Bellevue WA

For decades, Columbia Funeral Home & Crematory greeted drivers, passengers, pedestrians as they entered Columbia City. The neon sign, “Columbia Funeral Home,” fixed on the side of the roof that faced Rainier Avenue, stood out against the old building, built in 1906, which was by all standards unremarkable: barrel tiles

In a crowded room in Seattle, hundreds of aspiring lawyers sat nervously as technical glitches brought the entire process to a halt. The scene captured the frustrations of recent graduates who had prepared for months only to face unexpected disruptions during what should have been a pivotal moment in their careers. Thi

The leader of a wide-ranging drug distribution network that was uncovered in Seattle’s International District and nearby homeless encampments was sentenced to 10 years in prison, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd announced in a news release last week. Octavio Salazar Palma, 34, of Federal Way, was arrest

A Washington man has been charged with murder after prosecutors allege he followed a fellow Costco employee before intentionally ramming the 20-year-old’s motorcycle with his car, killing him in Issaquah. Tyler Sorenson, 22, of Renton, pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the July 31 death of Jonathon Langdon,

The family of a Rainier Beach High School student is preparing to sue the school district over his murder at a bus stop after class. Tra’veiah Houfmuse was a senior and would have turned 18 at the end of February. But he was shot to death, along with Tyjon Stewart, as they waited for a bus near Rainier Avenue South and

Shared electric scooters and bikes are set to hit Bellevue city streets starting Monday, as the city partners with Lime to launch a fleet of 500 devices across downtown and surrounding neighborhoods. The initial rollout includes 350 scooters, 100 seated gliders and 50 e-bikes, giving residents a new way to cover short

An 85-year-old Renton man and an 82-year-old Renton woman died two days after they were each injured as passengers in a two-vehicle collision on the East Hill in Kent. Alvin Jitsuo Terada and Mitsuko Terada each died Aug. 4 in Seattle from multiple blunt force injuries suffered Aug. 2 in a crash at SE 208th Street and

SEATTLE - Police are investigating after a 28-year-old man was shot and killed in Seattle’s High Point neighborhood on Monday. According to the Seattle Police Department, officers responded to reports of a gunshot victim being driven near the intersection of 1st Avenue South and South Lander Street at 12:17 a.m.

KIRO hosts Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin agree — Seattle’s next police chief should come from within the department, with interim Chief Andre Sayles already drawing support as a potential candidate. Ursula said on “The Gee and Ursula Show” on KIRO Newsradio that Sayles hasn’t committed to applying...

UPDATE: An earlier version of this commentary noted the suspect was scheduled for arraignment this morning. He didn’t show up. Gary Lewis Witherbee failed to appear at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. King County prosecutors moved for a bench warrant, which is now active. For context, it’s his 40th. We’ve up