Pilots, crew bail out of Navy plane before crash in Virginia

BLOXOM, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Navy said one of its aircraft crashed Monday afternoon on Virginia's Eastern Shore, but the two pilots and two crew members onboard were able to safely bail out.

Helicopter crashes near Royal City

GRANT COUNTY — A Tumwater man was injured in a helicopter crash Monday morning in a cherry orchard between George and Royal City.

Man dies in car crash

MATTAWA - A Mattawa man died on Aug. 13 after his car crashed into an irrigation canal a few miles northeast of here.

Moses Lake man sentenced for eluding officer

MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man was sentenced for attempting to elude a Moses Lake police officer and crashing into a row of trees near a church.

School bus crash in rural Germany kills 2 children, hurts 5

BERLIN (AP) — A school bus crashed in central Germany early Thursday, killing two children and leaving five others seriously injured.

Guilty plea entered in death of deputy's daughter

EPHRATA — An Ephrata man has entered a guilty plea in connection with a July 2016 incident in which he plowed into the back of an off-duty corrections deputy Justin Grubb's truck. The crash resulted in the death of Grubb's 8-year-old daughter.

Live missile warhead unearthed near Warden

WARDEN — A historian unearthed a unique object near Warden last week.

Air crew escapes serious injury after Aleutians water crash

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An air ambulance taking off from an Aleutian Islands airport experienced an unknown problem within seconds and made an emergency water landing in the ocean, the company's chief executive officer said Thursday.

3 wounded in Salem shooting, 1 critical

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say 3 people were wounded in a shooting in east Salem Tuesday night.

3 wounded in Salem shooting, 1 critical

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say 3 people were wounded in a shooting in east Salem Tuesday night.

Plane crashes near Moses Lake

EPHRATA - A student pilot and his instructor received minor injuries Monday morning when the ultralight aircraft they were flying crashed near Moses Lake.

Prosecutors: Berlin crashes were Islamic extremist attack

BERLIN (AP) — A series of crashes caused by a 30-year-old Iraqi man on a Berlin highway was an Islamic extremist attack, prosecutors told the German news agency dpa on Wednesday.

Stolen hearse carrying casket recovered after freeway chase

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It has all the hallmarks of an only-in-Los Angeles crime: A thief stole a hearse — with a body inside — then went on a wild ride, ending with a chase and a crash on a busy freeway.

Suspect in federal fraud probe found slain in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A man under federal investigation for alleged involvement in a scheme to stage expensive car crashes was shot to death inside a New Orleans apartment, according to his lawyer.

Consequences of DUI detailed in mock crash

Plans and backup plans urged

MOSES LAKE - Partying should come with a plan. And maybe a couple of backup plans. That was one of the messages that the emergency service personnel wanted the students to take away from the Community Partnership Against Substance Abuse at Big Bend Community College Wednesday.

5 bicyclists killed, 3 injured in crash on Nevada highway

BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — Five bicyclists were killed and three others injured in a crash Thursday involving a box truck on U.S. Highway 95 south of Boulder City, Nevada Highway Patrol officials said.

5 bicyclists killed, 3 injured in crash on Nevada highway

BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — Five bicyclists were killed and three others injured in a crash Thursday involving a box truck on U.S. Highway 95 south of Boulder City, Nevada Highway Patrol officials said.

Man dies in car crash

MATTAWA - A Mattawa man died on Aug. 13 after his car crashed into an irrigation canal a few miles northeast of town.

Over 100 piglets died in semi-trailer crash near Des Moines

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — More than 100 piglets died Thursday when a semi-trailer carrying about 1,700 of the animals overturned on a freeway just north of Des Moines.

Portland protesters assault driver of crashed truck downtown

Protesters punched and kicked a man to the ground in Portland, Oregon, after he crashed his truck onto the sidewalk on Sunday night near otherwise peaceful demonstrations.