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The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

Former RA pleads guilty to bomb threats

IAN SMAY, Evergreen reporter March 22, 2018

The former WSU resident adviser who made multiple bomb threats in Stimson residence hall pleaded guilty in Whitman County Superior Court last Thursday. Jose Tecuatl, 18, pleaded guilty to a single charge....

Football Head Coach Mike Leach tweeted a fake video of a speech in 2014 by former President Barack Obama on Sunday.

Athlete sues over lost scholarship

IAN SMAY, Evergreen reporter March 19, 2018

Former WSU football player Zaire Webb sued Head Coach Mike Leach, the university and three administrators over his dismissal from the team in October of last year. Webb filed the lawsuit March 2 with...

Officer Ruben Harris of the Pullman Police Department won Officer of the Year from the Maynard-Price American Legion Post 52 discusses what motivates him as an officer.

‘Family man’ SWAT commander wins officer of the year

ZARA CRUDEN, Evergreen reporter March 6, 2018

Ruben Harris has served the Pullman Police Department for 19 years, and during that time he has played the role of the officer who inspired him when he was young. Harris first realized he wanted to...

County coroner confirms psychologist’s death a suicide

IAN SMAY, Evergreen reporter February 23, 2018

The Whitman County coroner confirmed Thursday morning that a Pullman psychologist who surrendered himself to police and was booked on a charge of raping one of his patients died of suicide by hanging. Dean...

The newly promoted Sergeant Greg Umbright has been a member of the Pullman Police Department for 27 years.

Community driven officer promoted

ZARA CRUDEN, Evergreen reporter February 21, 2018

Sgt. Greg Umbright has come to many people’s aid over the 27 years he has served as an officer for the Pullman Police Department. During that time he has accrued some unusual stories from working with...

Pullman therapist held on rape charges found dead in cell

REBECCA WHITE, Evergreen assistant news editor February 19, 2018

Whitman County Jail officers discovered a Pullman therapist, Dean Funabiki, 67, who was being held on rape charges, dead in his cell late Sunday night. Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers said officers...

Pullman psychologist arrested for rape charges

REBECCA WHITE, Evergreen assistant news editor February 17, 2018

A Pullman therapist was booked on second degree rape charges after he surrendered himself to police late Friday night. A patient reported that her therapist Dean Funabiki had sexually assaulted her...

Prof studies body camera footage

ZARA CRUDEN, Evergreen reporter February 12, 2018

A WSU researcher is using police body camera footage to understand how law enforcers use force and interact with civilians. David Makin, a WSU criminal justice professor and lead researcher on the project,...

Pullman Police officers clear a room during an active shooter drill Oct. 6, 2013.

Whitman SWAT responds to armed threat

IAN SMAY, Evergreen reporter February 9, 2018

The Whitman County Sheriff’s SWAT team to apprehend a suspect accused of drawing a gun on two people last weekend. Pullman Police Cmdr. Chris Tennant said the Special Weapons and Tactics team could...

Woman arrested, admits selling pot at WSU concert

IAN SMAY, Evergreen reporter February 6, 2018

The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Spokane woman for multiple charges relating to the possession and unlicensed distribution of marijuana. Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers said an officer...

Pullman Police recommend rape charge in 2016 case

IAN SMAY, Evergreen reporter January 30, 2018

The Pullman Police Department officially passed a recommendation of charges to the Whitman County Prosecutor’s Office last week stemming from an alleged rape at a WSU fraternity in 2016. The incident...

Sojourners Alliance director Steve Bonnar says residents displaced by the fire are currently staying in a motel. The residents left with only what they could carry.

Homeless shelter tries to move past arson

DAN DOUCET, Evergreen opinion editor January 7, 2018

Three weeks after an arson destroyed much of the men’s unit of the Sojourner’s Alliance homeless shelter, the organization is slowly rebuilding its ability to provide services found nowhere else on...

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