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Ar'Mand Stevens is coming off a 1,300-yard rushing output as a high school junior.

Last year, the King County Auditor's Office released a damning report about lax financial oversight at the Department of Community and Human Services. It found potential fraud and numerous improper payments to contractors for four youth programs.

A 27-year-old was found lying in the street just after 12 a.m. Wednesday in Renton, local police confirmed. After receiving a 911 call, officers with the Renton Police Department arrived at the intersection of Rainier Avenue S. and S.W. Victoria Street, finding the victim lying in the roadway. “Medics were...

King County is moving to dismantle the King County Regional Homelessness Authority following audits that revealed $13 million in unaccounted funds and a $38 million deficit. A new independent Inspector General’s office is being fast-tracked to investigate fraud and recover misspent money, specifically addressing $813,000 allegedly funneled to a county manager's family.

Seattle police and King County deputies are searching for a gunman after a shooting occurred in the White Center area. The Seattle Police Department (SPD) said the shooting happened in an alley along Southwest Barton Street, between 17th and 18th Avenues Southwest, just before 11 a.m. Tuesday. There is an...

RENTON, Wash. — The Renton Police Department is investigating a shooting after officers responded to a 911 call just after midnight on Wednesday. Police said officers arrived and found a 27-year-old man lying in the roadway near the intersection of Rainier Avenue South and Southwest Victoria Street. Medics responded to the scene and transported the victim to a local hospital.

A masked burglary crew tore through two Ballard eateries in the early hours of Wednesday, leaving one restaurant with thousands of dollars in damage and a neighboring coffee shop missing a bag of tools, according to witnesses and business owners. Surveillance video and bystander accounts describe four people pulling up in a dark SUV, forcing their way inside, then speeding off within minutes. At...

On February 17, 2024, what was supposed to be an ordinary group mountain bike ride turned into a terrifying encounter in the woods near Fall City, Washington. Five cyclists were riding along a remote trail by Tokul Creek, about five miles north of Snoqualmie, when suddenly a cougar—also called a mountain lion—attacked. The group was … The post Cougar Attack on Cyclists Shakes...

No injuries have been reported at the scene, police said

To meet housing demand, Washington needs to add over a million homes by 2044, a 2023 state report found. More than half of renters are burdened by housing costs. Topography and population distribution patterns also make it expensive to transport in oil, driving up prices at the pump. The state...