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The family of a Rainier Beach High School student is preparing to sue the school district over his murder at a bus stop after class. Tra’veiah Houfmuse was a senior and would have turned 18 at the end of February. But he was shot to death, along with Tyjon Stewart, as they waited for a bus near Rainier Avenue South and

An 85-year-old Renton man and an 82-year-old Renton woman died two days after they were each injured as passengers in a two-vehicle collision on the East Hill in Kent. Alvin Jitsuo Terada and Mitsuko Terada each died Aug. 4 in Seattle from multiple blunt force injuries suffered Aug. 2 in a crash at SE 208th Street and

KIRO hosts Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin agree — Seattle’s next police chief should come from within the department, with interim Chief Andre Sayles already drawing support as a potential candidate. Ursula said on “The Gee and Ursula Show” on KIRO Newsradio that Sayles hasn’t committed to applying...

UPDATE: An earlier version of this commentary noted the suspect was scheduled for arraignment this morning. He didn’t show up. Gary Lewis Witherbee failed to appear at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. King County prosecutors moved for a bench warrant, which is now active. For context, it’s his 40th. We’ve up

Some lawmakers and officials are pushing to change the rules for youth found with guns after the recent shootout at Seattle Center that left three dead and five injured.

(The Center Square) - The following is a list of drug-related deaths as reported by the King County Medical Examiner. The Center Square does not independently verify this information. The full list can be found here . Total number of drug-related deaths since TCS tracking began May 26: 146 AUG. 3 26-01520: Oniee Ryan G

Robberies, burglaries and stolen car reports all went down in 2025, according to the statistics released by the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office. Meanwhile, deputies saw a troubling increase in young offenders carrying guns. On balance, crime stats last year were ‘stable,’ per Jeffrey Menge, division chief at the sheriff

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A “scooter takeover” in Minneapolis, where hundreds of people rode e-bikes and e-scooters on the I-35W highway, inspired a similar incursion in Seattle over the weekend. In a video captured by a Seattle Red listener, dozens of riders can be seen riding through major thoroughfares in downtown Seattle Sunday evening. The

One of the oldest toy stores in Seattle, Magic Mouse Toys, abruptly closed after roughly 49 years in Pioneer Square and failed to provide any reasoning for the closure. The toy store located at 603 First Avenue is now completely covered in paper, paired with a notice taped to the door indicating its permanent closure.