FBI Task Force Forced Down Hobby Drones Over Spokane Wildfires
An FBI-led counter-drone task force used electronic countermeasures to force civilian drones out of the sky over the Spokane wildfires, after its detection gear logged 41 unauthorized aircraft inside the flight restriction in four days. The unit was assembled to protect FIFA World Cup matches in Seattle earlier this su
Seattle Police contract throttles city’s crisis response teams, inspector general finds
A new report from Seattle’s Inspector General finds the city’s police contract restricts unarmed crisis responders from helping “a significant portion of the population” they were intended to serve. The crisis responders’ union has filed an unfair labor practice over these limitations.
Teen accused of firing on undercover Seattle officers can’t be charged as an adult...
A 17-year-old boy whom King County prosecutors said was part of a trio that opened fire on undercover officers in South Seattle is now facing a series of serious felony charges in juvenile court as investigators continue to sort out each suspect’s role in a complex, multi-location case. Prosecutors...
Olympia man’s death at Gorge Amphitheatre investigated as controlled substance homicide
A Seattle man arrested Sunday is accused of selling drugs to another man who died at a music festival at the Gorge Amphitheatre.
‘We kicked this can 7 more weeks down the unsafe city road’: Jake, Spike...
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson made her first press availability in weeks on Wednesday, but her answers on surveillance cameras, a housing task force, and the recall effort left Jake Skorheim and Spike O’Neill, co-hosts of “The Jake and Spike Show” on KIRO Newsradio, unimpressed. When KOMO reporter...
‘As if I’m some kind of grifter’: We Heart Seattle founder fires back at...
We Heart Seattle founder Andrea Suarez said she gave up a corporate career, invested $25,000 of her own money, and spent three years picking up trash for free before building a volunteer army that has removed 2.2 million pounds of debris from Seattle’s streets and encampments. So when a state investigation and public s
‘You knew what you voted for’: Gee says don’t act shocked as Katie Wilson’s...
Only one in three Seattle voters said they are confident that Mayor Katie Wilson has an effective public safety plan, according to a new Seattle Metro Chamber and Challenge Seattle poll. Wilson, now seven months into her term, is also facing a recall petition that accuses her of mishandling public...
WA Governor’s office delayed fixing major climate data error, records show
Public records revealed Governor Ferguson’s office delayed releasing a correction for over two weeks regarding a 7.4 million metric ton overestimation of greenhouse gas emission reductions under the Climate Commitment Act. State agency officials recognized the severe calculation error immediately and had a public ackno
Stabucks New Cuts Include WA Workers who Declined Nashville Relocation
More Starbucks Cuts, Including Workers Who Declined Nashville Relocation
Seattle could require permits for overnight RV parking
Seattle officials are weighing a crackdown on RVs and motorhomes, which would include banning them from parking overnight on city streets without a permit. The big picture: City officials estimate a quarter of people living unsheltered in the Seattle area live in vehicles. But the city's only safe parking lot for RVs c

















