Kent man, 67, dies in head-on crash along State Route 18
A 67-year-old Kent man was killed in a head-on collision Wednesday afternoon, May 27 along State Route 18 just west of Tiger Mountain Summit in Snoqualmie. The Kent man was driving a sedan at about 12:14 p.m. eastbound, just east of Issaquah Hobart Road in lane one of two, according to the Washington State Patrol. A Pe
You’ve Been Sleeping On This Adorable Washington City Where Monthly Rent Is Only $725
While you’ve been refreshing Craigslist hoping to find a Seattle apartment that doesn’t require selling plasma twice weekly, there’s a Washington city where $725 actually gets you a real place to live. Yakima has been sitting in Central Washington this whole time, offering affordable rent, sunshine, and...
Man charged with murder, robbery in 2020 disappearance of Kent man
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — The Kittitas County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has charged a 40-year-old man with first-degree murder and first-degree robbery in the 2020 death of Ian Eckles, a hunter from Kent who disappeared in the Liberty area of Kittitas County. Prosecutors on Wednesday filed charges against Jorge Alcantara
‘Drug him to sleep’: Fentanyl death at Ilani Casino tied to woman’s robbery
A 38-year-old man was found dead in his room at the ilani Hotel with fentanyl in his system, and a woman has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder, first-degree robbery and second-degree theft in connection with his death.
Why Seattle paychecks suddenly feel smaller
Seattle's economy is losing momentum as layoffs rise, wages cool, inflation creeps up and tech companies slow hiring, according to local economic experts. Why it matters: After years of outpacing much of the country, thanks to tech wealth and high-paying jobs, a new batch of state and city forecasts suggests the region
SR 18 closed after 1 person killed in crash involving semi, passenger vehicle
ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Emergency crews were responding to a fatal crash involving a car and a semi-truck on State Route 18 on Wednesday. Both directions of SR 18 were closed near Issaquah-Hobert Road, officials said. A single person was injured and later died, according to law enforcement and fire...
‘Robbery as a team sport’: Kent man convicted of 17 felonies in armed crime...
A 26-year-old Kent man was convicted of 17 federal felonies on Tuesday in connection with a crew he led in armed robberies of marijuana dispensaries, banks, and credit unions. Shannon Hartfield recruited, supplied, and managed a group of younger people who conducted a robbery spree throughout the Puget Sound region bet
Suspect charged in 2020 death of man who went missing near Cle Elum and...
KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. — Years after a Kent man went missing during a hunting trip outside Cle Elum, charges have been filed against the person suspected of killing him. Jorge Alcantara Gonzalez, 40, was charged in Kittitas County Wednesday with the murder of Ian Eckles in 2020. Gonzalez was also charged with first-deg
Over 1,000 WA nurses picket MultiCare Good Samaritan over staffing, wages
More than 1,000 nurses at MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital held an informational picket on Wednesday to demand safer, mandatory nurse-to-patient ratios to improve patient care at their busy facility. Union representatives state that MultiCare's current wage proposal would make Good Samaritan nurses the lowest-paid in
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