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Washington state trooper killed in three-vehicle crash while searching for DUI drivers
A Washington state trooper was killed early Saturday when a speeding vehicle struck his patrol car on Interstate 5 while he was searching for people driving under the influence, authorities said.
Washington State Patrol Trooper Christopher M. Gadd, 27, was killed just before 3 a.m. on southbound I-5 near Marysville when an SUV veered off the roadway and onto the shoulder, striking his parked patrol vehicle, the Snohomish County Sheriffs’ Office said. The SUV driver was traveling at a high rate of speed when the crash occurred.
“Chris’s passing is a devastating loss to his family – a family who knows all too well the risks of public service but still has offered that service with unquestioned valor and now, unfathomable sacrifice,” said Washington State Patrol (WSP) Chief John R. Batiste.
A second vehicle, a van carrying six passengers, was also involved in the crash, FOX13 Seattle reported. The van reportedly crashed into the SUV, leaving the driver with non-life-threatening injuries. The other van passengers did not sustain injuries.
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Washington State Patrol Trooper Christopher M. Gadd, 27, served the agency for two-and-a-half years. He is survived by his wife and daughter, his parents, sister and other family members. (Washington State Patrol)
The SUV driver that struck Gadd’s patrol car was identified as a 32-year-old man from Lynwood, the station reported. He was evaluated and taken into custody for vehicular homicide.
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Gadd’s father is also a Washington State Patrol trooper, and his sister serves as a trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety. (Washington State Patrol)
Gadd is survived by his wife, Cammryn, daughter Kaelyn, his mother, hiya father, who is also a WSP trooper, and his sister, who currently serves as a trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety, according to the state patrol.
The driver accused of striking Gadd’s patrol car was identified as a 32-year-old man from Lynwood. He was being held in custody for vehicular homicide. (Washington State Patrol)
Gadd served two-and-a-half years with the WSP. He is the 33rd member of the WSP to die in the line of duty in the agency’s 103 years.
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“I can tell you that across the entire Washington State Patrol, every head is bowed, every knee is bent, and every heart is broken as we mourn this loss,” Batiste said.
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Armed Secret Service agents stand on stage during a shooting incident at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday in Washington, D.C. According to reports, President Donald Trump, along with other government officials, were rushed from the Washington Hilton after reports of gun shots.
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The annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner ended abruptly Saturday night after gunfire was exchanged between suspect Cole Allen and Secret Service agents at the Washington Hilton hotel in Washington, D.C. One agent was injured after having been shot in his bulletproof vest and has been released from the hospital.
President Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and several White House staff and cabinet members, who were not injured, were rushed from the hotel.
Allen, who is believed to have traveled from Torrance, Calif. to Washington, D.C., was arrested on the scene and is currently in custody.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller and his wife Katie Miller are taken out of the ballroom by security agents during a shooting incident at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday.
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Attendees at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner hide under tables after reports of gunshots at a security screening area at the Washington Hilton hotel on Saturday.
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Members of the National Guard respond with weapons drawn at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other cabinet officials were rushed out of the hotel during the event when a gunman shot a U.S. Secret Service agent at a security checkpoint inside.
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Secret service agents respond after shots were fired during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday.
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Secret service agents respond to shots fired during the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday.
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Vice President J.D. Vance walks back stage at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday. Several government officials were rushed from the hotel after a shooting incident at a security screening area.
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DC Fire and EMS units arrive at the Washington Hilton Hotel where shots were fired at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife, Cheryl Hines, are evacuated from the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington on Saturday.
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President Donald Trump holds a press conference at the White House in Washington, DC, shortly after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday.
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Law enforcement officials respond to an address connected to Cole Tomas Allen, the shooting suspect at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, as people stand and watch on Saturday in Torrance, Calif.
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FBI agents work on Sunday at an address in Torrance, Calif., connected to Cole Tomas Allen, who was identified as the shooting suspect at the White House Correspondents Dinner the night before.
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A Wyoming judge temporarily blocked the state’s newest abortion limit, halting enforcement of a law that prohibits most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, generally around six weeks of pregnancy.
Natrona County District Judge Dan Forgey on Friday granted temporary injunctive relief against the Human Heartbeat Act while the case plays out in court.
The plaintiffs “made a sufficient showing of irreparable injury,” Forgey wrote, adding that “the state defendants did not persuasively argue otherwise.”
He also said the plaintiffs had made “a sufficient showing of probable success” under Article 1, Section 38 of the Wyoming Constitution, which protects individuals’ rights to make their own healthcare decisions.
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Mark Gordon, governor of Wyoming, during the DC Blockchain Summit in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The ruling is the latest turn in Wyoming’s long-running abortion fight and comes just months after the Wyoming Supreme Court struck down two earlier abortion restrictions, finding they violated the state constitution’s healthcare autonomy protections. That January decision reshaped the legal landscape in Wyoming and prompted lawmakers to try again with a narrower ban tied to the detection of fetal cardiac activity.
The law, passed during the Legislature’s 2026 session and signed by Republican Gov. Mark Gordon on March 9, took effect in March. It bars abortion beyond roughly the sixth week of pregnancy, once a fetal heartbeat is detected. The measure includes exceptions for medical emergencies that threaten a woman’s life or health, but not for pregnancies caused by rape or incest.
“Where the act does not align to my pro-life stance is in the concern for specific vulnerable populations,” Gordon wrote in a letter to lawmakers Monday.
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It echoes his reservations and expected legal fight when signing the law in March.
“I resoundingly share the determination to defend the lives of unborn children and support the intentions behind the Human Heartbeat Act,” he wrote in a statement. “Regrettably, this Act represents another well-intentioned but likely fragile legal effort with significant risk of ending in the courts rather than in lasting, durable policy. Rather than finding a remedy that saves the unborn, I fear we have only added another chapter to the sad saga of repeatedly trying to force a specific solution.”
