Man Seeks $50M+ For Alleged Brain Injury After Being Dropped On Operating Room Floor:...
Seattle, WA - A Washington state court jury heard opening statements Friday in a lawsuit filed by a man claiming he suffered a traumatic brain injury after being dropped on the operating room floor following routine shoulder surgery, and the full trial is being webcast gavel-to-gavel by Courtroom View Network.
US-2 Closed Near Monroe After Early Morning Pedestrian Fatality Involving Sheriff’s Vehicle
A woman died after being hit by a vehicle on US-2 near Monroe, Washington, just after 6:30 a.m. The vehicle was an unmarked King County Sheriff’s Office car. The 26-year-old woman was struck in the westbound lanes in an area without traffic controls. She was taken to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Kent Police officer fires gun at suspect but man not hit
A Kent Police officer fired his gun but didn’t hit a wanted sexual assault suspect early Wednesday morning, Dec. 10 at the Indigo Springs Apartments in the 11100 block of SE 208th Street. At about 3:14 a.m., the Seattle Police Department requested assistance from Kent Police to locate a...
Seattle City Council approves new police contract, boosting pay and expanding crisis response
The agreement preserves the status of SPD officers as the highest paid in the state, according to Council staff. It also offers new bonuses for college degrees and bilingual skills, and it allows new civilian participation in the most serious misconduct investigations. The contract also expands the city’s unarmed...
Seattle area has nation’s second-biggest drop in job listings
The Seattle metro area has seen one of the sharpest drops in online job postings nationwide, according to jobs site Indeed. Why it matters: The labor market is slowing, particularly for white-collar professionals in tech-heavy cities, Axios' Emily Peck writes. Zoom in: As of late October, Seattle-area job listings...
35 people reported getting sick from Seattle Indian restaurant, public health officials say
King County Public Health says officials are investigating a gastrointestinal illness tied to food served from Kanishka Cuisine of India in downtown Seattle.
Violent Attack on Great-Grandmother, 88, At Her Home Leaves Her Without a Finger
An 88-year-old Seattle great-grandmother is sharing her story after enduring a violent home invasion in the city’s Rainier Beach neighborhood. That attack was so severe that the assailant bit off her finger while stealing her jewelry. Emma Cotton, a long-time resident of the area, was working on her porch...
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,...
