Driver arrested after fleeing Troopers on Pacific Highway in Des Moines
A driver was arrested for investigation of attempting to elude police after fleeing from Washington State Patrol troopers on Pacific Highway South near South 260th Street, authorities said. Troopers attempted to stop the vehicle in Des Moines, but the driver fled, running red lights, according to the Washington State...
Environment Northwest: False spring shifts timing for plants and wildlife
BOISE, Idaho — Unseasonably mild temperatures and below-average snowpack across the Northwest are accelerating the timing of nature in some areas, triggering what is known as a “false spring.”. Phenology, the study of recurring seasonal events like plants blooming and animal movement, depends on temperature, hours of...
This Quirky Roadside Park In Washington Is Unlike Anything You’ve Ever Seen
Sometimes the best things in life are the ones that make absolutely no sense until you see them in person. Hat & Boots Park in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood is exactly that kind of wonderful weirdness, where a giant cowboy hat and a pair of towering boots stand proudly in a city better known for tech giants and...
Washington Police File Charges After Mother Allegedly Assaulted at Anti-ICE School Protest
The Issaquah Police Department in Issaquah, Wash., has officially filed charges against four unnamed individuals who allegedly assaulted a woman at an anti-United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protest earlier this month. Police arrived at the anti-ICE walkout at Issaquah High School on Friday, Feb....
Man who beat wheelchair-bound victim to death sobs in court, postponing sentencing
SEATTLE — The sentencing hearing for a man convicted of murder had to be stopped in King County Superior Court Friday afternoon after the defendant became too emotional to proceed. Gabriel Vargas-Garcia, 28, beat a 63-year-old man who was in a wheelchair to death at the Bellevue Transit Center...
Cops Catch Brazen Shoplifter Leaving WA Store
Deputies with the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office stopped a suspected shoplifter red handed. It happened Thursday afternoon, as the man was leaving a Target store in Silverdale, with a full cart of merchandise. The Man Is Accused of Stealing From the Store Several Times in the Past. It's believed the...
100-Year-Old Redwood Tree Temporarily Saved from Destruction After Bald Eagle Spotted Resting on Its...
Bald eagles and their habitats are federally protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
Firefighters rescue 3 people after car goes into ditch on Lake Washington Blvd.
Firefighters rescued three people after their car went into a ditch on Lake Washington Boulevard Friday. The Seattle Fire Department reported, via X at noon, that three people were trapped inside a car that went off the road at Lake Washington Boulevard East and East Foster Island Road. Firefighters were...
Repeat violent felon accused of trying to kill Seattle officers in Ballard has died
SEATTLE — A man with a lengthy history of violent crimes, who was accused of attempting to kill Seattle police officers earlier this month as they tried to arrest him in the Ballard neighborhood, has died. Christopher Michael Bowman,62, passed away on Wednesday as a result of injuries sustained...
Downtown Bellevue 304-Unit Project Receives Design Review Approval
Broadstone 200 has received Design Review approval from the City of Bellevue to redevelop a 1.55-acre site at 200 112th Avenue NE with a multi-family residential project in the Downtown-Office Limited Business-South (DT-OLB-S) Land Use District. The project calls for the demolition of an existing 50,918-square-foot...
