Travel nurse recovering after brutal attack at Kent Station
A man who works as a travel nurse is still recovering after being attacked and assaulted outside a restaurant in Kent.
Police find Crystal Meth, weapons, cash and more drugs after arrest in U-District
The Seattle Police Department says that during an arrest in the University District, they found Crystal Meth, brass knuckles, knives, cash, and other drugs.
SPD arrests man after chase, recovers 5,000 fentanyl pills
The Seattle Police Department recovered more than 5,000 suspected fentanyl pills during a drug bust following the arrest of a 33-year-old man who, according to officers, fled from police in South Seattle over the weekend.
Sound Transit should drop tunnel from ST3 to save money, says board member
SEATTLE — Seattle may soon have another debate about killing a tunnel project, but this time it's in relation to the Sound Transit light rail expansion. On Thursday, Sound Transit Board Vice Chair and King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci talked about making a “big swing” at a budget shortfall and eliminating...
Washington wildfires cause hazy conditions around the Puget Sound area
PUYALLUP, Wash. — With wildfires burning across the state, health officials are keeping a close watch on air quality as smoke was visible Thursday from Seattle neighborhoods to Bonney Lake. "Luckily in Western Washington, most of that smoke is above us in the atmosphere, but that does explain the...
Washington and Oregon quake fears high, readiness low
SEATTLE, Wash. - Many Pacific Northwest residents anticipate experiencing a significant earthquake, often referred to as "the Big One," within their lifetime, according to a recent poll by PEMCO Insurance. However, the poll also highlights a concerning lack of preparedness among households. It revealed that 82% of...
Students return to classrooms in Tacoma, WA
It's back to school for some of the largest school districts in our state, including Tacoma Public Schools.
Man sentenced to 7 years in prison over DUI crash that killed Spanaway father
PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — A man was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for vehicular homicide after he pleaded guilty to killing a Spanaway father in a DUI crash last September. Alan Eufracio-Vasquez crashed into 24-year-old Triston Smith's vehicle on Spanaway Loop Road in Parkland last year,...
Legal team demands release of fire crew member detained at ICE processing center
TACOMA, Wash. — For the first time since two members of a firefighting crew were arrested on charges of being in the country illegally, KOMO News is hearing from one of the detainees' legal teams. Jordan Cunnings, legal director at Innovation Law Lab, said she and her team were...
Man killed at Burning Man festival in Nevada lived in Tacoma, reports say
A 37-year-old man who was killed during the Burning Man Festival in a Nevada desert lived in Tacoma, according to the Reno Gazette Journal. Vadim Kruglov was found dead while lying in a pool of blood on Aug. 30 during the festival, according to the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office. The Washoe Medical Examiner’s...
