Indoor events bring virus outbreak in Republic, Washington
May 1, 2021
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REPUBLIC, Wash. (AP) About 10% of the population of Republic, a small city in north-central Washington, has tested positive for COVID-19 in an outbreak traced to large indoor events last month at the local Fraternal Order of Eagles hall.
Ferry County Memorial Hospital officials have confirmed more than 100 cases, with one reported death, since the April 9-11 events, including a membership drive that featured dinner, live music and a 1980s-themed karaoke night. Some patients have had to be transferred to Wenatchee and Yakima because of a lack of capacity at the 25-bed hospital the only hospital in a 50-mile radius and other closer facilities.
Mistrial declared in Yakima murder case
March 10, 2021
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Mistrial declared in Yakima murder case
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) Anthony Gregory Mallory’s murder trial has ended in a mistrial, and prosecutors are preparing to take the case to court again.
Yakima County Superior Court Judge Gayle Harthcock declared the case a mistrial Tuesday after investigating reports that a juror had brought information obtained from outside the trial into jury deliberations, which began Monday afternoon, Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney Joe Brusic said.
Jurors are only allowed to use what they heard and saw in court in deliberations, and are prohibited from doing their own investigation and research on the case or the law, the Yakima Herald-Republic reported. Harthcock gave jurors this warning every day of the trial.