- A suspected burglar was shot and killed Sunday morning by a resident of a home in the Elk Plain area of Pierce County after receiving a 911 call about a burglary and shots fired said Ed Troyer of the Pierce County Sheriff's Department The burglary suspect was found dead of a gunshot wound inside the home an elderly woman who owns the residence and her adult son A preliminary investigation found that the homeowner’s son awoke to the sound of rustling inside their home The son armed himself with a handgun and found a burglar standing next to a safe in the home The resident reportedly confronted the suspect and the suspect came at him Deputies located a stool and broken window that appears to be the point of entry used by the suspect The deceased burglary suspect has not been identified Investigators are at the scene and will be working throughout the day to identify the suspect Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker — A fire in Pierce County has left a man believed to be in his 50’s dead Central Pierce Fire & Rescue and Graham Fire & Rescue were dispatched at 6:55 a.m to a fire at a two-story home on 199th Street Court East firefighters found the home fully engulfed in flames Neighbors shared with responding crews that they believed a person was trapped inside the burning home crews reported that the floor and rood were compromised Firefighters located an unconscious man believed to be in his 50’s inside the home at 7:26 a.m After getting him out of the home life-saving measures were performed The man was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital at 7:42 a.m and succumbed to his injuries from the fire The cause of the fire is unknown and crews are still investigating pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to damage energy facilities Greenwood admitted in his plea agreement that he and co-defendant Jeremy Crahan vandalized four power substations and plotted to fell trees to take out power lines According to a statement from the Department of Justice Greenwood and Crahan knocked out power so they could break into ATMs and businesses and steal money One of the four attacks occurred on Christmas Day when power was cut off to thousands of people Below are the substations that were attacked: He remains charged with conspiracy to attack energy facilities Greenwood was released from federal custody pending trial A judge ordered him to be on electronic monitoring and to enter drug treatment while he is out of custody Greenwood and Crahan could face 20-30 years in prison Greenwood's sentencing is set for July 21 wants her participation in the new CBS reality competition “Tough as Nails” (premiering at 8 p.m July 8) to draw attention to women ironworkers and to show that a person’s family history does not define his or her future “Tough as Nails,” created and hosted by “Amazing Race” star Phil Keoghan takes 12 Americans “who don’t think twice … about getting their hands dirty in order to keep their country running” — welder from working on a railroad or at a sand factory to assembling irrigation equipment one competitor will be named “Tough as Nails” champion became an ironworker in 2018 after 10 years as an orthodontic technician She’s a member of Seattle’s Iron Workers Union Local 86 and says she’s one of two women ironworkers at the company she works for Her current work assignment is the Bellevue Tunnel part of the Sound Transit East Link extension “I’m the only female ironworker at my job site,” she says it’s not written and no one’s ever said it but we give 120% to 150% because we want to prove we’re here The biggest compliment any guy on the site can give you is ‘You’re definitely one of the guys now.’ ” says she also wants to show that a person’s past is not necessarily predictive of their future Keoghan says Davis’ experience growing up in foster care which is only alluded to in the first hour of the show’s two-hour premiere will get more fleshed out in future episodes “Tough as Nails” does not send a competitor home each week After the first hour sets up the season by assembling two teams of competitors each episode will feature an individual challenge and a team challenge One person will be eliminated from the individual challenge weekly but will stick around for the team challenges The opinions expressed in reader comments are those of the author only and do not reflect the opinions of The Seattle Times Stay secure and make sure you have the best reading experience possible by upgrading your browser (AP) — One of the two men charged with vandalizing electrical substations in Washington state over the holidays to cover a burglary was ordered released from federal custody Friday to seek substance abuse help A federal judge issued the order for Matthew Greenwood after renewed efforts by his attorney to get Greenwood into an inpatient drug-treatment facility/ have been charged with conspiracy to damage energy facilities Greenwood told investigators after his arrest that the two knocked out power so they could burglarize a business and steal from the cash register RELATED | 2 men