Seattle WA

A 41-year-old Kent man was taken into custody early Friday, Feb. 6 after police said he intentionally drove a suspected stolen vehicle into a patrol car during a downtown encounter. According to Kent Police, Officer Toledo Blanco was on routine patrol at about 12:34 a.m. when he spotted a Kia...

Tukwila Police Department Special Emphasis Unit detectives arrested a 27-year-old man with an active Department of Corrections warrant for escape Thursday afternoon, Feb. 5, after observing alleged narcotics activity at a city park, according to police. Police said SEU detectives observed a group of around seven...

Will you chip in to support our nonprofit newsroom with a donation today? Yes, I want to support My Edmonds News!. Hundreds of students from Meadowdale High School and Middle School left their classrooms and lined nearby streets Friday morning to protest recent national Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is proposing a multi year Japanese beetle eradication effort in parts of SeaTac beginning in 2026, offering free insecticide treatments to affected properties pending available funds. According to WSDA officials, the program is designed to protect local...

Three plumbers are recovering after being bear-sprayed by thieves in West Seattle when they refused to let the suspects get away with their tools. The incident happened on Thursday morning while the O’Neill Plumbing crew was working at a home in the neighborhood. One of the plumbers walked outside...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. SEATTLE, Wash. — Below-normal temperatures are expected to dominate across Washington from Valentine’s Day through Feb. 20, reinforcing a persistent winter pattern that will bring continued chances for rain...

Bremerton police arrested a man suspected of having several 3D-printed firearm parts, drugs and counterfeiting materials this week, a month after a parking complaint in West Bremerton led them to discover the contraband. The 33-year-old man was arrested Thursday, Feb. 5 and is currently being held on over $1 million...

A Skagit County man has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for making threats against two U.S. Congressmen and their staff.

The greater Seattle tech ecosystem—long defined by relentless growth, deep talent pools, and global influence—is hitting a moment of reckoning. In recent months, a spate of layoffs has rippled across the region, highlighted by Amazon cutting nearly 2,200 Washington-based jobs last week, more than half of them in core...

A routine flight from Anchorage to Seattle turned into a criminal case that ended in federal court Thursday, when a Deering, Alaska, man was convicted for abusing a 17-year-old girl in the air on January 15, 2025. Trayton C. Ballot, 29, was sentenced to 18 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release....