Serving Franklin County, WA
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OLYMPIA – Sen. Mark Schoesler, R- Ritzville, is opposing a bill passed by the Senate Ways and Means Committee last week, 13-10. Schoesler said the Democrat-sponsored "carbon cap and tax" bill would punish state residents and companies. "This is another bill that would punish people and companies, without any proof of even helping the climate," Schoesler said. "The bill is called the Climate Commitment Act, but I'm afraid the only thing it will commit Washingtonians to is h...
OLYMPIA – The Office of Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention was launched March 25 to address community gun violence. It is part of the Department of Commerce and is a “statewide effort to coordinate evidence-based intervention and prevention strategies.” “The office’s work will be directed at the highest risk populations of perpetrators and victims in the highest risk communities,” stated Penny Thomas, a representative of the department of commerce. “The office will focus on community gun violence disproportion...
MESA – A 32-year-old man spent three hours in a pickup near Mesa trying to avoid being arrested on Saturday afternoon. It started with a Franklin County deputy responding to a complaint of the man trespassing on a farm. The suspect was confronted by the landowner and left before the deputy's arrival, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies found him near the intersection of State Route 17 and State Route 260. "During this contact, a deputy was assaulted and a vehicle p...