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A Yakima man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine.

Louisiana has one heck of a ghost problem ... or maybe a meth problem.

According to an article in the Yakima Herald Republic Lorenzo Mendez is accused of hiding a camera to record the daughter of a friend by placing the camera in a teddy bear in her bedroom.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Spokane police haven't busted a methamphetamine lab in at least three years. But meth is contributing to more drug overdose deaths than any other drug in Spokane County. A report issued by the Spokane County Medical Examiner's office this week found fatal overdoses from meth increased from 29 in 2015 to 49 last year, a 69 percent jump...

SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say 12 people in Washington and Nevada are in custody for their alleged roles in a large drug smuggling and distribution ring in western Washington. The U.S. Justice Department said in a news release that eleven people were arrested Wednesday and the twelfth was already in immigration custody...

MILTON, Wash. (AP) — A Milton man has been accused of leaving his toddler daughter in a freezing car overnight after driving her home while intoxicated. Pierce County prosecutors say Michael A. Dufour pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of criminal mistreatment, abandonment of a dependent person and possession of methamphetamine...

A 39-year-old Yakima man has been charged with multiple sex crimes after being arrested at his Yakima home last week. Travis Padgett is being held on $1 million bail. Prosecutors say Padgett started a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy and took advantage of being in a position of trust...

Kevin Harper entered a Yakima courtroom on day two of what's technically his trial. Though, so far there's no jury and we haven't heard opening statements. The Goggin triple murder case was forced to start Monday in line with the deadline to meet Harper's right to a speedy trial...

A new statewide tracking system that monitors over-the-counter ingredients used to make methamphetamine blocked more than 13,300 sales in the last nine months. Three ingredients – pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine – are used as directed to help millions of people treat colds and allergies...

A Yakima County judge set bail at $100,000 for two Moxee parents accused of giving drugs to their children. Christopher and Kimberly Olson were legal guardians of the children involved. Our news partner KIMA Action News reports police say a runaway teenager admitted using methamphetamine with Kimberly at least five times...