State Police went over their process for issuing Amber Alerts in the wake of this weekend’s notification of a missing 9-year-old who later was found dead. Many people received the alert on their phone ...

27-year-old Jamel White is charged with two counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety. Prosecutors say he fired ...

Of the five required criteria for an Amber Alert, Loftis says this case specifically failed to meet two: reason to believe an abduction had occurred, and known danger of bodily harm or death.

To issue an AMBER Alert, law enforcement must believe the child is abducted, in imminent danger, and have enough descriptive information to help the public assist.

The agency did confirm the case met three criteria — the children were under 17, it was an active law enforcement investigation, and there was reason to believe an alert could have helped find them.

Advocates who gathered Friday also pushed for a comprehensive review of the state’s Amber Alert system, which was not used in the Decker case. Washington State Patrol said it did not fit the ...

The agency did confirm the case met three criteria — the children were under 17, it was an active law enforcement investigation, and there was reason to believe an alert could have helped find them.