Mountlake Terrace High jazz musicians honored during Essentially Ellington festival
Will you chip in to support our nonprofit newsroom with a donation today? Yes, I want to support My Edmonds News!. Mountlake Terrace High School Jazz Ensemble 1 musicians were recognized Saturday, May 2, for outstanding musicianship at the 2026 Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival and Competition in New York. Four individuals and one section took home top honors.
Parents credit situational awareness for thwarting attempted West Seattle kidnapping
SEATTLE — The parents of an 8-year-old girl who faced an attempted kidnapping said the attack was stopped only because she was taught situational awareness to fight. “The only reason that we're not here grappling with an outrageous tragedy is that my daughter knew the stakes, fought to get away, and that my neighbors were swift and diligent in their response to the...
Armed suspects rob West Seattle 7-Eleven store, police say
SEATTLE — Police are searching for two suspects who robbed a West Seattle 7-Eleven convenience store at gunpoint early Monday morning. Officers with the Seattle Police Department (SPD) responded to the store in the 9000 block of Delridge Way Southwest around 1:40 a.m. on May 4. A store employee told KING 5 two male suspects robbed the store before running from the scene...
TJ Maxx moving to new Kent location on East Hill
Off-price retailer TJ Maxx will have a grand opening Thursday, May 14 at its new location in Kent, as it moves about one-half mile from its current site. The store will be at the Canyon Ridge Plaza on the East Hill, 26015 104th Ave. SE., next to the recently opened Burlington Stores. Both businesses are at the former TOP Food and Drug...
Pre-Dawn I-405 Tragedy Near Bothell As Everett Man Struck And Killed
An early morning commute on northbound Interstate 405 near Bothell turned deadly Monday when a 41-year-old Everett man was hit and killed after running into traffic. Troopers said the man had gotten out of his car on the left shoulder near Northeast 160th Street and tried to cross the northbound lanes, where he was struck and died at the scene. The highway...
Rideshare Oyster Caper, Seattle Crew Busted With 500 At Hood Canal
A rideshare run from the Seattle area to Hood Canal ended with citations instead of seafood, after state officers found roughly 500 oysters stashed in a parked minivan near Potlatch State Park. According to officers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the group that hired the ride...
Man attacked with blunt object in critical condition in Seattle
SEATTLE — A 34-year-old man is in critical condition following a brutal assault early Monday morning, per the Seattle Police Department. Officers responded to emergency calls of a man lying on the ground on the 500 block of Madison Avenue near the Renaissance Hotel just after midnight on May 4. The man had suffered significant head trauma and was taken to Harborview Medical...
Seattle-area group who took rideshare to Hood Canal busted for illegal oyster harvest
MASON COUNTY, Wash. — A long and likely expensive trip from the Seattle area to Hood Canal to harvest oysters probably didn't turn out the way a group had hoped. According to Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Police, Mason County shellfish harvesters took advantage of extreme low tides last month. On one weekend, WDFW Police Sergeant Jewett saw some people he believed were...
Bat-Wielding Screamer Spooks Seattle Light Rail Riders
Sound Transit put Link light rail riders on alert Monday after a report of a person described as menacing who was yelling and waving a bat on a station platform. The agency reminded riders to call 911 for emergencies and shared a dedicated security line for non-emergency reports. What Sound...
16 Underrated US Museums Focusing On Aviation History
Every aviation enthusiast knows about the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, and plenty have visited the Museum of Flight in Seattle or the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Ohio. These institutions draw millions of visitors each year, and rightfully so. But scattered across America are smaller, lesser-known museums that tell ... Read more

















