Kent Police arrest suspected DUI driver after hit and run at gas station
A 40-year-old Kent man was arrested on suspicion of DUI and hit and run after allegedly striking another vehicle at a gas station on South 212th Street and fleeing the scene Tuesday, May 20 at around Noon, according to the Kent Police Department. Police said Officers Piek and Sherwood responded...
Kent man, 33, sentenced to six years for drug trafficking
A 33-year-old Kent man received a six-year prison sentence for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy while armed with firearms. Treyvon Mitchell was sentenced May 21 in U.S. District Court in Seattle, according to a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) press release. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute contro
From The Fray to Vashon: Isaac Slade finds new rhythm on island life
The ferry ride from Seattle to Vashon Island only takes about 20 minutes. But for many people who live there, it feels like a world away. Roughly 11,000 residents share the island — a place where farmers, tech CEOs, artists and longtime locals all seem to exist in the same orbit. It’s the kind of place where you might
Kent faces lawsuit after female inmate death in city jail
The city of Kent faces a federal civil lawsuit for its alleged “negligence” and “deliberate indifference to medical needs” in the death of a 45-year-old female inmate in April 2025 in the city jail. The suit was filed May 8 in U.S. District Court on behalf...
Fife Elementary School placed on lockdown after “swatting” call
The Fife Police Department (FPD) says someone called 911 to report a shooting at Fife Elementary School on Monday afternoon.
Italian spot with handmade noodles, wood-fired pizza is opening in Thurston Co.
Restaurateur Rick Nelsen is back, and it all begins with a soft opening of his new venture in Lacey on June 9, he told The Olympian this week. Nelsen, who previously owned the steakhouse Ricardo’s, is about to open the doors on Bottega, an Italian restaurant that has occupied ground-floor space in Lacey that looks acro
Fish passage project to cause 28-mile detour in Pierce and Kitsap Counties
Truck drivers will face a 28-mile detour as a fish passage project shuts down SR 3 south of Gorst for two weeks. State Route 3 will be closed just south of Sunnyslope Road on Saturday, June 13. The road will be closed around the clock until early Monday, June 29 — 16 days of full closures on the primary route from Brem
‘Nobody would find your body’: Man last linked to missing Tacoma woman arrested on...
TACOMA, Wash. — Tacoma police arrested a man on suspicion of murder after a welfare check led detectives to a missing person case, according to the Tacoma Police Department. The investigation began April 1, when officers were asked to check on a woman in the 7600 block of Pacific Avenue after friends reported her missi
Catalytic converter theft in Seattle led detectives to stolen vehicles, suspected cockfighting ring in...
SEATTLE — Seattle detectives raided a five-acre King County property in Auburn this week, uncovering a suspected multi-crime operation that included eight stolen vehicles, a stolen excavator, 13 catalytic converters, and what investigators believe is an illegal cockfighting ring. The case has a connection to a routine
Rush proposes 10 new homes off 38th Avenue
A Gig Harbor-based developer is proposing to build a new 10-home subdivision on 3.5 acres of land on 38th Avenue previously owned by the Peninsula Baptist Church. Rush Development is the developer on record, according to a January meeting. Access to the homes would be via a private road off 38th Avenue shared with the