charged in connection to attacks on Pierce County substations 25 caused at least $3 million in damages and left about 30,000 people without power according to court documents and utility officials Greenwood was also charged with possession of a short-barreled rifle and short-barreled shotgun Bryan granted Greenwood's release on an appearance bond or the promise to show up to future hearings and abide by conditions including electronic monitoring and mandated drug treatment telling Greenwood: "It's up to you to be sure that the risk is well-taken." Attorney Todd Greenberg opposed Greenwood's release noting Greenwood's alleged disregard for community safety "Is this someone the court can trust to be safe in this community?" Greenberg said "I think the answer to that is 'no.'" assistant federal public defender Rebecca Fish said he was neither a flight risk nor a threat He has lived locally his entire life and was expecting his first child Fish said Greenwood was on a waitlist for sober and supportive housing which he would enter into following treatment Conspiracy to attack energy facilities is punishable by up to 20 years in prison Possession of an unregistered firearm is punishable by up to 10 years The substations targeted were the Graham and Elk Plain substations operated by Tacoma Public Utilities and the Kapowsin and Hemlock substations operated by Puget Sound Energy the men forced their way into fenced areas surrounding the substations and damaged equipment to cause a power outage Crahan admitted that he helped plan the scheme and primarily served as a lookout that day the men plotted additional ways to cause power outages by felling trees in order to cut power and burglarize businesses and steal from ATMs Law enforcement arrested both men in late December before they tried that plan power grid needs better security to prevent domestic terrorism and after a large outage in North Carolina last year took days to repair — A man who was part of a coordinated attack on electrical substations in Pierce County said meth impaired his judgment when he and a friend took out power to 15,000 people in an attempt to avoid detection while committing burglaries were "desperate and heavily using methamphetamine" when they devised the scheme to knock out power at four power stations and then burglarize ATMs And caused immense harm in the process...harm Mr Greenwood likely will never stop atoning for,” said Rebecca Fish an assistant federal public defender who is representing Greenwood Fish called the power station attack an "astronomically bad decision" and noted that Greenwood’s life was in crisis in December 2022 when he faced eviction and was dealing with significant meth addiction Greenwood is sorrier than he can ever express in words for his actions and over the past year he has demonstrated his commitment to turning his life around and ensuring that he is never again in a place to make such a reckless and harmful decision,” Fish wrote RELATED: Power restored for customers impacted by Pierce County substation attacks prompting a recommendation that would spare him from federal prison and instead sentence him to six months of home confinement followed by probation for three years “Greenwood’s conduct while on pretrial release is impressive and commendable he successfully underwent inpatient drug treatment is raising a new baby girl with his long-term girlfriend and has had no bond violations,” wrote Todd Greenberg “The government is also mindful that Greenwood assisted the government by agreeing to a proffer interview about his offense conduct this enabled the government to rule out any potential domestic terrorism/ideological motive for the offense in this case.” Crahan and Greenwood pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to damage energy facilities which carries a maximum term of 20 years in prison Estudillo pressed Greenberg about a disparity in sentencing recommendations between Crahan and Greenwood The difference is the conduct of the two men since their arrest in this case and that can not be more contrasting .. Crahan was not honest with probation about drug use and had violations leading to him being detained again," Greenberg responded it was a significant possibility and it was being investigated as domestic terrorism Other attacks had happened around the country with that motive was very honest about his conduct and the conduct of Mr Fish also addressed the disparity in the sentencing recommendation adding that Greenwood was not aware of drug treatment options and has had success at drug treatment and holding down a full-time job to provide for his family “All the people he knew were people he did drugs with and putting his trust in them was a bad choice," Fish said Judge Estudillo listened to arguments from both the prosecution and defense about their agreed recommendation that Greenwood not serve time in federal prison then called a recess to consider the sentence “How can somebody not consider the effect on all of these other people out there The real people you are hurting are the people who have less economic means individuals with medical issues who need power to operate medical equipment That is why it's so frustrating," Estudillo said Estudillo then sentenced Greenwood to 12 months of home confinement and three years of probation which was higher than the sentencing recommendation between Greenwood's attorney and prosecutors Both Greenwood and Crahan will have to pay restitution for the damage caused by the attacks Greenwood spoke briefly in court before sentencing “I’m terribly sorry," Greenwood said.