103 Chiweenies rescued from home in Auburn, WA
AUBURN, Wash. - Police and animal control officers rescued 103 dogs from a home in Auburn this week, marking one of the largest animal rescue efforts in the city’s history. According to the Auburn Police Department (APD), officials initially responded to perform a routine welfare check for about five adult dogs and...
FBI recovers possible evidence in Travis Decker manhunt
The FBI says items recovered during a two-day search near Rock Island Campground are being reviewed for ties to Travis Decker, wanted in the murders of his three daughters.
Seattle gig workers to get $15M in Uber Eats settlement
(The Center Square) – The Seattle Office of Labor Standards reached an unprecedented $15 million settlement with Uber Eats over alleged violations of two laws protecting gig workers. Uber Eats will pay 16,120 Seattle workers a collective $15 million in back pay, interest, liquidated damages and civil penalties. The...
Woman pistol-whipped and shot in the CID; nearby witness arrested for separate felony warrant
Police determined that the victim got into a fight with another woman near the park. It turned physical when the other woman pulled out a handgun and started pistol-whipping the victim before shooting her in the back.
Woman mauled by dogs while jogging to receive $21 million settlement from King County
KING COUNTY, Wash. — King County has agreed to pay $21.5 million to settle the lawsuit of the woman who was mauled by dogs while out jogging in her neighborhood in an unincorporated area of Auburn in 2022. Gyongyi Maas, who was 38 at the time, was out for...
Sound Transit overshot its future plans budget by the billions
Sound Transit officials are sounding the alarm about a multi-billion-dollar budget shortfall affecting a system plan approved by voters in 2012.
29-year-old Renton man arrested in connection with invasion, robbery of Macklemore’s home
Among the stolen property was a highly recognizable Seattle Sounders ring inscribed with the owner’s name.
Prime suspect in Macklemore, athlete burglaries in custody after pawn shop raid: Police
SEATTLE — Seattle police have probable cause to believe a longtime violent serial burglar is connected with the home invasion robberies of several Seattle-area athletes and the artist known as Macklemore and have forwarded recommendations to the King County Prosecutor’s Office after a raid of a South Seattle pawn shop.
Seattle schools to offer new reporting system for suspicious activity
A new phone app and computer program, SaferWatch, will be implemented in Seattle Public Schools (SPS) this fall for easier access to report threats of suspicious activity on school campuses, according to KOMO News. The program’s goal is to provide a quicker and more efficient format for students to submit...
Never Mind Drugs, King County Can Boot ‘Smelly’ Transit Riders?!?
It seems smelly people are the least of Seattle's worries right now.