Burien Police recover stolen vehicle, arrest felon with firearm and narcotics Wednesday morning
Deputies with the Burien Police Department recovered a stolen vehicle and arrested a suspect on multiple charges after locating the car within city limits Wednesday morning, April 1. Officers were contacted by another law enforcement agency regarding a stolen vehicle that was being actively tracked by the victim. The...
Splitting the Baby: Mayor Wilson gets a Haircut
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson got a haircut. She was very transparent about her trim. She even posted a picture on Facebook showing the before and after. Mayor Wilson unveiled her spring haircut at a time when much local news was focused on the mayor’s decision to keep Seattle’s CCTV cameras in place but pause on adding...
10 Washington Donut Shops That Make Every Morning Feel Special
Washington State has a donut problem, and by that I mean it has too many genuinely excellent ones for any reasonable person to keep up with. This is not a state that settles for average when it comes to food, and the donut shops here reflect that entirely. Old-school family...
Graffiti tagger falls from overpass onto I-90 ramp in Bellevue
A graffiti tagger fell onto the eastbound I-90 ramp to Bellevue Way Monday night. At approximately 10:30 p.m., the tagger fell onto the ramp from the overpass where the suspect was tagging, Washington State Patrol (WSP) Trooper Rick Johnson announced. “Obviously, it’s illegal, not only for the fact that it’s...
Person in critical condition after power line electric shock incident in Ballard
SEATTLE — Seattle firefighters staged a rope rescue to save a person who suffered an electric shock on Wednesday afternoon. The Seattle Fire responded to the 3600 block of NW 62nd St. around 2 p.m. after receiving reports that a person on a residential roof made contact with power lines.
‘Frustrating and angering’: King County Councilmember Dembowski says ‘serious missteps’ led to DCHS fraud...
An investigation by The Seattle Times into the King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) has raised serious questions about how King County is handling taxpayers’ dollars. King County Councilmember Rod Dembowski told “The Gee and Ursula Show” the investigation was “frustrating and angering.”
King County Sheriff takes over North Bend Police services
As of midnight, police services in the City of North Bend are being contracted to the King County Sheriff’s Office.
Speeding driver goes down 50 foot embankment on I-90 near Bellevue
A vehicle drove off the roadway down a 50-foot embankment on Tuesday on EB I-90. At approximately 2:10 p.m. Tuesday, Eastside Fire & Rescue (EFR) and Bellevue Medics responded to the collision near milepost 40, EFR announced. Photos of the crash show that the car breached one of the roadside...
1 dead in deputy-involved shooting in Martha Lake
MARTHA LAKE, Wash. - A fatal officer-involved shooting investigation is underway in the Martha Lake area of Snohomish County. Investigators said deputies responded to a domestic disturbance along East Shore Drive around 5 p.m. Wednesday, where a male suspect was reportedly armed with a handgun. After arriving on...
‘I’m glad you see it now’: Gee responds after Jonathan Choe admits Vegas arrest...
After Jonathan Choe, an independent journalist in Seattle, was arrested in Las Vegas for jaywalking, he spoke out against the strict policing in Clark County and how one of the arresting officers “was on a power trip” in an interview on “The Jason Rantz Show” on Seattle Red 770 AM.