“I’d like to apologize to the court and the community everybody I affected with the mistake I made I wish I could explain the difference in the way that I think now that I’m sober I hadn’t been sober since I was too young to remember I’m sure that had I been sober a lot of my life would have been different I take full responsibility for what I did." Graham and Kapowsin that knocked out power to thousands The federal prosecutor cited the nature and circumstances of an alleged crime involving an attack on an energy facility "It goes without saying how serious these events were and set off sparks and a fire and only by good fortune there was no explosion," said Assistant U.S In addition to the Christmas Day allegations Greenberg told the court Crahan and Matthew Greenwood spent hours scouting other substation locations after the Christmas Day outages "Went out next two nights and scoped out another substation," Greenberg said Greenberg told the court Crahan has a history of reoffending on court supervision or while charges are pending against him He cited three instances including his criminal record RELATED | 2 men charged in connection to attacks on Pierce County substations asked the judge to consider allowing Crahan to stay with his parents in Roy and wear an electronic home monitoring device insisting Crahan would meet the reporting requirements was in the courtroom for Tuesday’s proceeding Afterwards he said he was disappointed to not be taking his son home When asked his reaction to his son's arrest Paul Crahan said he hasn't spoken with his son since he was arrested and news of him being linked to the substation attack "I can't understand that all," Paul Crahan said Both are facing charges of conspiracy to damage energy facilities Attorney Stephen Hobbs asked that both men be detained because they are considered a flight risk and because of the severity of the charges Court documents unsealed last week revealed that Greenwood alleged the motivation behind the substation attacks was to cut power to a local business so they could burglarize it The two have been linked to four substation outages on Christmas day The substation attacks left thousands in the dark and two of the four substations sustained $3 million in damages RELATED | Vandalism at 4 Pierce County substations knocks out power to thousands on Christmas The substations were vandalized over a 12-hour period starting on Christmas morning The two substations in Graham and Elk Plain are operated by Tacoma Public Utilities and the substations in Kapowsin and Hemlock are operated by Puget Sound Energy both utility companies said they appreciated the quick work and are cooperating with authorities Investigators said cell phone records and surveillance video from Puget Sound Energy captured images that helped lead to the New Year's Eve arrests The FBI is investigating the case with assistance from the Pierce County Sheriff's Department Attorney Nick Brown last week praised the quick work of investigators and said the case is still under investigation The case now goes to the grand jury to consider as both men have waived their right to a preliminary hearing This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page - Two occupants of a small plane that flipped over and crashed Wednesday outside Frederickson in Pierce County walked away with only a few bumps and bruises Deputies and emergency crews responded to the scene a large field near 41st Avenue and 192nd Street East A small plane was found upside down in the field A 76-year-old man and a 64-year-old man were found trapped inside the plane The two were extricated from the plane and treated at the scene for bumps and bruises "Amazing that injuries their were only minor both men are walking around the scene & doing well," the Pierce County Sheriff's Department said in a Twitter posting The plane reportedly took off from Shady Acres Airport in Elk Plain then lost power and flipped over during an attempted emergency landing in the field Officials say 192nd Street is closed in both directions at the scene Motorists are warned to use alternate routes (WCHS) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has proposed updates to the flood insurance rate maps along the Elk River in Kanawha County and the town of Clendenin Residents are being encouraged to participate in a 90-day appeal and comment period according to a news release from the federal agency FEMA said flood maps are routinely updated to more accurately represent flood risk Updates were made in response to extensive flooding seen in West Virginia in June 