A Twisp man was charged this month in Okanogan County Superior Court with three counts of first-degree child rape and one count of first-degree incest. Nolan James Calvin, 30, was charged by Okanogan County Prosecuting Attorney Arian Noma with allegedly committing rape of two children under the age of 12 between May and August 2018, […]
Crime
Winthrop man arrested in connection with murder in Everett
A Winthrop man is being held on $1 million bail in the Snohomish County Jail in connection with a murder in Everett. Raymond Tannehill, age 28, of Winthrop, was arrested Feb. 19 on suspicion of being the getaway-car driver in the murder of Raul Cuadros, age 19, in a Jack in the Box parking lot […]
Oct. 20 shooting incident being investigated by WDFW as an assault
A fundamental rule of firearms safety — knowing your target and beyond — was apparently broken when a hunter sustained a non-fatal gunshot wound in an incident that occurred in the Little Bridge Creek area on the final weekend of deer hunting season.
Three arrested in connection with trailhead vehicle break-ins
Three people were arrested in Mazama last week in connection with a spate of vehicle break-ins at local trailheads in which numerous cars were damaged and a variety of items, including cash, credit cards and computers, were stolen.
Since June 11, several vehicle prowls were …
Youth’s death possibly caused by alcohol overdose, coroner says
A preliminary investigation indicates that a 17-year-old man on a brush-clearing crew died from an alcohol overdose or poisoning, according to Okanogan County Coroner Dave Rodriguez.
Santos Armando Romero Mendez Jr. (known as Armando) was working on a crew …
Marshal investigating death of man found near Winthrop Barn
An investigation is being conducted into the death of a Seattle-area man who was found unresponsive in a restroom located behind the Winthrop Barn on Highway 20 Monday afternoon (Sept. 12). “At this time the death is still under investigation, and the body has been sent for autopsy,” Winthrop Marshal Hal Henning said Tuesday (Sept […]
Twisp woman appeals vehicular-homicide conviction
Gloria Mathyer of Twisp, who was convicted June 10 of vehicular homicide in Okanogan County Superior Court, is appealing the conviction to the Court of Appeals in Spokane. The charges were filed in connection with a June 2014 accident on Highway 153 south of Twisp in which Mathyer’s car collided with a motorcycle. The motorcycle driver was killed and his passenger was injured.
Information sought in hit-and-run bike death; cyclist injured in collision near Mazama
The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information about the driver of a truck that struck and killed Gary Knowlton, a Brewster schoolteacher who was bicycling in Chelan on July 16.
With assistance from the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office, the red truck believed to be involved in the hit-and-run incident was discovered the next day (July 17) abandoned in an orchard and was impounded for …
Investigation of Twisp River Pub fire continues; more evidence sought
Investigators were continuing to look for evidence this week in connection with a fire at the Twisp River Pub that Twisp Police Chief Paul Budrow said was almost certainly arson. “I’m 90 percent sure it’s arson,” Budrow said Tuesday (March 8). “I’m going with the belief it is arson.” Budrow said he would begin interviews this week…
County mulls moving juvenile detention to facility near Spokane
The Okanogan County commissioners have begun an analysis of the county’s options for juvenile detention, sparking concern from county employees and the public over the prospect of sending juveniles to a facility near Spokane, some three hours away.
