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Fire destroys 5 apartments in Bremerton, 1 firefighter hurt
Five apartments were destroyed in a fire late Tuesday night in Bremerton. Witnesses said they saw fireworks before the flames appeared on the roof. According to Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue, crews arrived to find the attic fully on fire. This marks the second residential fire in the county in...
1 dead in single-car crash outside Port Orchard
A teenage girl was killed and an 18-year-old man hospitalized after a single-car crash Wednesday in unincorporated Port Orchard, the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday. Deputies responded to the 700 block of SE Pine Road, near Burley, just before midnight, where they found a 2007 Subaru Impreza flipped...
Washington crime report shows rise in drug arrests, but still below pre-pandemic levels
West Sound law enforcement agencies arrested more people for drug and narcotic violations in 2023 than they have in either of the past two years, according to a new state report released this month. The 2023 Crime in Washington Report, an annual tally of arrests compiled by the Washington Association...
Firefighters injured, 9 residents displaced in separate Kitsap County fires
KITSAP COUNTY, Wash. — Firefighters from Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue responded to structure fires in Silverdale and Bremerton on July 16. The first was in Silverdale at 12:08 a.m. on NW Cascade Street. A department spokesperson said five people in a single-family home were evacuated and one adult had significant burns and was flown to Harborview Medical Center.
Seattle businessman shoots attempted burglar in 'self-defense' incident, police say
SEATTLE — Seattle police officers are investigating a burglary that turned into a shooting at a business Friday morning. According to SPD, around 2:05 a.m. officers responded to the 4200 block of Rainier Avenue S after reports of a burglary. A man broke into a business, and he was...
Man arrested after collision on West Seattle Bridge, lanes shut down for hours
Seattle Police arrested a man for vehicular assault following a collision on the West Seattle Bridge Friday morning, causing all lanes heading east to shut down for more than three hours early Friday morning. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) reported the crash occurred near the First Avenue South off-ramp...
Seattle police officer fired over ‘vile’ comments after death of Indian woman
SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle police officer has been fired for making callous remarks about the death of a graduate student from India after she was struck last year by another officer’s vehicle in a crosswalk. Seattle interim police Chief Sue Rahr fired Officer Daniel Auderer on Wednesday...
Woman arrested for shooting inside Showbox SoDo
SEATTLE - A woman was arrested for a shooting that happened inside the Showbox SoDo nightclub on July 5. According to Seattle Police, the shots were fired around 10:30 p.m. after a woman was assaulted during a concert. Officers say a physical altercation broke out between multiple women inside the...
VIDEO: Woman rejoices as she finds father's ashes inside stolen U-Haul
SEATTLE (KOMO) — Megan Plunkett can breathe a sigh of relief after a U-Haul stolen from outside of her condo was found. She woke up on Wednesday with only the clothes on her back and one suitcase. It had been a day since someone stole her moving van from...
Another shooting along Aurora Avenue North leaves 25-year-old man injured
SEATTLE — Police responded to a shooting at North 90th Street and Aurora Avenue North in north Seattle early Friday morning. KOMO News has reported extensively about shootings along Aurora Avenue. On Thursday, KOMO reported that a Wednesday morning shooting marked the third in 12 days on Aurora. The...
Federal fugitive arrested in Seattle, passed out in car
SEATTLE - Police arrested a federal fugitive in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood last week. Officers were called July 7 around 7:27 a.m. to reports of a man passed out in his car near 12th Ave and E Pine St. Several officers arrived and located the man, who was asleep...
Aurora Avenue reels from 3rd shooting in 12 days amid pimp turf wars, trafficking issues
SEATTLE — UPDATE:A 25-year-old man was shot in the leg at Aurora Avenue North and North 90th Street early Friday morning. New surveillance video captured yet another shooting near 101st Street and Aurora Avenue North, with this latest incident happening early Wednesday morning, just before 1:30 a.m. Police believe...
3 passengers critically, seriously injured in Burien crash, rushed to hospital
BURIEN, Wash. - Medics rushed to the scene of a severe vehicle crash in Burien on Thursday. Authorities reported that one person sustained critical injuries, while two others were seriously hurt. Puget Sound Fire, alongside King County Fire District 2, Seattle Fire, and King County Medic One, were called before...
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