Monroe

Victorinox Swiss Army, the Monroe-based company that makes Swiss Army knives and watches, as well as several other products, has furloughed more than 50 employees because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to the state Department of Labor, the company said it has laid off employees at its corporate office in Monroe due to “unforeseen business circumstances resulting from…

The Superintendent of Monroe Public Schools and the Interim Director of Finance and Operations have been put on administrative leave amid an investigation. Board of Education Chairwoman Donna Lane sent an email to staff and parents on Monday night saying the Board of Education placed Superintendent Dr. Jack Zamary and Interim Director of Finance and Operations Frank Connolly on paid…

The Senate voted Tuesday to extend funding for first responders suffering health problems as a result of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

A 4.6 magnitude earthquake overnight has rattled the Three Lakes area of Washington state, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The initial temblor, recorded at 2:51 a.m. Friday, was followed minutes later by a 3.5 magnitude aftershock near the city of Monroe, some 30 miles northeast of Seattle.

A 4.6 magnitude earthquake overnight has rattled the Three Lakes area of Washington state, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The initial temblor, recorded at 2:51 a.m. Friday, was followed minutes later by a 3.5 magnitude aftershock near the city of Monroe, some 30 miles northeast of Seattle.

A 6-year-old boy pulled his drowning toddler twin cousins from a backyard pool in Louisiana. Branson Lee pulled his own little brother from the pool’s top step, then saw his 21-month-old cousins floating face-down. He hauled them out and yelled for help, Steven Kelley, the twins’ father, said Wednesday. Kelley says the twins were limp and “blue as a pair...

Boats are killing manatees in Florida at a record-setting pace so far this year.

A man jailed in Louisiana on a theft-related charge involving a debit card now faces a capital murder charge in the burning death of a 19-year-old Mississippi woman, authorities said Wednesday. District Attorney John Champion said Quentin Verdell Tellis, 27, was indicted Tuesday by a grand jury in the death of Jessica Chambers on Dec. 6, 2014. On that night,...