Seattle tackles neighborhood food deserts with grocery store legislation
SEATTLE — The city council approved new legislation allowing shuttered grocery stores in Seattle to be replaced with another grocery chain, blocking efforts to prevent competition and to improve food access. This ordinance, unanimously approved by the council on Tuesday, comes in response to the October closure of a...
“ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO MILES BACK”: Jason Rantz Discusses the Seattle Mayoral Race, Spreading...
Jason Rantz, host of The Jason Rantz Show on Seattle Red 770AM and author of What’s Killing America: Inside the Radical Left’s Deadly Plan to Transform the Nation, joined The Guy Benson Show today to discuss the undercovered Seattle mayoral race, and why it mirrors the radical trends taking root in cities like New...
Family of teen who fell to his death at Gas Works Park sues City...
SEATTLE — The family of a teen who fell to his death at Seattle’s Gas Works Park is suing the city, calling the historic structures a public nuisance, according to new documents. In July, 15-year-old Mattheis Johnson died after falling about 50 feet from one of the structure’s...
Twelve Arrested in Retail Theft Operation at Lowe’s on Rainier Avenue South
On October 27, 2025, Seattle police arrested twelve people during a retail theft operation at Lowe’s on Rainier Avenue South. The operation involved patrol officers, GIU detectives, and store loss prevention staff.
Seattle Police Respond to Bus Stabbing and Arrest Escaped Felony Suspect in Belltown
On October 26, 2025, Seattle police responded to two incidents. In the first, officers went to Summit Avenue and Seneca Street after a man was stabbed in the arm on a King County Metro Bus. The suspect left the scene on foot. Police and the King County Sheriff’s Department searched the area but did not find the...
Getaway nap: Kent car thieves fall asleep with drugs in plain view
Two men in Kent have been arrested after attempting a vehicle theft on Sunday and falling asleep in a car with drug paraphernalia and fentanyl visible to responding officers. At approximately 6:50 a.m., the Kent Police Department (KPD) was dispatched to 200 Washington Ave. S. for a reported attempted vehicle theft,...
Metro stabbing in Seattle leaves 1 person injured
SEATTLE - Seattle police are searching for a suspect after a stabbing onboard a King County Metro bus over the weekend. The stabbing happened at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday near Pike Street and Minor Avenue. According to the King County Sheriff's Office, one person was left with non-life-threatening injuries after...
Seattle murder suspect accidentally released from jail in California, officials say
A suspect in a deadly Seattle shooting was released from a Northern California jail by mistake on October 22, according to the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office.
7 Sad Restaurant and Bar Closures That Hit Seattle This Month
WALLINGFORD — Neighborhood dive bar Kate’s Pub, which has occupied a storefront on North 45th Street for 20 years, is closing after Halloween night. The Seattle Times has more details on the closure: Kate’s struggled with pandemic debt and rising costs; owner Kate Barrett told the paper that she hadn’t been paying...
Many WA counties aren’t verifying if accused domestic abusers are turning over their guns
This article was first published by InvestigateWest. In July 2024, Joseph Leitz walked into a red brick sheriff’s office building in the small Western Washington city of Shelton and turned in two handguns. A court commissioner had ordered Leitz to do so after his then wife, Lauryn Berg, secured a domestic violence...
