Mike McClaughry

SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state police officer who went blind after he was shot in the head while on duty returned home from the hospital on Valentine's Day. KOMO reports that at a news conference before his departure Tuesday, Mount Vernon Officer Mike McClaughry spoke with a strong voice about the "overwhelming support" he has received during the course of his recovery...

SEATTLE (AP) — Officer Mike McClaughry doesn't remember the shooting that left him blind. He doesn't remember his grandchildren. But doctors say he is nevertheless making a remarkable recovery since being shot in the back of the head while responding to another shooting in Mount Vernon on Dec...

MOUNT VERNON (AP) — A man and a teenage boy are set to appear in court Thursday in connection with the December shooting of a Mount Vernon police officer. Ernesto Lee Rivas, a 44-year-old repeat felon, was formally charged Wednesday with attempted first-degree murder in the shooting of officer Mike McClaughry...

SEATTLE (AP) The family of a Washington state police officer who was shot in the head last month while responding to a call says he may be permanently blind as a result of his injuries. KOMO-TV reports that officer Mike McClaughry's daughter April posted on social media that the family is hoping McClaughry's brain recovers, but it is likely he will never see again...