by Bruce A. Smith
Two unusual traffic accidents on SR 161 in Eatonville have resulted in a hit and run crash that sent one driver to jail and a second accident several days later put a 63 year-old bicyclist into Harborview Hospital in Seattle. In addition, a pick-up truck stolen in Ashford has been recovered in Eatonville. Continue reading
by Bruce A. Smith
Retired FBI agent Nick O’Hara spoke with the Mountain News this week concerning his role in the slaying of Cooper-esque skyjacker, Richard McCoy. McCoy hijacked a jetliner five months after DB Cooper, and used techniques nearly identical to Cooper’s to parachute over the skies of Provo, Utah with $500,000 in a duffle bag strapped to his body. Continue reading
By Bruce A. Smith
Last week, Keith Merz, the brother of convicted murderer Kelly Merz, contacted the Mountain News and shared personal information that he felt was missing from our initial reportage. Continue reading
By Bruce A. Smith
Rob Danno, the former Chief Ranger at Bryce Canyon National Park who gave Margaret Anderson her first ranger job in the National Park Service, has written an account of his whistle blowing activities within the agency. Continue reading
This post comes to the Mountain News courtesy of the Big Bottom Self-Reliant Community, an organization started by our old friends Anuttama and Billy Budd. Last year, the Budds moved to the Glenoma area, east of Morton, in the Cowlitz River Valley, farming ten-plus acres in a fertile section known to the early settlers as the Big Bottom. Continue reading
by Bruce A. Smith
Kelly Merz, 51, has been convicted of First Degree Murder in the shooting death of his roommate, Cori Lewis, on September 11, 20011, the Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office announced this week. Continue reading
Special to the Mountain News
Sarah Scott, chair of the Upper Nisqually Community Forum, announced today that the Ashford area has been hit this week with a series of burglaries. Ms. Scott is also the proprietress of the Cedar Loft Cabins in Ashford. She sent the Mountain News the following reports: Continue reading
Special to the Mountain News
What is one of the first steps required to get 150,000 pounds of fresh, organic produce to local food banks? Plowing the soil, of course! Continue reading
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