Man who beat wheelchair-bound victim to death sobs in court, postponing sentencing
SEATTLE — The sentencing hearing for a man convicted of murder had to be stopped in King County Superior Court Friday afternoon after the defendant became too emotional to proceed. Gabriel Vargas-Garcia, 28, beat a 63-year-old man who was in a wheelchair to death at the Bellevue Transit Center...
Cops Catch Brazen Shoplifter Leaving WA Store
Deputies with the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office stopped a suspected shoplifter red handed. It happened Thursday afternoon, as the man was leaving a Target store in Silverdale, with a full cart of merchandise. The Man Is Accused of Stealing From the Store Several Times in the Past. It's believed the...
100-Year-Old Redwood Tree Temporarily Saved from Destruction After Bald Eagle Spotted Resting on Its...
Bald eagles and their habitats are federally protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
Firefighters rescue 3 people after car goes into ditch on Lake Washington Blvd.
Firefighters rescued three people after their car went into a ditch on Lake Washington Boulevard Friday. The Seattle Fire Department reported, via X at noon, that three people were trapped inside a car that went off the road at Lake Washington Boulevard East and East Foster Island Road. Firefighters were...
Repeat violent felon accused of trying to kill Seattle officers in Ballard has died
SEATTLE — A man with a lengthy history of violent crimes, who was accused of attempting to kill Seattle police officers earlier this month as they tried to arrest him in the Ballard neighborhood, has died. Christopher Michael Bowman,62, passed away on Wednesday as a result of injuries sustained...
Downtown Bellevue 304-Unit Project Receives Design Review Approval
Broadstone 200 has received Design Review approval from the City of Bellevue to redevelop a 1.55-acre site at 200 112th Avenue NE with a multi-family residential project in the Downtown-Office Limited Business-South (DT-OLB-S) Land Use District. The project calls for the demolition of an existing 50,918-square-foot...
Man shot by police near Seattle elementary school dies
SEATTLE — The suspect shot by police near a Seattle elementary school died from his injuries, according to the King County Medical Examiner's Office and the team investigating the shooting. Bodycam footage appears to show 62-year-old Christopher Bowman pull out a gun and shoot at police, before police returned...
Unearthing the forgotten diamonds: The untold story of the Owls Club
In 1938, the Owls Club, a group of talented Black women in Seattle, Washington, won the first-ever Black women’s professional softball championship.
Tukwila PD: Stolen cars found together, 3 arrested thanks to Flock notice
Three people were arrested after Tukwila police found two separately stolen cars driving “in tandem” on Wednesday evening.
Fake mail carrier accused of violently strangling Seattle homeowner’s wife during demand for bitcoin
SEATTLE — A 31-year-old Auburn man has been charged with burglary, extortion and assault after prosecutors say he posed as a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier to get inside a Seattle home and demand cryptocurrency, according to court documents. Ian Alexander Blair was charged in King County Superior Court...

















