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A scheme involving the use of fake $100 bills to steal thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise across several Washington counties has been halted with the arrests of two suspects.

Local government officials in western Washington are pushing for a new law they are calling the “Stupid Motorist Law” after a series of serious bridge strikes. Earlier this week, the Bullfrog Road bridge over I-90 near Cle Elum, Washington was seriously damaged after a semi truck crashed into it. Police say that the...

SEATTLE — The man charged with hitting and killing a 66-year-old man on I-90 before taking off will remain out of jail — at least for now. The suspect pleaded not guilty Thursday. The victim’s family told the judge he should never have been behind the wheel in...

Seattle Fire said additional intentionally set fires were also reported in the same areas during July and early August.

According to a UW Alert, officers were called after a man was seen with a firearm inside the building’s ground floor.

When police arrived, they found 37-year-old Zachary Raymond-Becker dead from a gunshot wound. He was also found near a small fire that had been set along the edge of the trail.

CLE ELUM, Wash. — After a series of crashes in which semi-trucks slammed into bridges in western Washington, King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn is pushing for a state law that would hold motorists accountable for those types of incidents. He dubbed it the "Stupid Motorist Law." "This isn't just...

On October 20, 2025, Seattle police arrested a 46-year-old man after a robbery at a grocery store on the 3800 block of Rainier Avenue South. The incident happened around 3:15 p.m. The suspect, who was under Department of Corrections supervision, was seen hiding items and tried to leave without paying. When a security...

Eight people, allegedly part of a family drug trafficking organization that sent thousands of dollars to Ecuador and Mexico, were charged after raids at various Renton homes uncovered thousands of grams of fentanyl and other drugs. The U.S. Department of Justice charged eight people connected to the Gutama-Escandon...

AUBURN, Wash. — A King County Sheriff's Office helicopter crew reported being struck by a green laser over the city of Auburn late Wednesday night. Within minutes, police officers on the ground had arrested the suspect and recovered a laser pointer. The incident happened in southeast Auburn around 9...