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Here's What Bath Salts Guy Looks Like Today [NSFW] [PHOTO]

Todd Lyons — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:46:50 +0000

Remember about a year ago when some guy got his face eaten half off by some dude high on bath salts? (If not, click here) As it turned out, 66 year-old homeless man Ronald Poppo had his face nearly gnawed off by a man high on marijuana. Regardless, the victim has become known as “Bath [...]

Yakima To Purchase New Cop Cars

Todd Lyons — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:35:07 +0000

Yakima City Council unanimously passed an ordinance that would set the wheels in motion to purchase $4.7 million in new patrol cars to increase YPD’s visibility and deter crime. Yakima City Manager Tony O’Rourke pushed for the plan, saying it is the cheapest way to make the city safer.

Hero Dad Goes Out to Buy Daughter Ice Cream, Winds Up Stopping Robbery

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:11:44 +0000

A good dad has proven to be an even better Good Samaritan. Frank Ventola ran out to the supermarket in Denver to pick up some ice cream for his daughter last weekend, only to single-handedly stop a man trying to rob Vicodin from the store’s pharmacy. Ventola was on the hunt for coffee ice cream [...]

Charles Ramsey "Dead Giveaway" Top 5 Covers

Todd Lyons — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:38:08 +0000

O.K., I’ll admit it. I’m addicted to the autotune of Cleveland kidnapping hero Charles Ramsey. I hummed it all weekend long. And just when I didn’t think it could be anymore epic, I stumbled across a number of cover versions of the tune. Here are my Top 5: 5.) A darker, more somber acoustic guitar [...]

Jodi Arias Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder

Todd Lyons — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:32:26 +0000

BREAKING NEWS: In one of the more sensational trials in recent memory, a jury in Phoenix found Jodi Arias guilty of first-degree murder in the slaying of her former boyfriend Travis Alexander. The jury next must decide whether Arias, who choked back tears as the verdict was read, deserves the death penalty or life in [...]

Yard Sale to Benefit Slain Selah Toddler

Todd Lyons — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:47:12 +0000

Our news partner KNDO-TV posted this story about a yard sale going on today and tomorrow to benefit 23 month-old Sadie, who was tragically slain a week ago. She was to turn two years old on May 15th.

Boston Marathon Bombers: One Suspect Captured; One Dead [UPDATED]

Chris Chaberski — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:20:23 +0000

The second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing has been captured. Dzokhar Tsarnaev was taken into police custody Friday night -- five days after the bombing that left three dead and left more than 100 injured, police said. The 19-year-old was apprehended after a manhunt that began Thursday night with the fatal shooting of an MIT officer and extended into the evening hours on Friday.

Major Police Operation Underway in Boston Suburb [UPDATED]

Townsquare Staff — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:30:29 +0000

6:55 AM ET: The AP is reporting that the suspects are from Chechnya, and have lived in the US for at least one year. The surviving Boston bomb suspect has been identified as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge, Ma. NBC News is reporting that both suspects are brothers. Sources say that the men may have military experience, according to law enforcement officials.

6:30 AM ET: CNN is reporting that officials are worried that the suspect who remains at large could have explosives on his body. An official tells the network that the suspect killed overnight had explosives on his body. As a result, city officials have suspended all public transportation for the time being. Those in Watertown and the surrounding neighborhoods are being urged to shelter in place until further notice. Many colleges have cancelled classes for the day. Businesses are being told not to open.

How to Break 15 Laws in 33 Seconds

Todd Lyons — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:22:54 +0000

If you know me at all, you know my great disdain for the "Nanny State." This is manifest in laws passed to protect us from ourselves (see: New York's ban on large sodas)

To prove that there are so many laws on the books, I present the following video that shows how little effort it would take to be a criminal multiple times over throughout the course of a day.

Man Claims Stolen Beer Is His Weener

Mike Adams — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 18:53:09 +0000

In a wicked world of dishonest boozehounds and ripple junkies, one should never be too surprised by the size of the cojones on these shifty characters; that is, unless the bulge in their pants carries a striking resemblance to a couple cans of beer. At that point, you can rest assure that you are being ripped off.

