Man pleads guilty in Washington state rampage after prosecutor agrees to no death penalty

Man pleads guilty in Washington state rampage

Glenn Beck gets ceremonial key to Washington state hometown as allies, foes demonstrate nearby

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — The mayor of Glenn Beck’s hometown in Washington state presented the Fox News personality with a ceremonial key to the city Saturday evening, an event preceded by weeks of protests and petitions calling for the cancellation of the visit.

Welcome back?: Glenn Beck’s visit to hometown north of Seattle riles up people, draws protests

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Glenn Beck’s visit to his hometown in Washington state this weekend seemed simple enough on the surface, with a ceremonial key to the city awaiting him and the mayor naming the day in the Fox News personality’s honor.

Ohio Democrat tries to convince conservative district of his moderate work on health care

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — It has been a challenging month for all Democratic lawmakers returning from a congressional recess, and especially for one Ohioan who has been tangling with a conservative, New Jersey-sized district that turned Democratic only after scandal felled a six-term Republican.

Ohio school district to pay $121K to settle with student who said teacher burned cross on arm

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — The family of a student who said a science teacher burned the image of a cross on his arm settled a federal lawsuit with his former school district in their effort to move past the incident, a lawyer said Thursday.

Washington chicken owner recovering after accidentally shooting self while stalking opossum

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — A northwest Washington man is recovering after accidentally shooting himself in the leg while hunting an opossum that had been snatching his chickens.

Cabbie crashes into storefront church with 5 people found locked inside

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. —A Mount Vernon cab driver told police that a passenger had tried to rob and choke him, causing him to crash his car into a storefront church. Authorities then found another sitution in the church. They discovered four adults and a 3-year-old girl locked inside.

Wash. teen who mistook hiker for bear, fatally shooting woman, gets 30 days detention

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — A teenage hunter who shot and killed a hiker he mistook for a bear has been sentenced to 30 days in juvenile detention and 120 hours of community service.

Teen girl balks at paying for inch-long, pumpkin-orange fake fingernails in salon dispute

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — A teenage girl who balked at paying for a set of inch-long, pumpkin-orange fake fingernails in a dispute at a Mount Vernon nail salon said a nail technician grabbed her and tried to pry the nails off. The 48-year-old technician told the Skagit Valley Herald that the dispute was strictly verbal.

14-year-old hunter convicted of second-degree manslaughter for death on Wash. hiking trail

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — A teen hunter has been convicted of second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting a hiker he had mistaken for a bear on a popular Washington state trail.