Last Friday Kingsa McKnight, 34, was sentenced to 343 months in prison for the 2014 beating death of his 3-year-old son. In December 2015, McKnight pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree and assault in the first degree. This was the high-end maximum for the sentencing range.
Officers responded to a report of gunshots on Feb. 14.
Want to find out more about the state’s tax exemptions? Check out the Washington State Department of Revenue.
Public safety agencies across America face the same problems as other employers—finding enough qualified workers. The difference is our safety is increasingly at risk.
Do you have a great idea for improving workplace safety and health, like a new type of training or an innovative design for safer equipment? If so, the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) wants to hear from you and may help fund your project.
February through April is the traditional time for pruning fruit trees. Winter is also a good time to work on ornamental trees because it is easier to determine what needs to be pruned before new leaves begin to grow.
Pierce County News for the week of Feb. 18, 2016.
The agenda and full agenda packet for the February 23, 2016 City Council Meeting are now available to view online.
The Washington Poison center has released its yearly summary of e-cigarette exposure calls. According to the center, e-cigarette exposures were generally lower in 2015 than in 2014, and received a total of 156 calls.
The Federal Trade Commission is filing charges against two groups of suspected diploma mills that charge anywhere from $135 to $349 for a useless high school diploma. Last month, Better Business Bureau Northwest’s Scam Tracker received a complaint from a student who was concerned that an online high school was a scam.
A few years ago, representatives from New York chose to film a PBS documentary in Sumner because our high school was located on Main Street. Apparently, many American communities these days get separated by age. Schools are over there while retirement centers are over here.
“I saw a cat at my coffee shop.” “There’s a small horse in the grocery store.” “Do I have to let dogs into my bakery?” These are the types of questions and complaints we receive from concerned members of the public and business owners about animals inside restaurants and other places where food is bought and served.
More than 17 percent of Washington’s tobacco retailers illegally sold tobacco to minors in 2015, according to the annual Synar Report. Washington’s 2015 retailer non-compliance level is the highest it’s been since the state began tracking in 1997, when the rate was 19.8 percent. If the rate exceeds 20 percent, the state could lose federal funding for drug, alcohol, and tobacco prevention and treatment.