Washington State Jail Guard Trades Cookies for Sex with Inmate

Todd Lyons — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:16:32 +0000

A former Snohomish County corrections deputy has been charged with providing homemade chocolate chip cookies in exchange for sexual favors from a female inmate. 58 year-old Abner Canda was been put on administrative leave in January after video surveillance corroborated the story of a 22 year-old inmate who said she was “ashamed for my actions. [...]

Drunk Woman Takes Off Pants, Flees Cops In Toy Truck

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:25:37 +0000

Jamie Craft of Jonesboro, Arkansas has herself quite a Tuesday.

The 28-year old kicked of her midweek adventure by getting good and drunk and crashing her Trans Am into the side of a mobile home. Mind you this was a proper, adult sized Trans Am, which becomes important later in this tale and also made what she did a pretty serious crime.

13 Pounds of Marijuana Found in the Trunk of a Yakima Man's Car During a Traffic Stop

Associated Press — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:47:06 +0000

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State Police say they found 13 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of a car driven by a Washington state man near Klamath Falls. The driver, Samuel Alcalan of Yakima, Wash., was cited and released. One of his passengers, Mario Serrano-Lopez, of Wapato, Wash., was booked in the Klamath [...]

School Suspends Boy, 7, For Biting Pastry into Shape of a Gun

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:27:22 +0000

The issue over guns in our schools has taken on a very strange twist in one Maryland school. A second-grader at Park Elementary School in Baltimore was suspended for two days after his teacher claimed he saw the seven-year-old bite his breakfast pastry, i.e., Pop Tart into the shape of what appeared to be a [...]

"Tanning Mom" Did Not Endanger Her 5 Year-Old

Todd Lyons — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:53:11 +0000

Patricia Krentcil, infamously known as "the tanning mom" for taking her five-year-old daughter into a tanning bed, did not endanger her child.
At least, according to a grand jury that refused to indict her of those charges in New Jersey on yesterday.

Las Vegas Strip Closed for 15 Hours Following Shooting That Ended in Fatal Fiery Car Crash

Jordan Dawson — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:34:01 +0000

A shootout that ended in a car crash engulfed in flames on the Las Vegas strip closed down the main road where the incident left a cab driver, a passenger in the cab and a rapper dead, and four other people injured. According to CNN, a dispute broke out a little before 4:30 a.m. Thursday, [...]

Bikini Baristas Busted [VIDEO]

Brian Teegarden — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:47:43 +0000

The bikini barista controversy has pretty much subsided in Yakima, but the scantily clad ladies are still serving coffee, and possibly more, in Snohomish County. Three bikini baristas were arrested Wednesday in Everett after a two-month undercover investigation of allegedly violating the city’s adult cabaret law. But police clarified Thursday that they were not booked [...]

Authorities Can't Confirm They Have Found Body of Christopher Dorner

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:55:29 +0000

Officials have not yet confirmed whether the body found in a Big Bear, California, cabin was that of accused cop-killer Christopher Dorner. Authorities say they need time to sift through the remains of a fire set in the cabin on Tuesday and “identification will be attempted through forensic means,” but they do believe the remains [...]

Dumb Prisoner Escapes So He Can Drink at a Bar

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:16:25 +0000

Timothy Bonner went from the cooler to drinking a cool one and back again. The 40-year-old man escaped from a jail cell in Smith Township, Pennsylvania last weekend, only to go to a local bar for a beer. Bonner, who was in custody for assault, managed to get away as officers were putting him in [...]

Two Men Steal $65,000 Worth of Chicken Wings

Todd Lyons — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:22:12 +0000

If you plan to stuff your face while watching the Super Bowl with the ever-present, always popular finger food, chicken wings this Sunday, you may find the price will have increased dramatically between now and then. You have two dumb asses from Georgia to thank for it. Dewayne Patterson, 35, and Renaldo Jackson, 26, were [...]