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  • Suspect found dead in Washington bunker

    GENE JOHNSON TED WARREN, Associated Press

    NORTH BEND, Wash. (AP) — Peter Keller spent eight years carving his hole in the side of the mountain, camouflaging the rugged underground bunker with ferns and sticks and stocking it with a generator and ammunition boxes sealed in Ziploc bags. Suspected in the deaths of his wife, daughter and pets last weekend, he headed there prepared for the long haul with high-powered rifles, scope and body armor. AP Photo/King County Sheriff's Office In this image released by King County Sheriff's Office and taken from the suspects h...

  • Blast kills husband of missing Utah woman, 2 boys

    GENE JOHNSON , MIKE BAKER, Associated Press

    GRAHAM, Wash. — The long, bizarre case of a Utah woman missing for two years took a horrific turn Sunday when a powerful house explosion killed the woman's husband and his two young sons, moments after the boys arrived for a visit that was supposed to be supervised by a social worker. Authorities say it appears the husband, Josh Powell, blew the house up on purpose. AP Photo/The News Tribune, Peter Haley A Pierce County Sheriff's deputy and Graham Firefighters work around the smoldering remains of a house near Fredrickson, W...