Graham News

The father-in-law of missing Utah mother Susan Powell won't be released from prison Thursday, the Washington state Corrections Department said.

The murder-suicide in which Josh Powell killed his two young sons and himself in a fiery explosion on Feb.

Police on Wednesday searched a rural property near Salem, Ore. for the body of missing mother Susan Cox Powell, who disappeared from her home in Utah in December of 2009.

Richard Graham, left, tends to a flag bearing names of fallen officers before posting the colors with fellow members of the Pierce County Sheriff's Honor Guard including Mike Alberts, center, and Paula Schwan, right, during the Pierce County Law Enforcement Memorial at Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood on Wednesday May 8, 2013.

Pierce County has decided not to start curbside collection of food waste for composting, citing concerns about generating foul odors and hurting its program for recycling yard waste.

Michael A. Hanson and Connie L. Shook were the Pierce County residents killed Saturday when the motorcycle they were riding collided with a car in Mason County, the Washington State Patrol reported today.

The Washington State Patrol says two motorcycles collided head-on Sunday afternoon on a curve on the highway south of Quilcene.

Two people riding a motorcycle about 27 miles north of Shelton on Highway 101 were killed Saturday afternoon after a vehicle crossed the center line and crashed into them, according to the Washington State Patrol.

FFA and 4-H students' hard work and preparation for the Northwest Junior Livestock Show and Sale paid off as they brought in $179,995 at the auction held on Sunday, April 21.