Seattle police searching for suspect after man shot in face
A 40-year-old man was shot in the head and face late Wednesday night in South Seattle near South Winthrop Street and Cheasty Boulevard South. Seattle police found the victim and transported him to Harborview Medical Center, but the shooter remains at large.
Former school resource officer defends role of police in schools: ‘Mentors not drill sergeants’
The Seattle Public Schools Board decided not to reinstate a campus police officer at Garfield High School after a vote on Wednesday evening. The board meeting discussed the topic for approximately two hours and voted 5-2 in favor of not allowing police officers to return to Garfield’s campus, located in Seattle’s...
Two teenagers charged with murder of 18-year-old in Federal Way
Two King County teenagers were charged with murder Friday, accused by prosecutors and police in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Nena Edmonds in her Federal Way apartment in February. Jelani Medina, 19, will be arraigned Wednesday in King County Superior Court on a charge of first-degree murder with a firearm,...
Man lying in the road hit and killed in South Seattle
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) says a 31-year-old man died after being hit by a car in South Seattle on Friday night.
‘Leave it alone’: Jake reveals King County’s troubling homeless numbers after $2B spent
In April, the King County Regional Homeless Authority announced there were 16,886 homeless people in the county, a 26% increase from 2023, and the county has spent more than $2 billion in an attempt to fix the homeless crisis, according to The Seattle Times. KIRO host Jake Skorheim questioned the...
Bonaci Fine Jewelry to close in Kent after 35 years
After 35 years of owning and operating a jewelry store in Kent, Bob Bonaci is retiring and closing down Bonaci Fine Jewelry. The store, 302 E. Smith St., just east of Central Avenue, will begin a going-out-of business sale starting at 10 a.m. Nov. 7, according to its Oct. 8 press release to announce the closing.
AG Brown files brief condemning National Guard deployment in Oregon
SEATTLE — Washington Attorney General Nick Brown filed an amicus brief this week formally urging the Ninth Circuit court of appeals to block the deployment of National Guard troops in Oregon. Brown said military force "threatens vital Fourth and Fifth amendment rights, chills the exercise of rights to speak...
Federal workers in the Seattle area continue work at airports unpaid
Controllers will receive their first partial paycheck on Oct. 14 and their first $0 paycheck on Oct. 28.
442-Unit Apartment Project Proposed Near Bellevue Botanical Garden
A new 10-story apartment complex with 442 residential units and ground-level retail space has been proposed for Bellevue’s Wilburton neighborhood. The development, called Broadstone East Wilburton, would redevelop a 2.31-acre site at 12000, 12022, and 12028 NE 8th Street, and 12011 NE Bel-Red Road. The project, led...
SPS rejects bringing back police officers to Garfield High’s campus following a contentious debate
The Seattle Public Schools Board decided not to bring back a campus police officer to Garfield High School after a vote Wednesday evening.
