Woodinville mom remembers late daughter through WSU puppy raising club
This month, a pack of pups put their best paw forward, graduating as expertly trained service dogs. They were raised by a group of students at Washington State University through a club called Prendergast Pups.
POLICE: Suspect arrested following stabbing and robbery in West Seattle
Seattle police arrested a 20-year-old man Monday evening after he reportedly stabbed one person and robbed another in West Seattle.
Toll rates for State Route 99 tunnel are going up
SEATTLE — Toll rates for the State Route 99 tunnel under Seattle are going up. On Tuesday afternoon, the Washington State Transportation Commission voted to raise the tolls by 3%. A 3% toll increase is a 5-cent increase during off-peak and morning hours, and a 10-cent increase during evening...
Family of murdered Garfield student files lawsuit against Seattle Public Schools
SEATTLE - The family of Amarr Murphy-Paine, a Garfield High School student who was murdered on campus last year, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Seattle Public Schools. The backstory:. Murphy-Paine, a 17-year-old, was trying to stop a fight he saw in the parking lot when he was shot...
Rantz: After violent crime surge, Seattle Public Schools embraces police. They owe you an...
After students have been murdered, shot, assaulted, and robbed, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) says it’s ready to bring Seattle police back onto campus. But they’re still dragging their feet and not taking responsibility for the violence that ensued. KIRO 7 reported that both SPS and the Seattle Police...
UPDATE: Woman killed, 2 injured in 97A head-on collision
ENTIAT — A Sammamish woman is dead and two others hurt in a head-on collision Tuesday on Highway 97A south of Entiat. Sylvia Harrison, 70, was pronounced dead at the scene near milepost 209 between Entiat and Olds Station. Harrison was the passenger in a northbound Hyundai Santa Fe driven by 68-year-old Stephen L....
Seattle’s 135-year-old ‘irrational’ love affair with Bartell Drugs draws to a sad close
We learned recently that all of the remaining Bartell Drugs stores will close this year. KUOW’s Kim Malcolm reached out to local historian Feliks Banel to mark the sad final chapter of a remarkable business story. They talked about what led to the moment in 1890 when 22-year-old pharmacist George H. Bartell Sr....
Burien Detectives assist in major King County drug bust linked to Sinaloa Cartel
Burien Police/King County Sheriff’s Office detectives seized an estimated $638,000 worth of narcotics and arrested a suspected drug trafficker linked to the Sinaloa Cartel during a recent operation in King County, authorities announced. The bust, which took place on May 7, 2025, was the result of an investigation...
Two Everett men charged with distributing enough fentanyl to kill half of all WA...
SEATTLE—Two Honduran Nationals living in Everett, Santana Sandoval, 21, and Kevin Torres Velasquez, 45, were charged with possession of a controlled substance (fentanyl) with intent to distribute in a U.S. District Court in Seattle, Friday, May 9. Together the two possessed more than seven kilos of powdered...
2 for 1: Washington retailer acquires friendly competitor, new home
BELLEVUE, Wash. — Seldens Designer Home Furnishings, a fixture in the Puget Sound area of Washington since 1940, will move its store here to the Schoenfeld Interiors space as part of an acquisition. The three-store retailer, which also has locations in Tacoma and Olympia, acquired Schoenfeld as part of...