Bellevue WA

The Seattle City Attorney has charged a 24-year-old man with one count of assault with sexual motivation for grabbing and groping multiple women’s buttocks in downtown Seattle last spring.

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has publicly endorsed anti-ICE mobilization training as protesters nationwide push back after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a federal ICE agent in Minneapolis earlier this month.

SEATTLE — Medicaid patients undergoing life-saving opioid addiction treatment could see impacts to the future of their coverage, as federal cuts loom this year. Federal Medicaid cuts from The Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed in 202,5 will begin taking effect this year. The cuts could eliminate Medicaid coverage for...

The public will have to wait to see exactly what happened during an officer-involved shooting at the Bellevue Transit Center back in December. The suspect, Mohamed Bangura, was shot, and an officer was injured. Bellevue police chief requests bodycam video be released. Bellevue Police Chief Wendall Shirley requested...

BREMERTON, Wash. — Authorities are investigating after a man was taken into custody for allegedly recording women inside a restroom at the Krampus Festival in Bremerton. Investigators believe the incident may involve more than one victim and are continuing efforts to identify and notify those affected. Authorities...

Kitsap County sheriff’s detectives released surveillance video showing three suspects breaking into a cannabis processing business in Kingston early Jan. 13 and are asking for the public’s help to identify them.

A German lender says a landmark downtown Seattle office tower has literally been left out in the rain, accusing Blackstone’s property arm of letting the 23-story Exchange Building fall into disrepair as water crept in and maintenance slipped. In a lawsuit, DekaBank claims years of persistent water intrusions and...

The Seattle Police Department’s new Chief Operating Officer Sarah Smith, will make almost $315,000 a year—about $12,000 more than her predecessor, Brian Maxey—despite having fewer responsibilities and significantly less experience in public safety or government employment. Smith has been at the city since 2019. Most...

The story of Joseph Garrett’s murder is more than 50 years in the making. His life ended on Jan. 4, making 71-year-old Garrett Seattle’s first homicide of 2026. The shot that killed him was fired in 1973 outside of Garfield High School by a man who was never charged and who also is now dead, according to Seattle...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Seattle, Washington – A more active and unsettled weather pattern is expected to take hold across Washington from Friday through early the following week, bringing increased chances for rain and mountain...