Washington bill would boost expired-tab penalties and allow ticketing parked cars
SEATTLE — The penalties for failing to update car registration in Washington could soon cost drivers more money. A new proposal goes after violators with expired tabs, and parked cars could get ticketed even while in a parking garage. Sen. Curtis King, the bill's prime sponsor, told KOMO News...
Washington’s Stunning State Park Offers A Beach Escape With Miles Of Pristine Coastline
If you've ever been to Washington's coastline, you know how beautiful its rugged terrain can be. This state park offers a great escape with miles of beaches.
Vashon Wakes To Chopper Roar As SWAT Team Hits Alleged Island Drug Den
Early Friday morning, a quiet stretch of Vashon Island turned into a full-on police operation as King County sheriff's deputies and a tactical team hit a home near uptown with a search warrant, arresting a resident suspected of running a drug distribution network. The show of force, including a SWAT unit and air...
Zillow cuts 200 roles following performance reviews
This story originally appeared on GeekWire, which covers technology and business, including the real estate industry. Zillow Group let go of about 200 employees recently as part of performance-related role reductions, the Seattle-based real estate company confirmed to GeekWire on Friday. "After thoughtful...
Incarcerated women at Washington Corrections Center raise funds for cats
GIG HARBOR, Wash. — In December, more than 340 women at the Washington Corrections Center for Women participated in an incentive-based fundraiser, raising over $1,780 for Feisty Felines. The women purchased a special set of scented body wash and lotion, with all proceeds going to the organization. Feisty Felines...
Tacoma Domestic Violence Call Erupts Into McKinley Street Car Standoff
A domestic-violence call in Tacoma turned into a brief roadway standoff last Wednesday, ending with the arrest of a 42-year-old man who deputies say fled in a vehicle and then fought efforts to take him into custody. In a video update, the Pierce County Sheriff's Office said deputies tracked the...
Midnight Tacoma Drive-By At Northeast Intersection Leaves Two Hurt
Two people were wounded just after midnight Thursday in a drive-by shooting at the intersection of 29th Street Northeast and Norpoint Way Northeast in Tacoma, according to police. Officers arrived to find the pair inside a vehicle and had them taken to a hospital, where their injuries were described as not...
Unclaimed remains of Lewis County veterans to be interred at Tahoma National Cemetery
The unclaimed remains of five veterans -- and one veteran's spouse -- will be interred during an upcoming ceremony at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, according to a news release from the Lewis ...
A Brownsville quirk resurfaces, with a story worth a second act
"Some of my neighbors didn't like it," Alan Newberg said during a drive on Jan. 27 from his home in Brownsville to Newberry Hill, near Silverdale. Newberg is fairly well known in Kitsap as a former art teacher at Olympic College and a founding member of Bremerton's Creative Visions Gallery, where he's still active...
Fatal crash on Highway 195 near Albion leaves one dead, one critically injured
WHITMAN COUNTY, Wash. — A 22-year-old woman from Pullman was killed and a 20-year-old man from Maple Valley was critically injured in a crash involving a semi-truck Friday afternoon on Highway 195, according to the Washington State Patrol.
