Woman Gives Birth on a Fireboat on Route to the Hospital After Going into...
The last ferry to the mainland — and the closest hospital — had already left for the night when the mom-to-be called 911
Federal Way man sentenced for Auburn burglary turned shootout
A Federal Way man who was arrested for a 2023 Auburn burglary turned shootout. has received a slightly longer sentence than his codefendant. On Jan. 9, a King County Superior Court judge sentenced Lonzell Isaiah King, 29, of Federal Way, to 77 months in prison for second-degree attempted burglary and 75 months for...
Tacoma crash after pursuit leaves one dead, two injured
TACOMA, Wash. — One person was killed and two others were seriously injured after a stolen vehicle fled a traffic stop and crashed at high speed in Tacoma, according to authorities. A Washington State Patrol trooper attempted to stop a stolen vehicle on southbound State Route 509 near Port...
Mayor Wilson Plots Big Seattle Housing Upzone Shakeup
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is making it clear she would rather stretch the city’s freshly updated growth plan than hit the brakes, leaning on upcoming environmental review to push for more neighborhood centers and wider transit-corridor upzones. Wilson has emphasized that new zoning has to result in actual homes,...
Bigg’s killer whales spotted hunting near West Seattle
SEATTLE - During a mid-January blue-sky day, a pod of orcas put on a show for dozens of onlookers in West Seattle on Friday. Whale watchers identified the pod as Bigg's killer whales, a type that hunts marine mammals and lives in the Salish Sea. The whales appeared to be hunting.
12-year-old in hot pink ski mask accused of attacking woman with screwdriver
Seattle police arrested a 12-year-old boy accused of attacking a woman with a screwdriver and stealing her purse.
Seattle homeowner stabbed while fighting intruder during overnight break-in
A Seattle homeowner was stabbed while fighting off an intruder during a home invasion in the Roosevelt neighborhood early Friday as his teenage daughter was inside the house.
Washington Weather Alert: Limited Snow Chance Jan 24–30 in Seattle, Spokane, and Yakima
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Seattle, Washington – Washington state may see a cooler and unsettled stretch of weather late next week, but current signals point to only a limited chance for snow, with no strong indication of a...
Sound Transit no longer replacing T Lines with buses next week
T Line riders no longer have to take alternative bus transportation next week as railway construction was indefinitely postponed, David Jackson, a spokesperson for Sound Transit, told The News Tribune on Friday. Sound Transit announced last week that buses would replace the T Line trains as crews work to fix...
Thurston County coroner IDs man found dead in Yelm area on Jan. 12; Olympia...
An Olympia man was charged Friday in Thurston County Superior Court for connections to a body found on a dead-end roadway in the Yelm area on Jan. 12. James Wade Brady, 67, currently
