WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Early-morning gunfire at Alki
Thanks to the reader who sent the photo and report of 4 am gunfire at 56th/Alki:. Woken up at 4 am on the dot by multiple small-caliber gunshots. Police arrived in 25 minutes, after multiple 911 calls placed. 3 squad cars were seen placing evidence markers directly in front of the octopus-mural painted public...
Crime blotter: Chinese national sentenced in Target iPad scam
Shawn Kemp agrees to a plea deal in iPhone-related shooting, iCloud evidence is used in crypto indictment, and a stolen iPhone ends up in China in this week's Apple Crime Blotter. The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series, looking at the world of Apple-related crime. Chinese national sentenced in Target...
WEST SEATTLE COYOTES: Two Saturday sightings
Two coyote sightings today from the north end of West Seattle – first, via text, 5:30 am at 41st/Walker:. Then, not far from there, reported via email, this sighting was around noon:. We just had a coyote hanging out in our back yard. We live above the Fairmount Ravine...
Using Flying Insects to Drop Sensors
Researchers have created a 98-milligram sensor system — about one tenth the weight of a jellybean or less than one-hundredth of an ounce — that can ride aboard a small drone or an insect, such as a moth, until it gets to its destination. Then, when a researcher sends a Bluetooth command, the sensor is released from...
Shocking Crash on Nob Hill: Fleeing Driver Leaves Man Hospitalized in Seattle!
A 64-year-old Yakima man is being treated at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after a tragic crash on the Nob Hill Blvd overpass Friday. Yakima Police say Officers along with Firefighters from the Yakima Fire Department responded to the crash at about 12:35 pm Friday after one of the drivers fled the scene.
Dozens from Seattle and Portland rally to free man from Tacoma ICE detention center
From the shirts they wore to the signs they carried, on Saturday dozens gathered to demand the release of a 22-year-old Venezuelan asylum seeker who is being detained at the Northwest Ice Processing Center in Tacoma.
VIDEO: Bellevue Police crackdown on speeders nets 3 arrests
The Bellevue Police Department has announced three arrests as officers continue their month-long crackdown on speeders.
Drug dealer involved in Seattle police shooting was previously shot by officers
SEATTLE — The man whom police shot at in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood on Friday is the same convicted drug dealer who was shot by officers in the same area in 2020, KOMO News has confirmed. This time, the shots missed Demarco Dejohn Black, 34, who was then arrested and...
Meet Me At Waterfront Park 5K
Waterfront Park celebrated its opening with the inaugural Meet Me at Waterfront Park 5-K on Saturday.
Power outages impact thousands in Seattle on Saturday
SEATTLE - Thousands of people and businesses lost power on Saturday morning. Most of the outages reported by Seattle City Light were impacting the Beacon Hill area just east of SODO. The power company reports that a damaged underground cable was the source of the outage. As of 8:45 a.m.,...