Former gang member talks about starting over
Friday May 18 | via KNDO
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Gang violence is an ongoing problem across our region because many impressionable teens do end up joining gangs for friends and security reasons. Comment?
Bus plunges into Vietnam river bank; 34 killed
Thursday May 17 | via The News Tribune
Officials in central Vietnam say a bus plunged into a river bank, killing 34 people and injuring 21 others in one of the country's deadliest road accidents. Comment?
NJ woman admits making, streaming child porn
Wednesday May 9 | via Bellingham Herald
She faces between 15 and 30 years in prison when she is sentenced Aug. 22, and will have to pay restitution to the victim. Comment?
9 jailed in racially sensitive UK sex ring case
Wednesday May 9 | via Bellingham Herald
Judge Gerald Clifton said the men, all of Pakistani or Afghan origin ranging from age 22 to 59, had treated their victims as "worthless," and sentenced them for crimes including trafficking and rape. Comment?
5 killed in avalanche-triggered flooding in Nepal
Saturday May 5 | via Tri-cityherald.com
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Teen claims Houston police beat him, he passed out
Thursday May 3 | via Tri-cityherald.com
A teenager has testified that Houston police officers repeatedly kicked and beat him, causing him to briefly lose consciousness, during his arrest on suspicion of burglary in 2010. Comment?