Suspect in Bellevue, Renton, WA copper wire theft spree faces 10 charges
BELLEVUE, Wash. - King County prosecutors filed 10 different charges against a man suspected in a copper wire theft spree in Bellevue and Renton. Connor Jon Lacktorin, 32, is accused of stealing and selling thousands of dollars worth of copper wire while causing over $90,000 in damages. Timeline:. The thefts...
Man shot during armed robbery near Aurora Ave. in Seattle
SEATTLE - Police are investigating a shooting that happened Tuesday near Aurora Avenue in Seattle's Licton Springs neighborhood. Traffic camera photo from Seattle Department of Transportation. (Seattle Department of Transportation) What we know:. According to the SPD, the shooting happened near the intersection of...
Man arrested following death of Kent man in Ferndale
FERNDALE, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A man has been arrested following the death of a person who was assaulted in Ferndale. Court documents state that the victim, identified as 61-year-old Anthony Sperry of Kent, was working an event at the Ferndale Event Center in October. Sperry had hired the suspect,...
VIDEO: Everett police save man from burning electric car
Two Everett officers put their lives on the line to save a man from a burning electric car, police said in a Facebook post.
Seattle Police find ghost gun during Belltown drug arrest
The Seattle Police Department says they arrested a suspect who was selling drugs and carrying a ghost gun on Monday.
Juanita High School employee released from Northwest Detention Center
A Juanita High School employee has been released from the Northwest Detention Center after being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement nearly two weeks ago.
Auburn man who converted garage to a fentanyl pill manufacturing lab sentenced to 11...
A 59-year-old Auburn man was sentenced this week in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 11 years in prison for his fentanyl trafficking activities, Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller announced. Johnny Elias was arrested in November, 2024. Earlier in the year, law enforcement learned that Elias was purchasing drugs...
Calls to ground Blue Angels grow ahead of Seattle’s Seafair airshow
A new billboard in Seattle calls to ground the Blue Angels ahead of Seafair. The sign protests the Navy’s fighter jet team.
State lawmaker concerned over companies ‘quiet quitting’ Washington
OLYMPIA, Wash. - From housing to groceries and gas, the cost of living just keeps going up. Average Washingtonians are priced out of the Seattle metro region. A federal report in December shows the region is the fifth-most expensive region in the U.S., and the fourth-most expensive to raise a child, according to a...
Tsunami advisory for Washington coast after massive 8.8 quake off Russia
Officials continue to urge residents in advisory zones—including along Washington’s coast—to avoid beaches, marinas, bays, and inlets.