Seattle WA

REDMOND, Wash. — Redmond police said they ended a multi-county crime spree that netted two arrests. Officers arrested a man and a woman in connection with a shoplifting and counterfeiting scheme dating back to January. The two are accused of using counterfeit $100 bills to steal tens of thousands...

Another routine traffic stop on northbound I-5 near SeaTac quickly turned more serious for one driver this week.

SEATTLE — Detectives are searching for connections in a series of reported carjackings across South Seattle this month. The string of incidents began with an attempted carjacking in Columbia City, followed by another in Rainier Valley, where a couple was held at gunpoint. Then on Friday, two more armed carjackings...

SEATTLE — Two people are facing felony charges, accused of buying food-stamp benefits for cash as part of what Seattle police describe as an organized crime ring preying on vulnerable people in the city’s Chinatown–International District. Prosecutors say Ha Son Thach, 54, and Lien My Khuu, 46,...

KITSAP COUNTY, Wash. — A DoorDash driver who was brutally stabbed while trying to help a stranded family has been released from the hospital, just three days after the attack that nearly killed him. Melvin Swagerty, 60, of Port Angeles was discharged from Harborview Medical Center on Wednesday, where...

If you plan to purchase an inflatable costume for Halloween, you’d better get hopping.

TACOMA, Wash. — Most south Sound residents will have one fewer option for pizza, as The Rock Wood Fired Pizza announced it is shuttering most of its current locations. The Rock says it is closing restaurants in Renton, Covington, Federal Way, Puyallup, Tacoma and Lacey. It is not clear when all the locations will be...

A woman stabbed her 4-year-old son and left him to “slowly die” in a bathtub at her apartment in Washington, prosecutors said. The boy’s father called 911 at about 4:15 p.m. Oct. 16 to say the mother of his child tried to cut herself and had killed their son, the Seattle Police Department said in a probable cause...

Frightened and alone in the busy streets of Seattle, 6 weeks old kitten was waiting for someone to rescue him, just like many other cats that face such a harsh destiny. Simba, an adorable Bengal kitten, was abandoned in a cardboard box in the middle of one of the busiest streets in Seattle.

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — All federal employees can ride public transit for free in Kitsap, Pierce and Mason counties starting Friday, Oct. 24, as the government shutdown enters its fourth week. Transit authorities in the three counties announced the temporary fare waiver to help federal workers who have been...