The Seattle Times Crime section covers law enforcement by police, prosecutors and courts in Seattle, the Eastside, King County, the Northwest and nationwide. Topics include arrests and prosecution of suspects in cases of murder, manslaughter, rape and assault. Other topics are the federal courts; the FBI; Homeland Security; and Justice Department oversight of the Seattle Police Department.
The moves comes months after the state's Supreme Court struck down capital punishment as arbitrary and racially biased. The bill now heads to the House...
The man's attorney is seeking a new trial, citing new evidence that includes a sworn declaration from a local drug dealer, that on the night...
Snoqualmie police officers on Sunday arrested former state Rep. Jay Rodne, who according to a police report, said, "you guys are making a huge mistake."...
A 22-year-old man was shot in the chest by a stranger on Tuesday, and died at Puget Sound Park. Police arrested the suspected shooter a...
Christopher Wright, 52, and Nichole Asphy, 48, were arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of Kenneth Ruffer in White...
