Washington Police Department

Washington Community High School students are being told to leave the backpacks at home this week after a “possible student safety risk.”

Council will vote Monday on the award of a contract for the construction of the building, and an amendment to the city's 2024-25 budget allocating an additional $600,000 for the contract and $119,000 owned to Dewberry Architects.

The Washington Police Department is investigating the city's second homicide this month.Police were called to conduct welfare check on a man at his…

Washington police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found behind a shopping center as a homicide.Kyle McMurtrey, 34, of Washington, was…

A Washington man has died from his injuries after an accident Wednesday morning.The Illinois State Police said Jerry Bedwell, 76, and his wife, Linda, 74,…

A Washington woman died Wednesday after a two-vehicle crash involving a truck-trailer.Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley said first responders headed…

A former Washington Community High School coach was arrested Monday for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenager.Washington Police Chief Mike McCoy said…

The Washington Police Department and Tazewell County Coroner’s office are investigating the death of a 37-year-old woman found on the Wood Street Bicycle…