Career coach shares how to land a job after massive layoffs in Western WA
KIRO 7 spoke with career coach Erika Parker Price about the strategies and steps people should take to get hired.
Bellevue Launches $235,000 Food Assistance Plan to Support Local Families After SNAP Cuts
The City of Bellevue has announced a $235,000 plan to address food assistance needs after recent cuts to federal SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits. The funding will help local families. More than 3,000 Bellevue households, including nearly 4,000 children, currently qualify for SNAP. The...
Police Seek Identity Of Suspect Who Bit Off Elderly Woman’s Finger During Robbery
Seattle police are seeking the public’s help identifying a suspect who bit off an elderly woman’s finger while robbing her of her jewelry last month. The Seattle Police Department said the suspect “brutally assaulted” an 88-year-old woman on the back porch of her home on the 9900 block of 64th Avenue South in the...
Guns found in stolen car after carjacking, police chase in Des Moines
The Des Moines Police Department says that officers found guns in a stolen car that was part of a chase on early Wednesday night.
Volunteers deliver 40,000 pounds of food to King County, WA families amid shutdown
As the government shutdown strains food assistance programs, volunteers in Bellevue distributed 40,000 pounds of donated goods from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The effort, supported by people of many faiths, will supply more than 20 King County food banks with essential items.
Officers find ghost gun in toilet during robbery arrest
Renton police arrested a juvenile suspect at his home in Renton in connection with an Auburn armed robbery, and during the arrest, officers located a ghost gun in the toilet. On Oct. 30, the Renton Police Department (RPD) reported that it arrested a teen at his home near Duvall Avenue Northeast and Northeast Sixth...
FBI: Seattle-area suspect accused of planning to join ISIS, tied to Detroit-area ‘pumpkin day’...
Mirreh allegedly sent images of firearms and an ISIS-branded hat, and the complaint describes the two men taking oaths of loyalty and discussing preparation for violence.
Kent 19-year-old arrested in connection with alleged foiled Michigan terrorist attack
A 19-year-old from Kent was arrested in connection with an alleged foiled Halloween terrorist attack in Michigan last week, NBC News reported Thursday. Saed Ali Mirreh is the sixth person arrested regarding the planned attack, FBI Director Kash Patel reported via X. The group was allegedly plotting a violent attack...
Seattle sons demand justice after brutal attack on their 88-year-old mother
SEATTLE — Three brothers are seeking justice after their 88-year-old mother was brutally attacked and had her finger bitten off during a broad-daylight robbery in Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood on Oct. 13. The suspect remains at large more than three weeks after the attack, as detectives continue to investigate.
Police Chief Shon Barnes Fires Two of SPD’s Top Civilian Staff
This morning, Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes fired two of SPD’s top civilian staff, Chief Operating Officer Brian Maxey and General Counsel Rebecca Boatright. The two were members of Barnes’ command staff, and both had worked under multiple police chiefs for a decade. According to internal sources, Barnes...

















