In July 2024, Joseph Leitz walked into a red brick sheriff’s office building in the small Western Washington city of Shelton and turned in two handguns. A court commissioner had ordered Leitz to do so ...

An Algona man in his late 30s was shot and killed by police Tuesday morning after he allegedly shot a 14-year-old boy and a woman during a domestic violence incident. The teenage victim is in critical ...

Washington County Sheriff's deputies arrested a 63-year-old man after a domestic violence incident in the Town of Polk. Authorities say he beat a woman while intoxicated, then brandished a gun and ...

OLYMPIA — As Valentine’s Day arrives, Washington lawmakers are drawing attention to a stark reality behind the holiday’s celebration of love: 1 in 8 adults in the state report being injured by an ...

One of the things people seem to frequently forget about domestic violence is that it doesn’t discriminate, said Kayli Duprest, director of operations for the Domestic Violence Resource Center in ...

Washington State has come a long way in protecting victims of domestic violence since the Domestic Violence Protection Act of 1979. Unfortunately, it still has a long way to go. I have serious ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A repeat domestic violence offender was arrested after he was found hiding under insulation in an attic, officials said. According to Vancouver police, officers were called to ...

KING COUNTY, Wash. - A man is dead after he was shot by police during a domestic violence incident in Algona on Tuesday morning. Police said the man shot two of his family members who are now in the ...

A Bremerton woman's domestic violence protection order meant her former husband was ordered to give up his firearms in Mason County. But did he? The issue is based in Washington state law, which ...