Four Eastside cities unite to form task force targeting street racing and speeding
BELLEVUE, Wash. — Law enforcement agencies from four Eastside cities have launched a regional task force aimed at curbing reckless driving, excessive speeding, and street racing. Police departments representing Bellevue, Issaquah, Redmond, and Kirkland on Thursday announced the creation of the Eastside Safe Streets...
10 children in CPS custody after Maple Valley death investigation
KCSO reports that four families were living in the home with 10 children under the age of 10, including at least one infant.
Authorities Investigate Family Tragedy Involving Mother and Two Sons
You find yourself pulled into a quiet neighborhood turned crime scene, where authorities now probe how a mother and two sons were found dead. Officials say the case appears to be an apparent murder-suicide, and investigators are piecing together timelines, welfare checks, and past domestic calls to understand what...
Still Calling It Sea-Tac? The Seattle-Tacoma Airport Wants You To Call It SEA
What do you call Seattle-Tacoma International Airport? If you’re from the area, you probably say “Sea-Tac”—but the airport would actually rather you didn’t. Officials are encouraging travelers to shorten the airport name to “SEA” instead of “Sea-Tac,” and to say it letter by letter: S-E-A.
Pedestrian killed after stepping onto tracks, hit by eastbound Amtrak train in Puyallup
Puyallup, Wash. — A pedestrian was killed Wednesday night after being struck by an eastbound Amtrak train in Puyallup, police said. Officers responded to reports of a train-versus-pedestrian collision on railroad tracks between North Meridian and Third Street Southeast. Initial witness statements indicate a single...
Woman Goes Off on Deputy Parked Outside Washington School, Claims He’s ‘Scaring’ Families: ‘A...
A woman in Lacey, Washington, approached a sheriff’s deputy parking outside an elementary school and confronted him, saying that he was “scaring” families. Her clip went viral, but to her surprise, everyone was on the deputy’s side, including the local sheriff. The original clip was posted...
‘They’re moving out’: Curley on WA residents leaving the state to avoid steep death...
Following reports of a unique real estate strategy, a realtor who targeted Gig Harbor residents seeking to avoid estate taxes ended up selling properties out of state, driven by Washington having the highest estate tax in the country. Rather than moving from one quaint city to another, KIRO host John...
Foster Garvey Snaps Up Amazon’s Old Seattle Tower Digs
One of Seattle’s heavyweight law firms is making a very public bet on downtown. Foster Garvey is packing up its current Seattle offices and heading for West8, the re-imagined 28-story tower in the Denny Triangle that used to house a big chunk of Amazon’s local staff. The long-term deal puts the firm on multiple...
Funeral held for ‘kind, caring’ man allegedly stabbed by housemate in Des Moines
DES MOINES, Wash. — Hours before a King County judge ordered a murder suspect to be held on $5 million bail, a grieving mother buried her son in his Indiana hometown, more than 2,000 miles from the crime scene in Des Moines, Washington. "It's been a very hard day....
Another ‘millionaires tax’ finds Seattle is far richer than anyone knew
Seattle’s new mayor was speaking to a roomful of supporters the other day when she dropped a rather blunt assessment of our city. “You know what?” Katie Wilson said. “This city is filthy rich.”. The crowd laughed a bit. Can you say that when you’re mayor? Should...
