Not long ago, I received a call from a resident of our county regarding the fact that someone had shot his dog. The dog was a female Husky that he had with him while he was out cutting wood. The dog had wandered a little ways away while he was busy with cutting and gathering […]

Recently, the Washington Supreme Court made a decision that will impact many Eastern Washington ranchers. The case involves a Columbia County cattle rancher and the enforcement of a Washington Department of Ecology administrative ruling that required the rancher to fence off his cattle from a stream that runs across the rancher’s property. The rancher had […]

On November 20, 2013, a Stevens County District Court Jury convicted Todd J. Sharp of Violation of a Domestic Violence Protection Order. (This is called a no-contact order.). In order to prove a Violation of a Domestic Violence Protection Order, the State must prove that there was a valid no contact order, that the defendant […]

Last week, Jeremy Bryant of Northport was to go on trial for the murder of Narleen Campton that occurred on Thanksgiving Day of 2011. He had been charged with Murder in the First Degree or in the alternative, Murder in the Second Degree. Just before the trial was to begin, the defendant indicated he was […]