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A group of young teenagers recently had their unlicensed motorcycles confiscated after being contacted by a Normandy Park Police officer. Police said the officer encountered the group riding unlicensed vehicles […] The post Police confiscate unlicensed vehicles after teens seen riding without helmets appeared first on

Three robberies occurred within 30 minutes of each other on Friday in Seattle, with law enforcement believing they were connected due to the timing, proximity, and similar descriptions of the suspects. The first of three robberies began at 4:30 a.m. in the 200 block of Highland Drive near Kerry Park,...

Five years after a record-shattering heat wave hit the Pacific Northwest, killing an estimated 1,200 people in British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington, the region is somewhat more prepared to handle extreme heat. But a million people in the Seattle metropolitan area alone may remain vulnerable to lethal temperatures a

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is breaking with Democratic tradition by endorsing progressive challengers over two veteran state lawmakers, signaling a growing divide within Washington’s Democratic Party ahead of the August primary, according to the Washington State Standard. Wilson announced over the weekend that she will

Washington state has significantly expanded its Fair Chance Act through legislation enacted during the 2025 legislative session (EHB 1747), which is now codified at RCW 49.94 (Amended Fair Chance Act). Signed by Governor Bob Ferguson, the Amended Fair Chance Act imposes substantially more demanding requirements on Wash

SEATTLE — A 26-year-old man died Friday evening while in custody at the King County Correctional Facility in downtown Seattle. An officer found the man unresponsive shortly before 11 p.m. during a headcount in a ninth-floor housing unit at the jail. Jail staff attempted life-saving measures until Seattle Fire...

Hundreds of thousands gathered in downtown Seattle on Sunday to celebrate community, inclusion, and love at the annual Seattle Pride Parade.

SUQUAMISH — The Suquamish Tribe and the U.S. Navy on Saturday signed an agreement intended to honor the tribe’s treaty rights during the construction of a new drydock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. The agreement is unique in that the tribe and the Navy came together to hammer...

The “true crime” genre is one of much debate. Many documentaries on the subject tend to lean into the dramatics of very real and sensitive topics still affecting people today. The online content centered around real-life murders generates pits of discourse and armchair-detective theorizing, rarely treating the crimes w

The news is full of the rising cost of electricity. The Seattle Times reported on June 18, 2026 that Seattle City Light anticipates rate increases of 9.5 percent for each of the next three years. Are there any solutions on the horizon?. Maybe, although it is not legal in Washington,...