Renowned Seattle Health Leader, 76, Vanishes From First Hill With Dementia
Seattle police are searching for Bobbie Berkowitz, a 76-year-old woman with advanced dementia who was last seen early Tuesday walking south on Terry Avenue from 900 University Street, possibly heading toward 1900 Alaskan Way on the downtown waterfront. She is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall, thin, with white hair, an
‘You’re the one footing the bill’: Jake, Spike split on whether teachers should be...
The cost of living in King County has pushed many public employees, including teachers, to commute from outside the communities they serve. That trend has fueled ongoing debates about public-sector compensation, housing affordability, and the gap between what taxpayers fund and what workers receive in return. Jake Skor
VIDEO: Teen wounded in North SeaTac Park shooting later said injury was self-inflicted
SeaTac Police deputies helped save a wounded 17-year-old boy after responding Aug. 12 to reports of a shooting at North SeaTac Park, according to SeaTac Police and the King County Sheriff’s Office. The 911 caller was the injured teen, who had a gunshot wound to his thigh and leg,...
DOJ attacks King County for release of Mexican citizen from jail
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Gusty winds, rain expected in western Washington as fall-like storm arrives Wednesday
WESTERN WASHINGTON, Wash. — A fall-like storm is expected to bring gusty winds and rain to western Washington on Wednesday before conditions gradually ease heading into the Labor Day weekend. KOMO News Meteorologist George Waldenberger said an upper-level low-pressure system spinning over the Gulf of Alaska will move t
Rescuers revive drowning victim at Angle Lake Park after 17 minutes underwater
SEATAC, Wash. — Emergency crews pulled a person from Angle Lake after a reported drowning at the park on Tuesday afternoon, according to Puget Sound Fire. Puget Sound Fire said it and SeaTac police responded to the report and searched the lake before finding the victim. Firefighters and paramedics...
Medina waterfront mansion sells for $22.8M in city’s largest sale of 2026
A waterfront mansion in Medina was sold by the heir to the Scripps media fortune in the city’s largest real estate transaction of 2026. Edward Scripps Jr. and his wife, Christy, sold the home last month for $22.8 million, a home they built in 2020 and watched sit on the market for more than a year, according to The Sea
Reward offered in the Skyway homicide where a Coast Guard Officer was gunned down
A $30,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in the fatal shooting of U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Connor Overstreet in Skyway.
Chaotic ambush by bounty hunters angers North Seattle neighbors
It was a typical late-summer afternoon last Tuesday at North Seattle’s Sandel Park when the cheerful playground scene split into chaos. The cacophony of weapons firing, screams, honking and crunching metal exploded from the west edge of the Greenwood neighborhood park, as up to nine unidentified agents in bulletproof v
National nonprofit explores push to recall Mayor Katie Wilson
After the recall effort against Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson was dismissed, a non-profit foundation focusing on youth violence prevention and safety said they are on board to support a new recall if it's filed. The Youth Peace and Justice Foundation, also known as the Uvalde Foundation For Kids, announced Sunday...
