Seattle music festival ending after more than a decade
A Seattle psychedelic rock festival is officially ending after 13 years. Freakout Festival said it has decided to evolve how it shows up in Seattle, according to a statement on its website. The festival cited rising costs, shifting attendance, and growing barriers for touring artists, especially international ones, as reasons...
Kent Police Blotter: April 6-22
• Commercial burglary: 12:52 p.m., officers responded to a commercial burglary at a radio tower near the 900 block of Central Avenue South. Officers learned that a suspect had entered the fenced area and removed a significant amount of radio equipment. The suspect vehicle was later returned, and officers seized the vehicle for a warrant and contacted the occupant.
Body found in South Seattle homeless encampment
SEATTLE - Police are investigating after a body was found at a homeless encampment in South Seattle on Thursday morning. According to the Seattle Police Department, officers were called before 9:00 a.m. to reports of a body found in a tent near Cheasty Blvd S and S Winthrop St. Police arrived and confirmed there was a dead man in the tent.
Suspicious death at Mount Baker encampment prompts Seattle Police investigation
A dead man was found inside a tent encampment in Seattle’s Mount Baker neighborhood on Thursday morning, prompting a Seattle Police Department (SPD) investigation.
Covington man accused of killing wife in staged home invasion
A Covington man allegedly stabbed his wife to death, staged a part of their house to look like a burglary scene, then called 911 to report someone had broken into their home Friday morning, according to court documents. Kyle Cathcart, 41, was arrested Tuesday in connection with the homicide of...
Lawsuit says Washington DOL flaw let thieves send licenses to one address, steal identities
THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — A proposed class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges the Washington State Department of Licensing left an online security flaw open for years, allowing identity thieves to change addresses and order replacement licenses. The lawsuit was filed in Thurston County Superior Court by William Black and Bess...
Bodycam video: WA deputy evacuates 9 people from Auburn mobile home park fire
AUBURN, Wash. - New bodycam video shows the moment a King County Sheriff’s sergeant jumped into action to save a family from a fire at a local mobile home park. At 6:20 a.m. Saturday, April 25, Sgt. Robert Nishimura was driving through Auburn when he spotted a plume of thick black smoke rising above the trees.
I-5 in Seattle sees ‘new normal’ for traffic jams and driving habits
A few months into the state's big Ship Canal Bridge repave, the original shock has eased somewhat, as morning commuters adapt their schedules and driving habits to cope with fewer lanes on Interstate 5. However, the southbound drives from Lynnwood to Lake Union remain an exasperating 56 minutes, on average,...
Caught on camera: Man slashing tires in Renton neighborhood
A man with a knife was caught on camera randomly slashing a car’s tires and kicking two sideview mirrors in Renton.
Aviation Pioneer William Boeing Got His Start in Grays Harbor County
Most people know that the Boeing Company, one of the world’s leading aerospace corporations, got its start in Seattle. But what fewer people know is that its founder, William Boeing, got his own start as a Grays Harbor timber baron. Boeing Inherited Grays Harbor Timberland. Born in Detroit in...
