T-Mobile laying off employees across 8 WA cities, closing 6 locations
Bellevue-based T-Mobile announced Wednesday that it is laying off 77 employees across eight Washington cities, including remote workers, as six of its locations are expected to close. The layoffs are expected to begin on Sept. 21 and conclude by Nov. 18, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WAR
T-Mobile Retail Closures Coming to Kennewick, Vancouver, Bothell, And Four Other Washington Cities
Seven T-Mobile stores across Washington are closing, affecting 77 employees through November. Locations from Seattle to the Tri-Cities region are impacted as the company adjusts its retail footprint.
SeaTac Silver Alert: 66-Year-Old May Be Walking Toward Federal Way
A 66-year-old SeaTac man has been missing since Tuesday afternoon, and investigators say his disappearance poses a credible threat to his health and safety. Paul Rogowski was last seen around 2 p.m. off S 175th Street in SeaTac and may be heading toward Federal Way, according to a statewide Silver Alert issued for him.
Court docs detail Seattle armed extortion scheme, 2 arrested in sting
Court documents detail an alleged armed ambush and extortion scheme that began after a man solicited sex workers along Seattle's Aurora Avenue. Prosecutors say the victim was held at gunpoint and knifepoint while suspects stole nearly $4,000 and later demanded more money. Suspects Jeremiah Lard and Zhane Davis were arr
‘It’s the culture of the department itself’: Spike says SPD’s staffing crisis goes deeper...
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) has lost 69 officers this year, added only six sworn personnel over the last month, and currently has just 929 officers available to answer 911 calls, according to Seattle Red 770 AM. At the current rate, SPD is projecting 113 separations for 2026, which would make it the department’
Dozens of firefighters battle multiple fires across southwest Snohomish County
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. — More than 50 firefighters battled multiple fires at the same time across southwest Snohomish County Tuesday afternoon, including several brush fires and a house fire near Lake Ballinger in Edmonds. One firefighter suffered minor injuries. Around 2:20 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to a bru
‘The person needs to be here’: Gee says next police chief should come from...
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson officially launched a national search for the city’s next permanent police chief. Gee Scott, co-host of “The Gee and Ursula Show” on KIRO Newsradio, said he understands the formality but believes the answer is already inside the department. “The next police chief of...
‘I made such a horrible mistake’: Alderwood Mall shooter pleads guilty
EVERETT, Wash. — The teen who fired a gun during a fight in the Alderwood Mall in Lynnwood in 2024, killing a 13-year-old girl, changed his plea to guilty at a hearing Wednesday afternoon. In an agreement with prosecutors, Samuel Gizaw, 18, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree...
‘Sometimes it’s just bad design’: Gee backs Wilson’s push to ban right turns on...
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is directing the city’s lobbyists to ask state lawmakers for the authority to ban right turns on red at any intersection in the city and to lower Washington’s legal blood-alcohol limit, as part of a broader executive order aimed at eliminating traffic deaths, according to an executive order f
Washington made it harder for CPS to separate families. Critics say kids are less...
In recent years, Washington state has made two major policy changes to keep more birth families together. Since then, fewer kids have been taken from their birth families. But over the same time period, more babies and children from families who’ve been investigated by child welfare workers have died.