2016 Appeals and comments can be submitted for Kanawha County to Bruce White, floodplain manager, at brucewhite@kanawha.us and for the town of Clendenin to John Shelton, floodplain manager, at johnsheltonjr851@gmail.com The federal agency said most homeowner’s insurance policies do not cover flooding. More about flood insurance options can be obtained by talking to your local insurance agent or visiting https://www.floodsmart.gov Make sure you clear your calendar for the annual Memorial Day Service on May 25 Local distillers will be competing for your vote for who makes the best cocktail -- When Gary Sanders returned home from Portland last Friday night after a trip with his son a detective sergeant with the Pierce County Sheriff's Department was heading out to helpt at an officer-involved shooting A deputy shot and killed a man who was carrying a knife and having a mental breakdown near the Elk Plain area According to the Sheriff's Department the man refused to comply with orders and climbed inside of a patrol car The shooting marked the latest in a series of violent crimes in unincorporated Pierce County in recent weeks Six people were murdered last week in Pierce County-- including two children who were killed by their father "It gets hard just because you do get worn," said Sanders 12 people have been murdered in unincorporated Pierce County and that number is higher than all of last year's homicide investigations but it seems like this year we’re riding the wave," said Sanders it's the same people responding to these calls -- from deputies and detectives to forensics teams and SWAT "You kind of do the self-check and then 'OK Let me reach out to others' and stuff," said Sanders Officers learn to put emotions to the side and get the job done This year's wave of violence also included the death of one of their own: Deputy Daniel McCartney He was shot and killed while responding to a home invasion "We can't sit there and grieve Dan's loss right there and - not to say the individuals that went out to the -- our detectives that had to go to the autopsy and see Dan there," said Sanders "It's a reality check there because it brings in the grasp of the risk that we all take when we go out there working." hard time," said Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor one of the challenges is that the department is under-staffed yet more is being asked of officers Rather than loading more and more and more on top of people with badges let's all assume some responsibility," said Pastor referring to issues like substance abuse "Let's recognize the cost to individuals of asking them to do more and more and more." Pastor said many agencies are still dealing with the cutbacks from the recession Pierce County has started adding more staff and helping build the ranks of the department We're a ways behind," said Pastor "The trouble is they don't have a bag of money under their desk." Pastor said there are currently 329 commissioned officers who serve in unincorporated Pierce County and its contract cities -- A Pierce County deputy shot and killed a 28-year-old Spanaway man on Friday night after the man reportedly tried to get into the deputy's patrol car Earlier 911 callers said the man was having a breakdown was armed with a knife and was trying to get into people's vehicles the Pierce County Sheriff's Department says The incident occurred at 252nd Street East and Mountain Highway East in the Elk Plain area when a woman called 911 and said a male friend was having a mental breakdown in the middle of the road "Let go of me now," the dispatcher heard the woman say She got back on the phone and said the man was going east on 252nd Street East A second person called 911 to say a man had just tried to get into his vehicle The first 911 caller was still on the phone and reported that her male friend was trying to "jump into other people's vehicles." Then she reported he was trying to get into her vehicle a deputy radioed in that shots had been fired The Sheriff's Department said the man reportedly refused to heed the deputy's commands at gunpoint then tried to get into the deputy's vehicle two-seat private plane crashed in a Pierce County field Wednesday The two men inside were extricated from the plane and walked away with bumps and bruises according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department which was occupied by a 76-year-old man and a 64-year-old man took off from Shady Acres Airport in Elk Plain It lost power and flipped as they attempted to make an emergency landing in a field according to the Sheriff’s Department The crash near the 4200 block of 192nd Street East southeast of Spanaway in unincorporated Pierce County a spokesman for the Sheriff’s Department “The plane landed on its top and they are working to extricate the two people inside,” he said shortly after the crash Both people in the plane were conscious and talking to emergency responders the Sheriff’s Department said the men were treated by medics at the scene “Amazing that their injuries were only minor, both men are walking around the scene & doing