Tacoma WA

In the shadow of Mount St. Helens stands a lesser-known but equally formidable titan: Mount Rainier. While most Americans remember the catastrophic eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980, fewer are familiar with the devastating lahar (volcanic mudflow) that descended from Mount Rainier approximately 500 years ago,...

Update: The Washington State Patrol says she’s been found safe.

Seattle, WA – As Washington families gather indoors for Thanksgiving, state health officials are warning of a silent, invisible killer that could be lurking beneath their homes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) are urging residents to test for...

KING COUNTY, Wash. — King County recorded its lowest number of shooting incidents in four years, according to the latest quarterly report from the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, which shows gun violence has dropped sharply compared to recent years. The Q3 report shows a 65% decrease in...

A chaotic scene unfolded Tuesday evening in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood as a man wielding a crowbar caused thousands of dollars in damages, smashing several windows and randomly attacking people in a spree that left several injured and caused significant property damage. The incident began around 5:30 p.m. when...

A temporary, controversial road closure in Puyallup may soon become permanent. During its Nov. 18 meeting, the Puyallup City Council heard a presentation from the Puyallup School District about the closure of Seventh Street Northwest between Third Avenue Northwest and West Main. In the presentation, PSD argued that...

PUYALLUP, Wash. — The man accused of stabbing a Puyallup WinCo Foods grocery store employee during a robbery, then leading deputies on a chase before crashing into a van will stay in jail, for now. KOMO News cameras were at Joshua Mineer's first court appearance on Tuesday, where the...

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — Homeowners across western Washington are finding their lawns torn apart by an unlikely partnership: crows and raccoons simultaneously working to dig up invasive beetle grubs. Lorena Denney noticed her Federal Way yard had been torn up and researched the issue. A previous KING 5 report...

Residents of Seattle are grappling with a significant financial challenge as a recent study reveals that a single adult must earn an astonishing $135,265 each year to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metropolitan region. This figure places Seattle as the sixth most expensive metropolitan...

Auburn Police seized 11 pounds of methamphetamine, fentanyl and multiple firearms. On Nov. 17, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Thomas Sidney Standfill, 61, with violation of the uniform controlled substances act and first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm. According to the Auburn Police...