Intense Debate: Downtown Seattle Witnesses 36% Drop in Violent Crime, Lowest Since 2017
kiro7.com - 10/25/2025 12:49:47 AM. Recent reports indicate a significant drop in violent crime in downtown Seattle, with the summer crime rate hitting its lowest since 2017. The decrease is a substantial 36% compared to the figures from 2024. The city's economic indicators are also showing positive trends, with...
1 Suspect Arrested In Connection With $2 Million Jewelry Heist In Seattle
Police have arrested a 29-year-old man in connection with the August smash-and-grab robbery that netted more than $2 million in jewelry, diamonds, and luxury watches from a West Seattle jewelry store. The Seattle Police Department said the suspect, already a convicted felon barred from possessing firearms, was taken...
Another Depredation Confirmed In NE Washington
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed last week the Sherman Pack was responsible for another depredation in Ferry County.
Kirkland police ask for public’s help with cold cases, highlighting unsolved 2006 homicide
The Kirkland Police Department has launched a new Cold Case webpage to highlight unsolved cases that remain under investigation.
Prisoner faces murder charge after allegedly beating cellmate to death
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Clackamas County Grand Jury indicted a prisoner for murdering his cellmate in the Clackamas County Jail earlier this month, authorities said. On Tuesday, Sapastian Year, 23, of Renton, Washington, was arraigned on first-degree murder and harassment in two separate incidents, the Clackamas...
Prosecutors: Husband confessed to killing Shoreline woman, hid gun in cemetery
The victim’s adult daughter told investigators her parents had been having serious marital problems and that her father was known to own several firearms.
Seattle Sees Sharp Rise in Felony Drug Trafficking Cases, Exceeding Last Year’s Total
Seattle has seen an increase in felony drug trafficking prosecutions in 2025. The number of cases charged in the first three quarters has already surpassed the total for all of 2024. On October 24, 2025, Mayor Bruce Harrell and Police Chief Shon Barnes announced that the Seattle Police Department (SPD) referred 193...
Harger: A look at Katie Wilson’s background as Seattle’s mayoral frontrunner
I don’t do endorsements. I live outside city limits, but I work here, and I care who runs the place. Yesterday was Bruce Harrell. Today, Katie Wilson, who’s leading in recent polls. We’ve had Katie on the show. She’s thoughtful, and she genuinely cares about people getting priced...
Seattle tackles neighborhood food deserts with grocery store legislation
SEATTLE — The city council approved new legislation allowing shuttered grocery stores in Seattle to be replaced with another grocery chain, blocking efforts to prevent competition and to improve food access. This ordinance, unanimously approved by the council on Tuesday, comes in response to the October closure of a...
“ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO MILES BACK”: Jason Rantz Discusses the Seattle Mayoral Race, Spreading...
Jason Rantz, host of The Jason Rantz Show on Seattle Red 770AM and author of What’s Killing America: Inside the Radical Left’s Deadly Plan to Transform the Nation, joined The Guy Benson Show today to discuss the undercovered Seattle mayoral race, and why it mirrors the radical trends taking root in cities like New...
