Tacoma WA

Seattle Unveils Statue of Swami Vivekananda, Marking Historic India–US Cultural Milestone: In a landmark moment for India–United States cultural relations, the city of Seattle has become the first city government in the United States to host a life-size statue of Swami Vivekananda in the heart of its downtown.

KENT, Wash. — All lanes of northbound State Route 167 were blocked Sunday at South 180th Street in Kent following a five-vehicle injury hit-and-run collision. Authorities say the collision occurred just south of South 180th Street. The driver believed to have caused the crash fled the scene on foot and remains at large.

Seattle firefighters rushed to the 4500 block of 15th Ave S late Saturday after reports of a blaze in an apartment building, prompting officials to warn drivers and neighbors to steer clear while crews worked the scene. At this early stage there were no confirmed reports of injuries, evacuations or a cause.

Submitted by the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community is very pleased that the Seattle City Council unanimously (7-0) approved the ordinance authorizing the Comprehensive Settlement Agreement among City Light, tribal, federal, state and local partners. This is the final legislative approval step, and now the ordinance goes to Seattle Mayor Wilson for signature.

A quiet stretch near Summit View turned into a crime scene Sunday after a 37-year-old man was found shot in the Summit area, and Pierce County deputies quickly launched a homicide investigation. Deputies with the Pierce County Sheriff's Office responded to the area and found the man suffering from gunshot...

Now that light rail trains are rolling across Lake Washington, it’s time to address a question that listeners keep asking me. Are there life jackets on board?

Raw video ricocheting around social media appears to capture a drive-by shooting on a Seattle street, and police are now digging into the footage as part of an active investigation. The clip shows a vehicle moving through a neighborhood, apparent gunshots cracking in the background, then the car speeding off. The shareable, seconds-long moment has once again put gunfire in public spaces...

Officers were called to a report of a burglary in a building downtown this week, where a man had forced his way into the building and barricaded himself inside a bathroom.

Washington state troopers are searching for a hit-and-run driver who caused a five-car collision that shut down the northb0und lanes of SR 167 Sunday afternoon. At around 2:30 p.m., troopers posted on X an alert that all northbound lanes of the freeway were closed. A check of traffic cameras indicates...

The Bremerton Police Department (BPD) says that four boys and two girls between the ages of 14 and 15 were arrested following a crime spree on April 9.