Cold Case Project: Renewed call for tips in 20-year-old hit-and-run, suspect identified
Twenty years after a 19-year-old man was struck and killed in a hit-and-run on SR 18, Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound is renewing its call for information, and this time, they’re emphasizing that investigators already have a named suspect.
‘Obscene and lethal amounts’: Drug kingpin gets 10 years for flooding Seattle’s ‘Jungle’ with...
The 34-year-old leader of a widely spread drug distribution network was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday after law enforcement cracked down on activity in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District and nearby homeless camps, dubbed “The Jungle.”. Octavio Salazar Palma of Federal Way was arrested in May 2025 af
Distressing 911 call reveals sorority sister’s final moments before fatal fall from apartment window
Dayanara Nicole Urbina Ruiz, 21, was spending the summer in Seattle as a marketing intern at Amazon when she fell to her death from an open apartment window.
33 Canceled Sailings Rock Kitsap’s Kingston-Seattle Ferry, With No Backup Boat
Kitsap Transit has canceled several Kingston-Seattle fast ferry trips this summer, and the disruptions have piled up fast: boats on the route have missed 33 sailings since the start of August alone. The agency blames mechanical problems, and it has no backup vessel for the run, meaning a single breakdown can strand com
Seattle retailers warn proposal to ban surveillance pricing could gut discount programs
SEATTLE — As Seattle leaders move to crack down on surveillance pricing - the practice of using personal information to set individualized prices for retail goods - grocery stores are warning the proposal could also jeopardize discounts and loyalty programs that many shoppers rely on. The Fair Pricing and...
Goban Korean BBQ to Open in Downtown Bellevue August 12
Goban Korean BBQ will hold a soft opening in Downtown Bellevue on Wednesday, August 12, at 4 p.m., marking the brand’s first location in Washington state. The restaurant is located at 1015 103rd Ave NE, on the corner of 103rd Ave NE and NE 10th St. During the soft opening, Goban will operate on a walk-in-only basis, wi
Person found dead on trail in Seattle, homicide investigation launched
SEATTLE - Seattle police have launched a homicide investigation after a person was found dead on a trail on West Beacon Hill Wednesday night. Police responded around 9 p.m. after a body was found along the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trail near Dr. Jose Rizal Park. Police said the Seattle...
Kent, Tacoma, WA shooting suspect dead after hours-long standoff
SEATTLE - A Kent man suspected in a shooting and armed robbery ended his own life during a SWAT standoff Wednesday afternoon. The standoff took place at a home off 253rd Place and 139th Place Southeast in Kent, near Meridian Elementary School. Officers rolled in at around 3 p.m. and surrounded the home.
Escaped Liberty County inmate captured near Seattle after more than two weeks
More than two weeks after Yorlan Rafael Reyes walked out of a Kingwood emergency room in jail clothes, investigators tracked him to a construction job near Seattle, authorities said Wednesday.
Washington man sentenced for leading drug trafficking network across West Coast
SEATTLE, Wash. (KPTV) - A Washington man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after federal prosecutors say he led a drug trafficking network across the West Coast. Octavio Salazar Palma, 34, of Federal Way, Wash., was arrested back in May 2025 after a lengthy wire tap investigation. Prosecutors...
