All 3 suspects in South Seattle shooting case now charged as forensic tests continue
SEATTLE — Charges have been filed against all three suspects prosecutors say were at the scene when someone shot at a plainclothes officer in South Seattle on Aug. 12. Though the two adult men and 17-year-old boy were charged in the case, additional charges are possible pending forensic tests.
Suspect in custody after shooting on SR 167 in Renton; victim hospitalized
RENTON, Wash. — A shooting on a busy South King County freeway ramp sent one driver to the hospital Thursday evening and ended with another driver in custody, according to the Washington State Patrol (WSP). The shooting happened on the off-ramp from southbound State Route 167 to 180th Street...
Rainier Valley Vietnamese restaurant hopes for community support to stay open
SEATTLE – On Mother’s Day, a mother and daughter duo who own a restaurant in Seattle’s Rainier Valley are hoping for a little love from the community. Restaurant owner Oanh Nguyen spent Mother’s Day serving up Vietnamese food with her Mom, Huong HuYnh, aka “Ma Huong”.
WA Battery Project Developer Seeks to Sidestep Local Regulation
After hitting permitting snags, a controversial battery project near Snoqualmie is taking its application to the state level, a move that could sidestep local regulations. Jupiter Power, the developer of the proposed 45-acre battery facility, said Tuesday it was planning to pursue site certification with the Washington
Man dies at Seattle hospital following Bellingham motorized bicycle crash
A 75-year-old man died Saturday in a Seattle hospital from injuries sustained in a Bellingham bike crash two weeks prior. The man, identified by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office as Robert Bowers, was involved in a crash on what police initially believed to be a motorcycle on the 1000 block of N. Forest St. at
WSP issues Endangered Missing Person Alert for Kent man who’s been missing for 11...
A 35-year-old man from Kent has been missing for 11 days, causing Washington State Patrol (WSP) to activate a statewide Endangered Missing Person Advisory.
KOMO 4 on-air staff vote to de-unionize, leave SAG-AFTRA
KOMO 4 on-air staff are set to no longer be represented by their labor union — the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists — after a narrow vote last week. Anchors and reporters at Sinclair Broadcast Group’s Seattle-area station voted 9-7 last Wednesday to remove...
FBI Task Force Forced Down Hobby Drones Over Spokane Wildfires
An FBI-led counter-drone task force used electronic countermeasures to force civilian drones out of the sky over the Spokane wildfires, after its detection gear logged 41 unauthorized aircraft inside the flight restriction in four days. The unit was assembled to protect FIFA World Cup matches in Seattle earlier this su
Seattle Police contract throttles city’s crisis response teams, inspector general finds
A new report from Seattle’s Inspector General finds the city’s police contract restricts unarmed crisis responders from helping “a significant portion of the population” they were intended to serve. The crisis responders’ union has filed an unfair labor practice over these limitations.
Teen accused of firing on undercover Seattle officers can’t be charged as an adult...
A 17-year-old boy whom King County prosecutors said was part of a trio that opened fire on undercover officers in South Seattle is now facing a series of serious felony charges in juvenile court as investigators continue to sort out each suspect’s role in a complex, multi-location case. Prosecutors...

















