Full Circle: King County Sheriff’s Office Returns to North Bend
After more than a decade of service, the Snoqualmie Police Department will hand off police services in North Bend this spring. Under the September 2025 Police Services Interlocal Agreement between the City of North Bend and the City of Snoqualmie, the King County Sheriff’s Office will begin serving as North Bend’s...
Bellevue Transit Killer’s Sentencing Put On Ice After Tearful Courtroom Meltdown
A routine sentencing hearing in King County Superior Court came to an abrupt halt Friday when 28-year-old Gabriel Vargas-Garcia broke down in tears and could not continue. The judge called a roughly 15-minute recess, then ultimately pushed the hearing to next Tuesday. Vargas-Garcia is awaiting sentencing in the 2022...
Woman found passed out with weapons in Seattle grocery store parking lot
The woman was found at around 6:30 on Saturday in the car, slumped over while it was running.
The Best Sandwich Chains in America, Ranked
America runs on sandwiches. From towering pastrami stacks to crispy hoagies stuffed with fresh ingredients, there is a sandwich shop for every craving and every corner of the country. Whether you grew up near a legendary deli or discovered your favorite sub spot on a road trip, these places have...
Redmond police encounter ‘determined beaver’ ignoring traffic laws trying to cross road
REDMOND, Wash. — A "determined beaver" sparked an unusual police response in Redmond earlier this week. The Redmond Police Department posted on X describing the scenario, with some humor, saying officers responded to a report of a "suspicious subject" described as a "determined beaver" trying to cross the road near...
The Nisqually Earthquake: A look back 25 years later
Saturday marks the 25th anniversary of the 2001 Nisqually earthquake, one of the costliest natural disasters of all time.
Early Thursday Yakima Shooting Sends 18-Year-Old to Seattle
The girl was suffering with a wound to her abdomen.
Seattle’s Grand Dame Of Giving, Rebecca Benaroya, Dead At 103
Rebecca “Becky” Benaroya, the Seattle philanthropist whose name appears on the city’s concert hall and major medical research centers, died Wednesday, Feb. 25. She was 103. For decades, her and her family's giving reshaped downtown Seattle and supported research into diabetes and autoimmune disease. Longtime donor's...
Seven Students Sailed Into Puget Sound and Were Never Seen Again
On the rainy night of April 14, 1971, seven college students pushed off from a Tacoma marina in a 22-foot Catalina sailboat and headed into Puget Sound. Sometime after they slipped away from the dock, they vanished. The sailboat, everyone on board, and all of their belongings have never been found, and the mystery is...
Clyde Hill Mega Mansion Linked To Auto Dealer Hits Market At $25M
One of Clyde Hill's splashiest homes just pulled up to the market with a $25 million price tag, and it is tied to the owner of a major Western Washington auto group. The chateau-style estate is tucked behind gates on roughly 1.5 acres, with about 8,000 square feet in the main house, a resort-style pool, resurfaced...
