Amber Rodriguez told judges and investigators she was scared of her ex-husband’s potential for violence years before he killed her. Her estranged husband Elias Zuniga Huizar, a former Yakima police officer, was short-tempered and controlling of her actions, and she was terrified of what he might be capable of, she told police and judges. Hundreds […]
May 23—A Riverside Elementary School paraeducator and high school coach accused of recording himself engaging in sex acts with teenagers, who already faced a federal charge, was indicted by a federal grand jury on additional charges Wednesday. Dallas Shuler, 28, was indicted on one count of Production of Child Pornography, one count of Distribution of […]
A Kennewick food truck court plans a fundraiser for the victim of last week’s murder at a West Richland grade school. Summer’s Hub is hosting the event for Amber Rodriguez’s family from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 3, at the truck hub at 6481 W. Skagit Ave. in Kennewick. The 31-year-old mother of two […]
A Prosser educator was arrested this week after police allegedly found thousands of fentanyl pills and hundreds of grams of methamphetamine at her home. Amy Marie Buxton, 43, was taken into custody Monday by the Benton County Sheriff’s Office on suspicion of manufacturing or possessing a controlled substance with intent to deliver it. Prosser Superintendent […]
Feb. 12—By Dan Belson — dbelson@baltsun.com PUBLISHED:February 12, 2024 at 11:43 a.m.| UPDATED:February 12, 2024 at 4:07 p.m. A former paraeducator was sentenced to one year of probation after being convicted of an assault charge alleging that she punched a student during a September dance class at Mt. Hebron High School. Annette Melvina Bouldin, 65, […]
If there was a vehicle that embodies the grit and grind of Cindy Bampton’s job, it’d have to be her trusty 21-year-old Dodge Grand Caravan. It’s the quintessential “mom van” and it “gets the job done,” Bampton says with a smile. “It conquers the snow, which I love. And I have a fabulous mechanic that […]