Seattle WA

Loud stereo music mixes with the sound of car engines in an out-of-the-way garage in Kent. In the corner of the garage is a small shrine with a statue of Nang Kwak, the Thai spirit of good fortune, sitting next to a bowl of incense and two photos of Eazy Duz It club members.

If you use drugs openly on the streets of Seattle, police will no longer arrest you. That’s the new directive, according to the activist group We Heart Seattle, which said it obtained an internal Seattle Police Department (SPD) email instructing officers to stop making arrests for public drug use and possession....

An Oak Harbor man died after several law enforcement agencies were involved in a shooting Friday morning in Everett, police said, hours after a multiagency search for the suspect began in Island County. According to the Skagit-Island Multiple Agency Response Team, the 38-year-old man who was shot Friday morning...

As the calendar turns to a fresh year, the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) has taken a moment to look back at its achievements and challenges in 2025, with Fire Chief Harold D. Scoggins conveying a New Year's message filled with reflections and gratitude. Scoggins highlighted a series of accomplishments, from deploying...

ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Friends, neighbors, coworkers and family members gathered Saturday outside an Issaquah home to remember a woman killed in a family murder-suicide that stretched across two cities last week. Dozens of people lit candles one by one during a quiet vigil honoring Harmony Danner, 44, who was...

The Redmond Police Department (RPD) says officers gave a man a warning after he was seen walking in a roadway on December 23.

Applications opened Friday for $2.5 million in disaster assistance for Washingtonians whose homes were seriously damaged by December flooding. The state and Salvation Army are distributing funds to cover costs of short-term housing, small home repairs and food replacement. To qualify for assistance, residents must...

At about 5:15am on January 3, 2026 Seattle patrol officers responded to reports of gunfire near North 128th Street and Aurora Avenue North in north Seattle. A short time later, a victim arrived at Northwest Hospital (NWH) with a gunshot wound to her leg. Police responded to NWH to interview her.

MERCER ISLAND, Wash. — Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at Pioneer Park to remember Danielle Cuvillier, 80, and her son Dominick, known as Nick, 34, who were killed in a family tragedy that has shaken communities on Mercer Island. The vigil, organized by community members who knew the pair...

(Photos courtesy Kersti Muul) Bald Eagles are not an uncommon sight in West Seattle. But what two eagles did this afternoon at Lincoln Park was unusual enough to get extra attention from bystanders – and ultimately wildlife experts. We heard from callers/texters shortly after 1 pm, saying two eagles were “stuck...