King County eyes Des Moines jail to resolve crowding, staffing problems
The regional jail in Des Moines would take about 50 people currently housed in jails in downtown Seattle and Kent.
Activists call for Seattle jail's closure, citing Constantine’s 2020 pledge
Activists cited recent jail deaths and lack of mental health resources as reasons to shutter the facility.
ACLU sues King County over Seattle jail conditions
The lawsuit comes after a deadly year for the jail. In 2022, four people died by suicide at the jail — four to eight times...
Man found dead in North Seattle parking lot
Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man killed in a North Seattle parking lot and found on Saturday morning, police say.
New details emerge on power substation attacks, but what motivated them?
As authorities investigate the Christmas vandalism and other Northwest attacks, concerns grow about the motivations behind them and the security of the power grid.
Two Tacoma Power substations, one PSE facility vandalized Christmas Day, authorities say VIEW
Law enforcement officials are investigating whether the incidents were coordinated and whether they could be connected to other recent attacks on substations.
Warm WA weather should make ice storm mostly a bad memory
"Hopefully it's a return to normal after a very active weather week before the Christmas holiday," said a National Weather Service meteorologist.
Police watchdog clears sergeant in leak investigation, finds SPD leadership launched probe
A police watchdog investigation cleared a sergeant accused by SPD leadership of leaking a memo to the media about a sexual assault staffing crisis.
A Seattle man began the night in crisis. Then, a sudden death in restraint VIEW
A homeless man's death in jail custody has raised serious questions about the city of Seattle's handling of behavioral health crises and the risk of...
WA lawmakers got campaign money from indicted FTX founder
Samuel Bankman-Fried, who prosecutors say used embezzled funds from crypto exchange FTX for political donations, gave $15,800 to Sen. Patty Murray and the state Democratic...