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TUKWILA, Wash. — A teen boy was detained three times in one evening after repeatedly returning to the scene of a disturbance at a Tukwila retail location, police said Saturday. Officers initially responded Friday night to reports of about six men damaging property at the store. When police arrived,...

Being a parent is nonstop hard work, making it challenging to stay on top of news that impacts families in Washington state. This Hits Home is your weekly hit of news, commentary, and, occasionally, opinion. Want to have a say? Look for the ‘Take action’ prompts. Here’s the update for the week of Feb. 23-March 1.

Ten years ago, I wasn’t highly skeptical of state spending. I’m not so sure anymore. I covered Olympia long enough to know that most of the people there genuinely want to help. The problems they’re wrestling with — homelessness, addiction, education, housing — are real and genuinely hard. A pandemic hit at the start...

A driver crashed his car early Sunday near Fife, then pulled his gun on another driver who had stopped to check on him, according to the Washington State Patrol. Around 3 a.m., the male driver rolled his car on southbound Interstate 5 in the area of the Pierce County/King County line. The crash blocked southbound...

SEATTLE - A man was robbed and shot in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood and sent to the hospital on Sunday morning. Timeline: — Just before 1 a.m on Mar. 1, police in Seattle report responding to a shooting in the 500 block of 2nd Avenue. This is near the Sinking Ship parking garage.There have been multiple...

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) says one person was shot in the leg during a robbery in Pioneer Square early Sunday morning.

When Denise Barbour found out the man accused of killing her daughter was no longer behind bars, she said she felt both "shocked" and "disappointed." The defendant was released from custody after posting bond on Feb. 25, 2026, even though Mason County Superior Court had previously ordered bail at $250,000 and...

Kent has become the first jurisdiction in Washington to clear the bar set by HB 2015, officially locking in a councilmanic 0.1% public‑safety sales tax and opening the door to a slice of a new $100 million state grant pool. City leaders say the green light will help the police department add officers and support...

If you were hoping to get to I Luv Teriyaki just off the 1st Avenue South Bridge on their first day back open – you’re out of luck if you didn’t go early. A reader texted us that there was a line around the block on midday; we got over a bit later and discovered they were sold out!

KING COUNTY, Wash. — A man was fatally stabbed Sunday afternoon in Covington, and a suspect was taken into custody nearby, the King County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) said. At about 3 p.m., King County Sheriff’s Office communications received a report of a disturbance at 19300 SE 267th St., the Timberline Clubhouse,...