End of an Era: Washington Nonprofit Dedicated to Global Development Tech and Philanthropy Closes...
Global Washington, a nonprofit organization based in Seattle, has announced its closure after 16 years of supporting various sectors such as philanthropy, technology, businesses, and academics in global development. The Seattle-based Global Washington has been a hub for over 160 member organizations and individuals,...
Single-vehicle DUI crash on SR 16 kills 20-year-old in Tacoma
TACOMA, Wash. — A 20-year-old man was killed in a DUI crash after the vehicle struck a barrier and overturned on State Route 16 near 6th Avenue in Tacoma, according to the Washington State Patrol. The crash occurred when a westbound vehicle traveling in the third lane of four...
What happened to Tacoma 12-year-old found dead? Court documents offer details
Months after a 12-year-old boy was found dead under suspicious circumstances in a Tacoma apartment building, a police investigation remains on hold pending the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office’s ruling on his cause and manner of death. The Medical Examiner’s Office has declined to release any information about...
Update: Suni’s Restaurant thrives in new location
Fire may have closed the original Suni’s Restaurant in January 2023, but the story didn’t end there. After the longtime North City/Shoreline spot at 17751 15th Ave NE burned down, there has been no rebuilding at the original site. Instead, Suni’s Express opened across the street in 2024 — and business has only grown.
Pierce County Finally Moves to Count Its Dead on the Streets
On Jan. 29, Pierce County quietly made a major change to how it tracks death on the streets. The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department amended a state data-sharing agreement so local death records now include a person’s housing status. That technical tweak is expected to let public-health staff finally tally...
Fire crews find one person dead inside home engulfed in flames in Renton
Fire crews in Renton found a person dead inside a home that caught fire on Friday evening. A man apparently was trapped inside the home. Neighbors said they tried to rescue him, even breaking a window with a sledgehammer just before fire crews arrived. Sadly, despite those efforts, the man...
Seattle crews clear huge Ballard camp, but tents move down the street
Seattle city crews cleared one of Ballard’s largest homeless encampments, but tents moved just blocks away. The camp, on 41st Street along the Burke Gilman Trail, housed roughly 30 people before Thursday’s sweep. One of the men who lived there told KIRO 7 that most of them moved...
Seattle police need help identifying gunman who killed students
Seattle police are asking witnesses to come forward to help identify a gunman who got off a King County Metro bus two weeks ago and fatally shot two teenagers at a bus stop near Rainier Beach High School. “We want to speak with the crowd waiting at the bus stop...
Mexican cartel hid liquid meth in candles received by Puget Sound drug ring
SEATTLE — A shipment of liquid methamphetamine hidden inside candles is at the center of a federal drug case that brought a Mexico-based cartel-connected leader to a Seattle courtroom this week. Jose Luis Sanchez-Valencia, 58, was arraigned Thursday in U.S. District Court in Seattle after being transferred from...
FOLLOWUP: State House passes West Seattle Rep. Brianna Thomas’s no-employee-microchip bill
When we looked last month at bills that local legislators are sponsoring this year, one by 34th District State House Rep. Brianna Thomas of West Seattle turned a few heads: HB 2303, preventing employers from microchipping employees. Today the State House overwhelmingly passed Thomas’s bill, 87 yes, 6 no. From the...
