ICE access to personal driver data resulted in 9 immigration arrests, UW report finds
SEATTLE — A new report found that the Washington Department of Licensing (DOL) shared drivers' personal data with federal immigration enforcement agencies (ICE), using a system administered by Washington State Patrol (WSP), resulting in at least nine confirmed immigration arrests last year. The data was gathered by...
Man who held himself out as Native American activist sentenced to 46 years for...
SEATTLE (AP) — A man who held himself out as a Native American activist was sentenced Wednesday to 46 years in prison for drugging and raping women in a case that inspired calls for changes in Washington state law to prohibit defendants who represent themselves from directly questioning their accusers. Redwolf Pope,...
Bremerton parking complaint uncovers ghost guns, drugs, counterfeit bills
BREMERTON, Wash. — A parking complaint on Monday led Bremerton police to firearms, manufactured gun parts, drugs, and counterfeiting materials. Officers were called to a parking complaint in west Bremerton where they found an empty car parked and blocking a crosswalk. Officers looked into the car from the outside and...
Seattle joins national protest following Minneapolis ICE shooting
Approximately 200 protesters filled the block in front of the Henry M. Jackson Federal building in downtown Seattle Wednesday night, part of nationwide protests after the fatal shooting of a Minnesota woman by a federal immigration officer. “Nicole should not have been murdered for showing care for her community,”...
Washington Authorities Confirm 2 Guilty Pleas in Home Invasion Case
Washington Home Invasion Case Sees 2 Men Plead Guilty I still remember watching the security footage from that October night […] This article originally appeared on BuildLikeNew.com — visit us for more home security guides.
Charging battery pack likely cause of Bellevue fire
The Bellevue Fire Department (BFD) says a battery pack plugged in to charge was the likely cause of a fire at a home in Bellevue’s Newport neighborhood on Tuesday night.
Man arrested in connection to missing woman found dead in Mason County
MASON COUNTY, Wash. — A 45-year-old Bremerton man has been arrested in connection to the death of Mallory Barbour, whose remains were found two months after she went missing in 2025. Mason County Sheriff’s Office detectives said the man was arrested on Jan. 7 and is in custody at...
From months to minutes: King County Sheriff’s Office first in WA to use new...
Crime scene DNA test results in minutes rather than weeks or months. It’s a new technology now in the hands of investigators at the King County Sheriff’s Office. It’s called the Rapid DNA machine. “It allows officers to place DNA into a machine and instead of waiting...
New body cam shows rescue of man in water after car goes off Edmonds...
Body camera footage newly obtained by KIRO 7 shows another angle of a summer crash where a vehicle with five people inside went off the dock at the Edmonds ferry terminal.
Western State Hospital patient dies after trauma therapy was cut off, attorneys say
SEATTLE — A patient at Western State Hospital died after the state of Washington discontinued his trauma therapy three months earlier, despite recommendations from hospital staff to continue the treatment, according to the patient's attorneys. Pavel Kolchick, who had spent 18 years in state-run psychiatric hospitals,...

















