Serving Franklin County, WA
Serving Franklin County, WA
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The 2021 legislative session will go down in history as a precautionary tale of activist overreach and political capitulation as majority Democrats passed misguided, emotionally driven partisan bills that will put all of our communities in danger. While most would agree that addressing law enforcement training, tactics, and standards in a changing mental health landscape is necessary, the truth is, the pendulum swung much too far this session. Here's what needed to happen....
PASCO — The Washington State Patrol says the number of crashes has increased by drunken driving is down at the Columbia Cup. Trooper Chris Thorson said the four-day weekend brought 32 crashes this year in Benton and Franklin Counties. Eight people were arrested drunken driving. That compares to 20 crashes and 16 driving while under the influence arrests in 2019, he said. Since the Columbia Cup was canceled in 2020, crash and DUI arrest numbers were included in the comparison....