well,” the agency tweeted It only takes a few minutes on the phone with Olympia contractor Elizabeth Rillera to understand why producers of “Tough as Nails” (9 p.m 6) wanted her to be a contestant on the CBS competition series In addition to modeling at 19 and performing in a stunt show at a Chinese theme park says she competed in Strongman competitions from 2013-16 and qualified for nationals several times “but I never went to nationals because they’d have it somewhere dumb that wouldn’t be fun to visit.” And don’t consider referring to it as Strongwoman or Strongperson So let’s just call it Strongman and not overcomplicate things being overly sensitive … I think that if people were less sensitive then we wouldn’t have to deal with people being offended for half of our lives she introduced herself as ‘Elizabeast’ with a smile,” says Louise Keoghan “Tough as Nails” co-creator with husband and show host Phil Keoghan “She has this air of confidence that she clearly backed up with her physical and mental strength.” After Rillera’s boyfriend and sister both saw ads for the show during Super Bowl LV in February “I argued against it emphatically and finally gave in,” Rillera says But she filled out the online application anyway CBS contacted her and she was under consideration But to stay in the running she had to film herself weekly doing burpees — a pushup followed by a leap in the air — to display her cardiovascular strength and mental toughness with a goal of improving week-to-week “This is what made me want to be on the show: I told my boyfriend and my sister I had to do these burpees and my boyfriend’s like ‘You wanted me to apply and jump through all these hoops and now I don’t quit like that.’ So then I was doing it out of spite.” Louise Keoghan says Rillera’s determination was evident to the show’s producers “She [brought] the right combination of life skills endurance and brawn,” Keoghan says. “Viewers can expect Elizabeth to be a straight-shooter who says it like it is.” she was told to watch past seasons of “Tough as Nails.” “I liked the message and I wanted to be a part of that message,” she says “I wanted to go on TV and show exactly how capable a person can be This is the kind of person you need to be if you’re gonna make it through the struggles.” Between filling out the initial application and when she was flown to Los Angeles in May for potential filming (without knowing if she’d even been picked to be on the show) Sending in the application was already a commitment,” she says noting she learned more about competing on a TV show than any specific skill since she couldn’t prepare because she didn’t know in advance what each new challenge would be “I learned a lot about other people more than anything because I don’t really interact with a lot of people in my life.” As for the show casting contestants from Washington in all three seasons filmed so far Keoghan isn’t sure what to chalk that up to “Maybe it’s a coincidence or maybe it’s something in the water but the ‘Tough As Nails’ contestants we have cast from Washington have this ‘can do’ approach to every challenge,” she says. “They never say ‘I can’t’ and view every job we give them as an exciting adventure There is definitely an explorer-type mindset mixed with not being afraid to do the hard work however uncomfortable it is.” his book proposing a re-wilding of our natural environment George Monbiot refers to Shifting Baseline Syndrome as a major cause in our misperception of what is ‘natural’ Our environment is in its ‘natural’ state when we are young The only environmental destruction we really notice is what occurs within our own lifetimes Humanity’s baseline for what is natural keeps shifting with every new generation clouding our view on longer processes of environmental damage and degradation Shifting Baseline Syndrome can have perverse effects on our attempts at nature conservation – sometimes rather than restoring the environment to its previous natural state Monbiot has a particular bone to pick with the sheep that are used to maintain large tracts of Britain in a near-desert condition and the medieval switch to a wool-based economy destroyed the richly biodiverse forests that covered most of the island America too is subject to the paradox of ecological degradation: its scope is so massive that it’s hard for us as individuals to notice These maps suggest some interesting markers to get a sense of the discrepancy between our ‘natural environment’ They compare the geographic spread of cities and towns (1) in America named after native animals and the current geographic distribution of those species most indicate a huge reduction in the range of said animals Let’s start with bears: as the map indicates they roam far and wide: from the Appalachians all the way into Maine throughout the west and the Pacific states Most ‘bear’ towns align more or less with the animal’s current range: But some indicate that the majestic predator once had an even wider distribution: It’s worse for wolves: they’re limited to two relatively small areas near the Canadian border