Four Pierce County suspects detained by Kent Police after shoplifting call at retail store
Kent Police detained four Pierce County residents Sunday night, Aug. 9 after officers responded to a shoplifting report at a retail store on 104th Ave SE, according to the Kent Police Department. Officers were dispatched at 10:50 p.m. after a store employee called 911 to report that three adult women...
City of Burien warns drivers of three day bridge lane closure starting Monday, Aug....
A lane on the Peter Western Bridge in Burien will be closed for three days next week while crews support cleanup efforts, according to the City of Burien. The closure is scheduled from Monday, Aug. 17, through Wednesday, Aug. 19, on the bridge in the 2200 block of South 116th Street, between Military Road and 24th Ave
Letter to the editor: Fraud is everywhere
Fraud is not theoretical. It is a continuous, documented reality across public programs, and the evidence is overwhelming. In June 2026, the Justice Department charged 455 defendants in health care schemes totaling more than $6.5 billion in false claims to Medicare and Medicaid. These cases spanned 45 states, involved
Man gets 2-year prison sentence for deadly 2017 DUI crash
SEATTLE - A driver who killed a woman and wound up on the Washington's Most Wanted list for more than eight years was sentenced to just over two years in prison for vehicular homicide. Jerry C. Denson pleaded guilty to DUI, vehicular homicide and reckless endangerment, stemming from a deadly...
VIDEO: Tukwila Police seeking public’s help identifying suspect in organized retail crime case
Tukwila Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man suspected of organized retail crime (ORC) after officers say he entered a department store, grabbed several coats and walked out with them. Retail Emphasis Detective Mosley is leading the effort to identify the person pictured in the department...
VIDEO: Burglary in Burien leads deputies to stolen car, wild chase through SeaTac and...
A burglary at a Burien home last month led police deputies to a stolen car and a pursuit that stretched through SeaTac and Tukwila before ending with an arrest in SeaTac, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office. Police said a Flock camera helped deputies locate the stolen vehicle...
‘Every day is harder.’ Dad killed at Seattle Center is laid to rest
The wife of Carlos Sanchez Villalba says every day has been harder since losing her husband. He was one of the victims at the Seattle Center mass shooting last month.
26-year-old held on $1M bail, teen detained, third suspect hospitalized after shots fired at...
Three suspects are in custody after shots were fired at Seattle police Wednesday night. A 26-year-old is being held on $1 million bail, a 17-year-old is being held in secure detention, and a 20-year-old is at Harborview Medical Center, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (KCPAO). Bail...
‘People will die’: Former King County Sheriff says Seattle’s police staffing crisis goes far...
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) had 11 fewer officers on duty at Seattle Center during this year’s Bite of Seattle than the year before — 39 officers this year, compared to 50 last year, according to The Seattle Times. The statistic raises a difficult question in the wake of the gang-related shootout: Would more of
The world’s largest Goodwill is right here in Seattle—and a local muralist just gave...
If you love a good thrift-store hunt, Seattle is home to the ultimate thrifting black hole: Evergreen Goodwill’s flagship at 1400 S Lane St., which the nonprofit describes as the world’s largest Goodwill. Prepare to lose a minimum of one hour inside browsing the many racks and shelves (and also be prepared to dig a lit
