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Police are searching for killer committed to a mental institution after he escaped during a field trip to the Spokane County Interstate Fair.

The sheriff's office were "dismayed" that the Eastern State's Hospital didn't notify authorities for more than an hour and a half after they knew he was missing.

"It appears now there was a two hour lapse from the point he disappeared from his attendant to the sheriff's office was notified of his escape and obviously that's a concern to us

In 1987, Paul slashed an elderly woman's throat in Sunnyside in 1987, soaked her body in gasoline to throw off search dogs and buried the remains in her flower garden.



The mayor broke his silence today about some major issues within the city, the suspension of police K-9 units, and the suspension of several fire fighters for their alleged role in a sexual misconduct investigation.

"These are the kinds of complaints that have prompted us to take a hard look at what's happening," said Mayor Lorenzo Langford as he revealed graphic photos of injuries he said were caused by police K-9s in the city, and surveillance video fro 2005 of a police dog assisting in an arrest, he said the pictures speak for themselves.

Langford also addressed the allegations of sexual misconduct involving teenagers and firefighters inside one of the city's firehouses. "If the allegations are true," said Langford, "I want to terminate immediately, if not sooner, all persons involved."


An 18-year-old student armed with an ax and knives lobbed Molotov cocktails at his high school in southern Germany on Thursday, wounding nine students before he was shot and arrested by police


Former Vice President Al Gore is scheduled to visit the Atlantic City next week to help rally the state's Democrats for the final weeks of the election season.

Gore, who ran unsuccessfully for president, is set to attend the New Jersey Democratic State Conference's Friday night dinner from 6 to 8 p.m., where he will be the keynote speaker.

Democrats are holding their annual conference next week at the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino