From foster care to the classroom: WA student turns childhood turmoil into purpose
By the time Winter reached high school, she had already lived through more upheaval than many experience in a lifetime. Winter entered Washington’s foster care system at age 3, separated from her sisters and placed in three different foster homes over the course of her childhood. First, in elementary school, again in...
Repeat offender charged in random attack on 75-year-old woman in downtown Seattle
SEATTLE — A Seattle man with a violent criminal history is accused of using a board with a spike nailed through it to attack a 75-year-old woman on a street corner near the King County Courthouse last week. Witnesses told police they saw Fale Vaigalepa Pea, 42, approach the...
Black, Native Youth Disproportionately Charged As Adults
Despite passing a law in 2018 aimed at reducing the number of youth charged as adults, recent data revealed that Black and Native youth disproportionately make up the number of kids still being charged as adults. According to AP, data from the Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families found...
Rivers flood, roads swamped, communities evacuated as rain pounds western Washington
WESTERN WASHINGTON — Heavy rain is falling across western Washington, heading into a period of historic flooding over the next 48 hours. Steady rain will continue throughout the day and overnight. A Flood Watch is still in effect for most of western Washington as heavy rain continues to pour,...
As federal probe widens, Gov. Walz tells Washington state crowd he’ll welcome more Somalis
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, under fire for failing to prevent a massive welfare fraud scheme in his state, was in Seattle on Tuesday as the special guest at Gov. Bob Ferguson’s fundraising
White River reaches flood phase 3 as Pacific residents prepare for possible flooding
PACIFIC, Wash. — Flooding is expected in areas along the White River in Pacific, and residents there have been making preparations as the rain heads in. King County officials say the White River has reached flood phase 3, but neighbors are hoping barriers along the river will be able to keep the water from reaching...
Gorgeous Snoqualmie Falls in Washington as atmospheric river pounds region
One of the things you can always guarantee when heavy rainfall hits Washington state: Snoqualmie Falls will be an unbelievable sight. Storms bring heavy rain to the Pacific Northwest, snow and freezing rain to the Upper Midwest. The first of a series of powerful storms is dumping heavy rain and...
Residents threaten to break lease after car break-ins at luxury Seattle apartment’s gated garage
Residents at Walton Lofts in Belltown are demanding answers after they say at least 10 cars were broken into inside the building's supposedly secure parking garage Dec. 4. The break-ins have sparked outrage among tenants who pay $275 per month for gated parking and were told the garage has no working security cameras.
Man charged with 3 felonies after allegedly ramming SPD car with stolen vehicle
SEATTLE — The King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office has charged a man with three felonies after he allegedly rammed a marked police vehicle with a stolen car on Dec. 3. Ryan William Cox, 40, is charged with first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of a stolen vehicle and second-degree malicious...
‘It tracks’: Gee and Ursula not surprised by Seattle’s #1 frugal ranking
A survey recently found that 83% of Americans consider themselves frugal, and Seattle was ranked No. 1 as the most frugal city in the country. In light of the news, co-hosts of “The Gee and Ursula Show,” Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin, broke down why Seattle leads the nation in frugality and questioned if a frugal...
