Washington Weather Alert: Flood Risk Through Friday Afternoon as Rivers Rise in Seattle, Everett,...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Seattle, WA – Rising rivers and steady rainfall are creating an increasing flood threat across western Washington, with impacts expected to intensify through Friday afternoon. According to the National...
Forecasters issue avalanche, flood warnings in Western Washington
Heavy rainfall and wet melting snow could spark avalanches in the Cascades and cause parts of Western Washington to flood this week, forecasters said. The National Weather Service Seattle said an atmospheric river this week is “taking its toll” on the Cascades’ snowpack, where some slopes lost as much as 23 inches of...
Two stabbings under investigation in South Seattle
SEATTLE - Police are investigating two stabbing incidents that happened in South Seattle early Wednesday morning. According to the Seattle Fire Department, one incident happened near the corner of Rainier Avenue South and South Cloverdale Street at around 6:05 a.m. Paramedics treated a 33-year-old man and took him to...
Snohomish, WA woman says DOL failure led to ID theft
SNOHOMISH, Wash. - What would you do if someone stole your identity and bought a Jaguar?. A Snohomish woman told FOX 13 News it happened to her, and said a fraudulent ID ordered through the Washington State Department of Licensing helped the thief pull it off. Now, she has a...
Judge finds probable cause for murder in Rainier Beach shooting; 15-year-old suspect had prior...
The 15-year-old boy arrested for the fatal shooting of two Rainier Beach High School students back in January had a court date Wednesday afternoon, but he decided not to attend. In the boy’s absence, Judge Tanya Thorp found there is probable cause for two counts of first-degree murder and unlawful...
Body found in Skagit River identified
Authorities confirm a body found in the Skagit River is Krista Hunt, who disappeared in January. Sources say charges in the case could come soon.
Police seek WA woman accused of felony stalking, cyber harassment
43-year-old Ingrid Johnson is wanted on a $150,000 nationwide warrant for felony stalking, cyber harassment, and making false statements to police. Prosecutors allege she waged a years-long campaign of harassment against her ex-husband, including death threats and false kidnapping reports to have him arrested. A...
Father awaits answers after missing Ballard woman found dead
The body of Violet Benjamin, a missing 28-year-old Ballard woman, was recovered Wednesday in the water near a public boat launch at Shilshole Avenue Northwest and 14th Avenue Northwest. Her father, Yobie Benjamin, has been in Seattle searching for his daughter since she went missing. Now, he waits for the...
Jury convicts man in shooting of disabled veteran in wheelchair on Seattle’s Waterfront
SEATTLE — A jury has convicted a 33-year-old man accused of shooting a disabled Navy veteran on the Seattle waterfront last summer after a confrontation that prosecutors said began with accusations of “stolen valor.”. Gregory Timm was found guilty following his criminal trial in King County Superior Court...
Suspect attempts break-in at Seattle Police precinct, believed officers controlled him with ‘energy weapons’
A 29-year-old suspect allegedly attempted to break into the Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) West Precinct on Wednesday night while armed with a taser. At approximately 10 p.m., officers received reports of a suspicious person attempting to break into the West Precinct, according to SPD. Officers within the building...