far away from most ‘wolf’ towns: Judging by the places named after the animal elk used to be prevalent across most of the country ‘Elk’ towns are concentrated in the Midwest: The current range is limited mainly to the Rockies and the Pacific Northwest Badgers are holding firm in most of the country absent only from the eastern third of the country (and a small part of the northwest) There are still badgers in all badger towns on this map: Poor wolverines: clinging on to a dwindling strip of land in the northwest with small colonies remaining in California and on the Nevada-Utah border Where are the times when they roamed Michigan in such numbers that two towns in that state – Wolverine Lake near the top of the state’s Lower Peninsula – were named after them Map found here at Data is Beautiful on Reddit Got a strange map? Let me know at [email protected] (2) Big Bear City is the location of a quartz dome that is worshipped as the Eye of God by the Serrano (4) A city in the Fort Peck Indian Reservation and the home of the annual Wild Horse Stampede “the Grandaddy of Montana Rodeos” (5) Named after a Kiowa chief rather than the animal a 19th-century Algerian fighter against French colonialism (7) Despite being surrounded by a largely industrial area and its proximity to O’Hare International Airport Elk Grove Village is home to a small herd of elk – indeed kept in a grove The herd was brought to the area in the 1920s and is maintained by the Chicago Zoological Society Elk Grove Village also is the hometown of Billy Corgan and James Iha The National Park Service has now reintroduced small numbers of elk to western North Carolina a graphic novel about the relationship between superheroes and the communities they defend (10) That’s not counting the names of half a dozen other places in Pennsylvania While it may be some time until we see Phil Keoghan eliminating teams as host of The Amazing Race the Emmy winner has been keeping himself busy with CBS' newest reality series Tough as Nails which throws the spotlight on the everyman with physically demanding day-to-day jobs Read on to find out everything we know so far about Tough as Nails when it premieres and how long it will run CBS announced the new earlier premiere time on June 15 The Wednesday night lineup will now be Tough as Nails (8 p.m How long will Tough as Nails run?The show is planning 10 episodes for its first season Tough as Nails features competitors who consider the calluses on their hands a badge of honor agility and mental toughness in challenges that take place in the real world they will be eliminated until the Tough as Nails winner is named The series will redefine what it means to be tough proving that toughness comes in all shapes and sizes and will celebrate Americans who roll up their sleeves 24/7 and don’t think twice about working long hard hours and getting their hands dirty in order to keep their country running Related: Everything You Need to Know About the Next Big Brother Linnett KeyJob: WelderAge: 34Hometown: Lecanto Fla.Instagram: @LKeyFit and @LoveLinnett Danny MoodyJob: DrywallerAge: 33Hometown: Spokane Melissa BurnsJob: FarmerAge: 27Hometown: Milford Center Lee MarshallJob: RooferAge: 61Hometown: St Kelly Murphy from the CBS series Tough as Nails scheduled to air on the CBS Television Network Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2020 CBS Broadcasting Kelly “Murph” MurphyJob: Marine Corps VeteranAge: 47Hometown: Paragon Linda GoodridgeJob: Deputy SheriffAge: 29Hometown: Marion Luis YuliJob: ScaffolderAge: 35Hometown: TheBronx KiddyJob: Gate AgentAge: 62Hometown: Alexandria Callie CattellJob: FishermanAge: 28Hometown: Bend Young AnJob: FirefighterAge: 36Hometown: Alexandria Tara DavisJob: IronworkerAge: 30Hometown: Elk Plain PolkJob: Forestry TechAge: 28Hometown: Tuskegee The cast of Tough as Nails with host Phil Keoghan What was the inspiration for Tough as Nails?"Tough as Nails was inspired by my proud working class family of farmers, gold miners, builders and coalminers," says Keoghan."“I was lucky enough to spend my school holidays working alongside my grandfather I’m excited to celebrate the skills of those who sweat on factory floors instead of gym floors and those who wear work boots instead of workout shoes." Related: Mike Rowe Reveals the 5 Dirtiest Jobs He's Ever Tried Phil Keoghan is the host of Tough as Nails and he executive produces the show alongside his wife and longtime producing partner, Louise Keoghan Phil is most well-known as the host and an executive producer of The Amazing Race He also hosts National Geographic Explorer and the podcast "BUCKiT with Phil Keoghan." Phil has been the recipient of the Best Director Award at the American Documentary Film Festival the 2018 Sports Documentarian Award from the International Sports Hall of Fame the Dorothy Corwin Spirit of Life Award for services to MS and the Endurance Live Celebrity Athlete of the Year in 2013 He was made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2014 for his services to television and tourism Next, did Mike Rowe’s mom get him a Facebook TV show?