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The Washington State Patrol has joined 11 other state law enforcement agencies with emphasis patrols over the New Year’s Holiday.

The 26-year-old driver of the BMW was treated for injuries and arrested on charges of DUI and vehicular assault. He was booked into the Yakima County jail.

Yakima police and sheriff's deputies are joining Washington State Patrol troopers through Jan. 2 on special DUI emphasis patrols.

Seattle Seahawks Defensive Back Jeremy Lane was arrested early yesterday morning for driving under the influence

SEATTLE (AP) — A 59-year-old suburban Seattle man has been arrested for what authorities say is his 11th arrest for driving under the influence. Washington State Patrol Rick Johnson said in a news release that two troopers arrested Dean Hermsen of Renton early Friday after he stopped his vehicle behind them on an exit ramp along Interstate 5...

OLYMPIA  (AP) — The Senate has unanimously passed a bill that would make driving under the influence a felony if the driver has three or more prior offenses on their criminal record within 10 years. Senate Bill 5037 passed Thursday and now heads to the House, where it has stalled in previous years...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A bill that would require harsher penalties for people convicted of felony-level offenses for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol has unanimously passed the House. House Bill 2280, approved Monday, would make a fourth DUI conviction within 10 years a Class B felony, rather than a Class C felony. The...

SUNNYSIDE, Wash. (AP) — A longtime Sunnyside School District superintendent is resigning in the wake of his second arrest on drunken driving charges. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports that Rick Cole submitted his resignation effective at the end of the school year. He has h...

SEATTLE (AP) — Police in Pullman, Washington, say Washington State University running back Jamal Morrow was arrested early Sunday on investigation of driving under the influence. The Seattle Times reports that, according to police, Morrow was pulled over at about 12:30 a...

Gov. Jay Inslee and a bipartisan group of lawmakers have unveiled a plan would make changes to the state's impaired driving laws, including arrest on the first offense and mandatory jail time if offenders don't enroll in a sobriety program after a second arrest...