July 15, 2024 OKANOGAN COUNTY, Wash. - On July 14, 2024, between 3:00 and 4:00 AM, a man was walking on State Route 17 near milepost 138 (approximately 3 miles north of Bridgeport in Okanogan County). The man was struck by one or more unknown vehicles and sustained serious injuries as a result of the collision(s). …
July 11, 2024 Olympia- National Disability Independence Day is celebrated every year on July 26. According to the Center for Disease Control, up to one in four people in the United States (U.S.) lives with a disability. The U.S. Fire Administration indicates 30 percent of the fire deaths that occurred between 2017 to 2019 involved a…
July 11, 2024 Yakima, Wash. – The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is seeking the public’s help locating any persons who witnessed or stopped at the scene of a serious injury rollover collision involving a black GMC Yukon on Interstate 82 milepost 39 south of Union Gap, WA. The incident occurred on Saturday evening, July 6th, 2024, at…
July 11, 2024 King County: At approximately 4:15pm on July 8, 2024, Washington State Patrol (WSP) communications received a 9-1-1 call from an individual that advised he had just witnessed the driver of a vehicle firing a weapon SB SR 599 near the exit to International Blvd. The witness described the vehicle as a white Mini Cooper…
July 10, 2024 King County: Just after 4:40am on July 9, 2024, Washington State Patrol (WSP) communications received a phone call from a victim advising that a brick was thrown at their vehicle WB I-90 near Rainier Ave. In total, three drivers called and reported being struck in the same area. All three requested phone calls and…
July 9, 2024 Olympia – State fire assistance has been mobilized under the Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan to pre-position firefighting resources in order to respond to potential wildfires. The resources will be staged in Kittitas, Yakima, and Klickitat Counties. These areas have experienced multiple days of hot, dry, and windy conditions and are…
July 9, 2024 King County: At approximately 12:10am on July 8, 2024, Washington State Patrol (WSP) communications received a 9-1-1 call from an individual advising he was shot at approaching the onramp from Columbia to NB I-5. The caller stated they were not injured and would be waiting off the James St. exit for contact. Once troopers contacted…
July 9, 2024 King County: At approximately 2:45am on July 6, 2024, Washington State Patrol (WSP) communications received 9-1-1 calls reporting a serious collision WB I-90 near MP 27. Once troopers arrived, they found a motorcycle rider in lane four who had struck an elk. Further investigation revealed that after the rider struck the elk, they were…
July 5, 2024 Yakima County – State fire assistance has been mobilized under the Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan in support of local firefighters working to contain the Thorp Road Fire located in Yakima County, near the city of Union Gap. Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste authorized the mobilization of state firefighting resources…
July 5, 2024 Chelan County – State fire assistance has been mobilized under the Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan in support of local firefighters working to contain the Balsam Root Fire located in Chelan County, near the city of Wenatchee. Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste authorized the mobilization of state firefighting resources on…