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Seattle police are investigating a road rage incident that escalated into a stabbing on Thursday afternoon.

The Evangadi hookah lounge, where a man was shot and killed Monday, will not reopen. The decision comes one day after Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes declared the business a Chronic Nuisance property. The owner, Firew Berjia, agreed to shut down his business permanently rather than go through the time...

SEATTLE — A rapist who had previously been released from custody by mistake after his conviction was sentenced to 16 years in prison at a hearing on Friday afternoon. Noel Stepney, 50, was belligerent during the hearing, flipping off a KOMO News camera and saying slurs to the court staff.

SEATTLE — A 42-year-old man is in custody after authorities say he brutally struck an elderly woman in Downtown Seattle on Monday afternoon. Around midday, witnesses alerted police after seeing a man walking near 3rd Avenue and James Street while brandishing a wooden stick fitted with a metal screw. According to the...

I’ve written often about the social disorder, crime, and drug use in Seattle. I’ve come to the conclusion that the northwest Seattle neighborhood of Ballard, where we live, must have a higher degree of such problems than many other parts of the city. We lived for 25 years...

This article contains content summarized with GPT-4. Learn more. Police in Seattle responded to a report of an armed person allegedly threatening public safety. Bodycam and dashcam footage show officers attempting to de-escalate the situation. The confrontation resulted in a fatal outcome. Authorities described the...

BELLEVUE, Wash. — First on KING 5: In an exclusive interview, Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine confirmed the Link extension over Lake Washington will open on May 31, or sooner if possible. Constantine told KING 5's Shanté Sumpter that testing the tracks over Lake Washington is "going well," and...

A suspect has been arrested in connection with two bank incidents in Kirkland’s Juanita neighborhood earlier this fall. The first incident was a robbery at US Bank on October 7, 2025. The second was an attempted robbery at Bank of America on October 29, 2025. In both cases, the suspect left before police arrived and...

Seattle Mayor-elect Katie Wilson recently announced her full transition team, a slate of people that includes advocates of the progressive policies she campaigned on, as well as some moderates. 

RENTON, Wash. - The search for a suspected car thief, allegedly high on fentanyl, came to a dramatic end in Renton. On Friday, police arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of vehicle theft, DUI, and malicious mischief. "Any time you get behind the wheel, and you are impaired, you are...