eric Wold and I have spent the last couple days in a Snohomish County courtroom, where a man accused of a brutal attack on an Everett woman is going through a competency hearing. These hearings allow a judge to determine if a person is mentally fit to stand trial for the crime of which they are accused. The attorney representing the accused, Anthony Viscussi, says his client suffers from psychosis and has a long history of drug us... As a Bureau Chief, the day starts early. We find our own stories; I usually start looking around 7:30. Sometimes it's easy, and they come fast. Sometimes it's not, and it's the deadline to find a story that seems to come fast. ... |
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