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Seattle-Area Police Lose 6 Officers in 3 Months

SEATTLE (Dec. 29) -- A Pierce County, Wash., sheriff's deputy wounded a week ago in a shooting at a domestic dispute died Monday after he was removed from life-support systems, a sheriff's department spokesman said. Deputy Walter "Kent" Mundell Jr. died surrounded by his family, as fellow officers gathered at the hospital...

2 Sheriff's Officers Shot in Washington State

EATONVILLE, Wash. (Dec. 22) - Two sheriff's officers responding to a dispute between two brothers were ambushed by one of the brothers lying in wait with a gun after being welcomed into the home by the other, authorities said. The gunman was killed and the officers were seriously wounded. The shooting is the third in...

Washington State Moving Forward

Washington State fans lived in fear when coach Tony Bennett was mentioned in connection with recent openings at Indiana and Louisiana State. But Cougars fans had to feel pretty good when Bennett decided to stay in Pullman.Imagine the gut punch when Bennett accepted a job to a mid-card ACC team. (Seriously, Virginia?)Now...

WSU Offense Loses Roof

While the PAC-10 had their annual media day yesterday, there were very few surprises overall. WSU was picked 8th, slightly ahead of Washington and Stanford, and clearly the consensus among writers is that the Cougars will be on the outside looking in for a bowl bid in '07. However the biggest hit for WSU was also the...

Corners Key to Doba's D

The WSU defense is still a work in progress as spring ball winds down, and the not-so-wonderful news is that the defensive backfield still appears to be a major question mark heading towards 2007. The Cougars have lost two senior starters in Tyron Brackenridge and Don Turner, and so far, the candidates to replace them...