Department of Corrections

The Washington Appeals Court says the state has been too restrictive in denying Eric Ray Lewis travel to the area and must clarify visitation of his family.

They approved the letter Monday, which calls for a task force funded by the state legislature to examine jail modernization.

East Wenatchee Hearing Examiner Andrew Kottkamp heard presentations from both the city and a representative of the home Wednesday.

The Department of Corrections assisted Othello Police in conducting the operation targeting individuals seeking to pay a young adult female for sex.