Tacoma WA

Fewer women are having children across America, with Seattle hit particularly hard—the city has the second-lowest fertility rate among major U.S. cities, according to The Seattle Times, citing census data. Portland was the only city with lower fertility rates. KIRO host Gee Scott said he’s not surprised people...

SEATTLE — A civil trial beginning next week will examine whether Seattle Public Schools failed to protect students from a teacher with a documented history of alleged aggressive behavior, culminating in a 2018 assault on 13-year-old student. Zakaria Sheikhibrahim, now 21, is suing the district after his math teacher...

AUBURN, Wash. — A man with six active felony warrants across six different counties is now in jail, thanks to a tip from Crime Stoppers. Auburn Police Department officers arrested a 33-year-old man on Sept. 23. Police said the suspect was wanted on multiple charges, including motor vehicle theft, identity theft, and...

A 28-year-old Kent man faces a second-degree murder charge for allegedly running over a smoke shop clerk with a Jeep on the West Hill after the clerk tried to stop him from stealing a can of soda. Jahmari Jaali Simpson pleaded not guilty to the charge Oct. 1 at the...

Tolling this week started on certain roadways under the Puget Sound Gateway Program, a nearly $3 billion project from the Washington State Department of Transportation that seeks to “complete critical missing links” in the state’s highway and freight network. The program includes a new expressway on State Route 509...

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash - As of noon Thursday, the man known as Spokane's South Hill Rapist is free.

Burien deputies arrested a man Wednesday night after he allegedly impersonated law enforcement and threatened a driver at gunpoint.

PORT ANGELES — A Seattle woman has been sentenced to more than a year in prison after pleading guilty to felony DUI in Clallam County Superior Court. Judge Brent Basden handed down the sentence for Engre Brown, who will serve 12-plus months in prison, followed by a year of community custody with mandatory substance...

NOTE: This piece first appeared on FLGulfNews.com. The Washington Court Case That Alarms Free‑Speech Advocates. BELLVUE, WASHINGTON, and FORT MYERS, FLORIDA - The case of Bobick v. Fernandes could rock Washington State in unprecedented ways. How? Blood on the courthouse steps and the deployment of federal troops to...

Two more people were arrested and booked into jail after a Burien deputy spotted them smoking from a meth vapor bong during an area check Tuesday evening, Sept. 30, 2025, according to the Burien Police Department. If this story sounds familiar, it’s because it was the second such arrest made...