Ballard businesses question impact after city clears encampment
After the city cleared a Ballard encampment citing safety concerns, nearby business owners say months of break-ins, vandalism and lost revenue took a toll, and they’re unsure whether the relief will last.
CRIME WATCH: Two incidents near 26th/Roxbury, including arrest of Des Moines murder suspect
ARREST: Seattle Police joined King County Sheriff’s Deputies this past hour for a warrant suspect believed to be in the Roxhill Park vicinity. They’ve just made an arrest, around 3 pm, after a foot pursuit, near 26th/Cambridge; they’ve just reopened 26th after a brief closure. We’re still gathering more info on this.
Officer injured, suspect shot multiple times in Seattle officer-involved shooting; stray bullet hits school
Multiple Seattle police officers were involved in a shooting with a suspect in Ballard Thursday evening after responding to a domestic violence disturbance. The Seattle Police Department (SPD) officers were initially called to N.W. 62nd Street in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood at approximately 5:40 p.m. Thursday...
Foster Garvey Snaps Up Amazon’s Old Seattle Tower Digs
One of Seattle’s heavyweight law firms is making a very public bet on downtown. Foster Garvey is packing up its current Seattle offices and heading for West8, the re-imagined 28-story tower in the Denny Triangle that used to house a big chunk of Amazon’s local staff. The long-term deal puts the firm on multiple...
Funeral held for ‘kind, caring’ man allegedly stabbed by housemate in Des Moines
DES MOINES, Wash. — Hours before a King County judge ordered a murder suspect to be held on $5 million bail, a grieving mother buried her son in his Indiana hometown, more than 2,000 miles from the crime scene in Des Moines, Washington. "It's been a very hard day....
Another ‘millionaires tax’ finds Seattle is far richer than anyone knew
Seattle’s new mayor was speaking to a roomful of supporters the other day when she dropped a rather blunt assessment of our city. “You know what?” Katie Wilson said. “This city is filthy rich.”. The crowd laughed a bit. Can you say that when you’re mayor? Should...
Homelessness Authority Rescinds Tiny House Village Grant, Gives Money to Salvation Army Instead
The King County Regional Homelessness Authority has rescinded a $3 million grant it gave the Low Income Housing Institute to build 60 new low-barrier tiny houses outside King County’s youth detention center, claiming LIHI delayed the process by failing to secure a site in time. Tiny houses are small,...
Multiple arrests after early morning SWAT raid at East Bremerton home
Multiple people were detained in a drug bust Feb. 12 at an East Bremerton house that police say has attracted repeated calls for almost a year. Just after 6:30 a.m. Thursday morning, the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office announced that they had taken into custody six people from a house in the 2100 block of Larkin Lane,...
FOLLOWUP: $3 million West Seattle RV ‘safe lot’ could be open by summer
(‘Site plan’ from city permit filings) Two and a half weeks after we broke the news of a West Seattle site proposed for up to 72 RVs and 20 tiny houses [7201 2nd SW, map] – after which, our followup inquiries were largely met with “too soon to comment” – more details are finally emerging:
Man accused of leading cartel-linked Puget Sound drug ring pleads not guilty
A man who allegedly led a violent drug trafficking organization in the Puget Sound region pleaded not guilty in Seattle court Thursday. A federal grand jury indicted Jose Sanchez-Valencia, 58, on four felony charges in 2022. He is charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and three counts of illegal...

















