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U.S. Army veteran Zahid Chaudhry, who was detained by ICE at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma for months, has been released from ICE custody. 

A woman was fatally stabbed at a townhome in Milton on Monday, and another woman has been arrested for the crime.

Police now believe a second driver was involved in the death of a 29-year-old Washington State Patrol trooper on Friday. They ask the public for help as the hunt is underway.

Recent flooding on the Cedar River has pushed a massive amount of logs and silt into south Lake Washington, creating a debris field hundreds of feet wide. While community volunteers have begun cleanup efforts at the Renton Rowing Center, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the sheer volume of material will take time to clear. 

Washington State Department of Transportation crews are working to stabilize a section of State Route 410 outside Enumclaw after floodwaters washed out an entire lane. While traffic is currently limited to a single alternating lane, officials say the route remains open for those traveling to Crystal Mountain for the holidays.

The Grays Harbor County Coroner’s Office has confirmed that Annie Fears, a 51-year-old Tacoma woman found dead on a beach in October, was murdered. Investigators are now seeking public assistance for any information regarding the circumstances leading up to her death.

Two suspects are facing charges after a violent parking lot robbery in Lynnwood left an elderly woman with a broken vertebra. Authorities say the attack is part of a massive organized crime trend involving more than 170 similar incidents across Western Washington targeting elderly members of the Asian community.

Washington State Patrol is mourning Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting, who was killed Friday night after being struck by two vehicles while investigating a crash on SR 509. Guting, an Army National Guard veteran who joined the WSP two years ago, is being remembered by colleagues and the community as a hero dedicated to public safety.

Zahid Chaudhry, a US Army veteran and green card holder, was released from the Tacoma ICE Processing Center Monday after a federal judge granted his release.