Bellevue WA

Kent police arrested a 24-year-old suspected rapist wanted in Bothell.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced Thursday that it had apprehended Samuel Ramirez Jr., a Federal Way man recently added to the FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted List. The 33-year-old Ramirez Jr. was apprehended in Sinaloa, Mexico, one hour and 13 minutes after being added to the FBI’s...

Mark Alexander Adams appeared in a King County courtroom this week, charged with first-degree murder. Prosecutors say he deliberately drove his car into an 88-year-old woman in a Bellevue parking lot, killing her. Later that same day, they say he followed a skateboarder, hit him, then circled a Tacoma gas...

One person was killed, and more than 90,000 energy customers were without power in Washington State overnight due to severe weather that caused havoc across the nation. Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue said that the person died in the city of Monroe, northeast of Seattle, when a tree fell on their vehicle....

“Native Land Pod” co-host Angela Rye told “The Gee and Ursula Show” on KIRO Newsradio she was shocked by the Seattle mayor’s administration acting on what she called PubliCola’s baseless reporting. The Wilson administration placed the director of the Seattle Office for Civil Rights, Derrick...

The family of Bill Batts and Lois Batts has announced the date for their Celebration of Life:. Lois Batts passed away January 8, 2022 and William (Bill) Batts passed away November 4, 2025. Their obituaries are here and here. Their Celebration of Life will take place on Saturday, March 21st...

Traveling through SeaTac lately? The airport's been throwing more curveballs than usual, but there are some heroes making it all a bit easier.

SEATTLE — The 68-year-old disabled veteran who was shot in the chest by a man on the Seattle Waterfront last summer took the witness stand on the second day of a criminal trial in King County Superior Court, telling jurors that he thought he was going to die. From...

A wind advisory remains in effect from 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 11 through 6 a.m. Thursday, March 12 throughout much of the Puget Sound region, including King County. Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph are expected for portions of northwest and west central Washington, according to the National...

The Bellevue City Council recently approved an amendment to retain existing stepback requirements along Main Street in Old Bellevue. Stepbacks require upper floors of buildings to be set back from the street, helping maintain a pedestrian-friendly streetscape and the character of the neighborhood. The amendment...