Burien Police say drug sales tied to local restaurant sparked recent meth/cocaine bust
A months-long narcotics investigation launched in Burien led to the arrest of a suspected drug trafficker accused of distributing methamphetamine and cocaine across multiple Puget Sound cities, according to the Burien Police Department. Police said they received a tip in August about suspected drug activity at a...
Washington losing one of its largest newspaper presses
One of Washington’s largest remaining newspaper presses is closing this month, just three years after it opened. Sound Publishing is closing its production center in Lakewood, Pierce County, which prints more than 30 local newspapers across Washington and several in Alaska that are delivered by mail. The secretive...
Teenage Clowns Arrested For Brandishing Gun At Women In Late-Night ‘Prank’
What two teens thought was a prank in north Seattle has landed them in custody after police say they terrified two women while wearing clown masks and brandishing guns. The Seattle Police Department said the incident took place late Sunday night near North 128th Street in the Bitter Lake neighborhood. At around 12:20...
COVID-19 ER Visits Rising, Especially Among Young Children
COVID-19-related emergency room visits in King County remain below the alert threshold, according to Public Health – Seattle & King County (PHSKC). Health officials use the percentage of emergency department visits diagnosed with respiratory viruses as a key indicator of community transmission levels. While the...
Teens arrested in Seattle drive-by shootings
Seattle police arrested two teens believed to be connected to multiple drive-by shootings in the area.
Women sentenced in connection with theft ring
A Renton woman who was involved in an organized theft operation was sentenced to credit for time served, while her codefendant received a 33-month sentence. Following a guilty plea and subsequent plea agreement, on Sept. 12, Reality Leavens, 20, of Renton, was sentenced to credit for time served for second-degree...
Plan for new juvenile detention center in Pierce County pitched for next WA budget
TACOMA, WA – Tana Senn, the director of the state’s Department of Children, Youth and Families, began a note to the governor’s budget director lamenting her agency’s predicament. “I wish times were better in writing my first
Off-duty firefighter reflects on aiding young man struck by train in Sumner
SUMNER, Wash. — A young man in his 20s died at the hospital after his car was struck by an Amtrak train at the Maple Street railroad crossing in Sumner. City officials confirmed his death Tuesday morning. The man was originally reported to have serious injuries when he was...
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell Proposes $80 Million Reparations Housing Fund Amid Budget Shortfall
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has unveiled a new proposal to create an $80 million “anti-gentrification and reparations fund” as part of his upcoming 2026 budget, a move he claims is aimed at countering decades of discriminatory housing practices such as redlining and racial covenants. The initiative, which still...
Tacoma Mayor Woodards on her way out. Here’s how to hear her last state...
Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards is scheduled to deliver her last state of the city address on Oct. 2 at Lincoln High School. Woodards will give the speech, themed “Grit, Growth and Gratitude,” at the school’s auditorium at 6 p.m., according to a news release from the city. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the city encourages...