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Gordon’s signing made Wyoming the fifth state to bar most abortions at that stage of pregnancy, along with Florida, Georgia, Iowa and South Carolina. Thirteen other states bar abortion at all stages of pregnancy, with some exceptions.
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NFL Draft prospects rate themselves on Madden
USAT’s Chris Bumbaca asks some of the top NFL Draft prospects what they would rate themselves in Madden after their rookie year.
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That’s a wrap for the 2026 NFL Draft. Three days of the top football prospects yearning to actualize their dreams of making it to the NFL, are in the books.
The San Francisco 49ers concluded their selection after adding eight new players through the draft including Mississippi receiver De’Zhaun Stribling, Texas Tech edge Romello Height and Indiana running back Kaelon Black.
All of the 49ers players were selected in the second round or later, after the team traded the No. 27 overall pick for extra selections.
“Our gut was to stay and pick. We really like De’Zhaun Stribling. Everything that he stands for. The player, the person. We have a deal, the highest standard as a 49er in our draft process is called the gold helmet. It’s checking every box, on the field, off the field, athleticism. De’Zhaun was one of the 16 that we gave this year,” 49ers general manager John Lynch said. “So to make that your first pick at wide receiver, the way that he plays, his physicality that he plays with, his speed, his size. We just love the whole package and it kept growing and growing to the point where we were proud to make him a 49er.”
The full list of 49ers draftees includes Oklahoma defensive tackle Gracen Halton, Washington offensive lineman Carter Willis, Washington defensive back Ephesians Prysock, Louisiana linebacker Jaden Dugger and Kansas offensive lineman Enrique Cruz Jr.
While some players in the draft immediately earn starting jobs on their new teams, the newest 49ers most likely won’t be. Between key starters returning and splash offseason signings, San Francisco’s incoming rookie class will look to earn time on the field starting as second- or third-string players.
Here’s a look at the projected depth chart for the 49ers following the 2026 draft:
Here’s a look at the San Francisco 49ers projected depth chart for the 2026 season, following the conclusion of the 2026 NFL Draft. Projected starters names are listed in bold, non-starters will have their respective string. *= 2026 draft class
Offense:
Quarterbacks
- Brock Purdy
- Mac Jones (2nd)
- Kurtis Rourke (3rd)
- Adrian Martinez (4th)
Running backs
- Christian McCaffrey
- Jordan James (2nd)
- Kaelon Black* (3rd)
- Isaac Guerendo (4th)
Wide receivers
- Mike Evans
- Ricky Pearsall
- Christian Kirk
- De’Zhaun Stribling* (2nd)
- Demarcus Robinson (2nd)
- Jordan Watkins (2nd)
- Jacob Cowing (3rd)
- Malik Turner (3rd)
- Colton Dowell (3rd)
- Junior Bergen (4th)
- Brandon Aiyuk (4th)
Tight ends
- George Kittle
- Jake Tonges (2nd)
- Luke Farrell (3rd)
- Brayden Willis (4th)
Fullbacks
Offensive linemen
- Trent Williams (LT)
- Carver Willis* (2nd)
- Vederian Lowe (3rd)
- Austen Pleasants (4th)
- Robert Jones (LG)
- Brett Toth (2nd)
- Connor Colby (3rd)
- Nick Zakelj (4th)
- Jake Brendel (C)
- Drake Nugent (2nd)
- Dominick Puni (RG)
- Colton McKivitz (RT)
- Enrique Cruz Jr.* (2nd)
- Brandon Parker (3rd)
- Isaac Alarcon (4th)
Defense:
Defensive edge
- C.J. West (left)
- Sebastian Valdez (2nd)
- Osa Odighizuwa (right)
- Gracen Halton* (2nd)
Defensive tackle
- Alfred Collins
- Evan Anderson
Linebackers
- Nick Bosa (WLB)
- Sam Okuayinonu (2nd)
- Romello Height* (3rd)
- Andrew Farmer II (4th)
- Dre Greenlaw (LILB)
- Luke Gifford (2nd)
- Garret Wallow (3rd)
- Nick Martin (4th)
- Fred Warner (RILB)
- Tatum Bethune (2nd)
- Jaden Dugger* (3rd)
- Jalen Graham (4th)
- Mykel Williams (SLB)
- Keion White (2nd)
- Cameron Sample (3rd)
- William Bradley-King (4th)
Defensive backs
- Deommodore Lenoir (LCB)
- Jack Jones (2nd)
- Darrell Luter Jr. (3rd)
- Eli Apple (4th)
- Renardo Green (RCB)
- Nate Hobbs (2nd)
- Ephesians Prysock* (3rd)
- Tre Tomlinson (4th)
- Ji’Ayir Brown (SS)
- Marques Sigle (2nd)
- Malik Mustapha (FS)
- Darrick Forrest (2nd)
- Derrick Canteen (3rd)
- Upton Stout (NB)
- Siran Neal (2nd)
Special Teams
- Eddy Pineiro (PK)
- Corliss Waitman (Punter, holder)
- Jacob Cowing (PR)
- Isaac Guerendo (KR)
- Jon Weeks (LS)
The 49ers weren’t done at the conclusion of the 2026 NFL Draft. San Francisco continued to build their roster by signing undrafted free agents.
Here’s a list of their undrafted free agent signings:
- Duce Chestnut, S, Syracuse
- Khalil Dinkins, TE, Penn State
- Mikhail Kamara, Edge, Indiana
- Will Pauling, WR, Notre Dame
- James Thompson, DT, Illinois
You can follow the complete team-by-team list for all 32 here.
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