Seattle WA

A 38-year-old Grays Harbor County man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday for dealing heroin that led to his cellmate's death inside the SeaTac Federal Detention Center. Prosecutors charged Gabriel Armas with two counts of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, according to a news...

Traveiah Houfmuse, 17, was one of two students shot and killed on Friday afternoon at a bus stop in Rainier Valley, according to the King County medical examiner’s office. The medical examiner’s office classified his death as a homicide and determined he died from gunshot wounds. The office said it is still working...

A suspect has been arrested following a deadly shooting at a small Renton grocery store on Tuesday night.

Unseasonably warm weather supports maintenance operations this week for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). Crews plan to clear old vegetation and prepare landscaping for replanting as we get closer to spring. This work will bring lane and ramp closures this week near Seattle’s downtown tunnel,...

SB 6138 would mandate a "multi-provider system" for deep sedation in dental offices, requiring a separate professional to monitor the patient while the dentist performs the procedure. Sponsor Sen. Jeff Holy introduced the bill following three recent dental office deaths, arguing that current practices lack the safety...

Early Sunday morning in Issaquah turned chaotic when police arrested a juvenile after finding a car sitting awkwardly at the entrance to a commercial parking lot along NW Sammamish Road. Officers say the young driver appeared clearly impaired and was taken into custody, while another juvenile discovered at a nearby...

Seattle weather: Temperatures near the 60s this week.

The Northwest’s largest proposed energy storage project just got the go-ahead from the federal government, which means construction could kick off in the next few years. The Goldendale Energy Storage Project, based in south-central Washington, could generate enough energy to power almost all of Seattle’s homes for up...

King County prosecutors are urging lawmakers to crack down on copper wire theft as rising metal prices fuel a surge in targeted attacks on communication infrastructure.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Lawmakers in Olympia could soon decide whether to set limits on when cities and counties can remove homeless encampments from public areas. H.B. 2489, known as the Shelters Not Penalties Act, would require local governments to make an offer of "adequate shelter" to people living in encampments before...