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Mentally ill defendants wait over a year for state services while living out in...

SEATTLE — Garrett Merlino was in the midst of a severe mental health crisis when Seattle police encountered him two years ago at a West Seattle home. Body camera footage shows him becoming combative with officers, refusing orders, and even choking his dog before the encounter turned violent. "I...
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Power restored: More than 6,500 people were without power in South Seattle

More than 6,500 Seattle City Light customers were in the dark Friday morning as a power outage hit South Seattle. Beacon Hill and Rainier Valley were the two Seattle neighborhoods most affected by the power outage. The outage happened just before 6 a.m. You can track the outage on Seattle...
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Seattle City Auditor warns of three major crises affecting neighborhoods

SEATTLE — Seattle’s City Auditor says retail theft, gun violence and deadly drug overdoses are the city’s biggest challenges right now. A new report breaks down how each of these problems is growing, where they’re hitting hardest and what steps the city could take to slow them down before they get worse.
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Elderly Renton man recounts violent robbery in garage

RENTON, Wash. — An elderly Renton man is urging the community to speak up after he was attacked and robbed in his home in what he fears may have been a racially motivated crime. Truc Nguyen, 76, was returning home from the bank on Aug. 8 when a man...
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Frustration over non-refundable tickets to cancelled Pike Place Market Sunset Supper event

Dozens of people are out hundreds of dollars after the cancellation of a Pike Place Market Foundation event due to weather.
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Seattle residents, activists calling for accountability after double homicide

Community activists and residents gathered at Virgil Flaim Park, where a double homicide occurred earlier in the week, to demand change and accountability, particularly concerning a nearby homeless encampment. Nonprofit 'We Heart Seattle' launched 'We Heart Lake City,' aiming to place two park ambassadors to clean...
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Man recently released from state prison dies in Kent crash

A 49-year-old man died Aug. 12 in a Kent vehicle crash just eight months after his early release from state prison after a 1994 first-degree murder conviction for killing a Sumner woman when he was just 18. Jason Lee Allison died from multiple blunt force injuries in a vehicle crash...
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Seattle hires more than 100 new police recruits in 2025, city says

City officials say the new hires represent progress toward restoring police staffing levels, a stated priority for the Harrell administration.
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‘Seattle News Weekly’: Graffiti crackdowns, teen violence

SEATTLE - Over the last two years, the city of Everett has spent approximately $150,000 to clean up graffiti, which has led the city to consider a new law to curb graffiti tags. On episode one of the "Seattle News Weekly" podcast, FOX 13 Seattle Anchor Hana Kim and Reporter...
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Thousands of dollars in equipment stolen from Lynnwood tattoo shop

Lynnwood police are looking for a person who broke into a tattoo shop, stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of equipment.

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