Police and SWAT team members were on the scene this morning of a shooting in a Gig Harbor neighborhood.

I’ve got a story posted on the homepage and will provide updates as we learn more.

The victim, who was reportedly shot in the head, was conscious and reportedly told officers who shot him and where. The victim has since been taken to a hospital for treatment.

We don’t know the circumstances of the shooting or the relationship of the victim and shooter.

UPDATE: Now, we’re getting word that two people have been found dead

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You may have seen this one on the television news last night or this morning before heading off to work.

The Washington State Patrol’s Missing and Exploited Task Force and Chehalis police arrested a 42-year-old Chehalis man on suspicion of possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, dealing with depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and sending, bringing into the state depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

The arrest was Wednesday. The investigation of the man started from a cyber tip from an Internet service provider. The provider’s tip came

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If you can get to a TV, Dr. Phil’s interview with Semaj Booker is on the air. Channel 5.

Semaj is the 9-year-old Lakewood boy who is accused of leading police on a high-speed chase before talking his way onto two Southwest Airlines flights and jetting cross-country earlier this year.

UPDATE: If you missed it like some of us did, KONG (Channel 6) replaces Dr. Phil at 8 p.m. Catch it tonight.

We’re going to be taping the appearance as well.

You might recall that this interview got Semaj and his mother in trouble with

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Pierce County prosecutors have charged a 35-year-old convicted felon with 20 counts of trafficking in stolen property.

Court documents filed earlier this month allege that William George Bullock Jr. pawned 20 instruments stolen from Ted Brown Music. The instruments sold include several flutes, piccolos, saxophones and a couple of clarinets.

Ted Brown Music employees did a six-month inventory at the end of December and discovered that 112 instruments were missing. The manager suspected Bullock in the thefts because he was a former employee and knew the inventory procedures, according to court documents.

After the missing items were

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A head-on crash reportedly blocked 176th Street between Canyon Road and Pacific Highway on Wednesday morning.

The crash has been cleared, Pierce County sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said. The injuries were not as bad as first thought. (I heard it described on the radio this morning as a “serious injury, head-on crash.”)

Got this news tidbit from the Washington State Patrol this morning. Must be a little slow down there. (It’s a little slow up here as well.)

Troopers arrested a man Sunday after he arrived on the Capitol Campus and allegedly tried to gain access to a posted restricted area. The man also had an outstanding warrant.

The man first raised suspicions when he asked procedural “what if” type questions of campus staff. Troopers detained him and a companion a short time later after they allegedly ignored a warning from staff members to not enter a posted and fenced

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This is not your typical story of a panty raid on a college campus, though this did take place on a college campus and did involve a lot of panties.

Here’s the Associated Press story.

Man held in theft of up to 1,500 panties and bras in Pullman

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — A man who reportedly said he has "a problem" was charged with theft and burglary after police said they found 93 pounds of women’s panties, brassieres and other underwear at his home in this college town.

Investigators believe Garth M. Flaherty, 24, took as

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Just got back from the press conference.

Here’s a look at the billboards for Adre’anna Jackson. It’s quite striking and the yellow will really stand out on those grey sky days.

The event was attended by Adre’anna’s mother, Yvette Gervais, and father, John Federici. They stayed in a nearby car during the talking officials and sign unveiling part of the program.

However, afterward, Yvette briefly talked to the media. She thanked everybody for their continued to support. She described the billboard as “beautiful and eerie at

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