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Spokane to be featured in TV Show COPS’ return, hopes to increase recruitment
The TV show “COPS” is coming back to Washington to feature a local city — Spokane. Filming will take place over the summer, following Spokane County Sheriff’s Office deputies stationed both in Spokane Valley and unincorporated areas of the county. Filming starts July 12 for deputies in Spokane Valley, lasting eight weeks. Crews will then follow deputies in unincorporated areas of the county for roughly four weeks, starting Aug. 14.
Boeing Starliner’s return to Earth delayed indefinitely as it troubleshoots glitches
It could be another two weeks before the astronauts on the Boeing Starliner can return to Earth, extending a planned nine-day mission to more than a month. NASA is troubleshooting a series of Helium leaks and other glitches onboard the capsule. More on Boeing’s Starliner launch: Boeing launches NASA astronauts...
Forest fire burns near Darrington, multiple crews on scene
A forest fire of approximately 10 acres is burning near Darrington, with multiple fire agencies working to contain it. The fire is reportedly burning between the Skagit and Snohomish county lines, according to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildfire. The fire is burning in steep terrain northeast of Darrington above Dearinger Park Road.
King County deputy found not guilty of assault after allegedly punching handcuffed suspect
A jury has found a King County deputy not guilty of assault. King County Sheriff’s Deputy Matthew Good was accused of punching a suspect while handcuffing and buckling him into his seat in the back of a patrol car after the suspect kicked Good and other officers. A panel...
15 passengers injured after Sound Transit bus crashes into building
Fifteen people were injured after a Sound Transit bus crashed into a building Saturday evening. The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) received a report that a bus hit a building at 5th Avenue and Terrace Street in Seattle just before 7 p.m. All of the passengers were able to exit the...
Bellevue man donates $1 million to Trump super PAC
A Bellevue man donated $1 million to a Political Action Committee (PAC) that supports Donald Trump just a day after he became a convicted felon. According to a new Federal Election Commission filing, wealth manager Walter P. Schlaepfer made the donation to Make America Great Again, LLC on May 31.
Power company investigating early morning outage to Queen Anne, Magnolia
Seattle City Light wants to know why 10,000 customers lost power in the early morning hours on Saturday. “I heard a pop and then everything went dark,” one person wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. At about 7:22 a.m., the outage map for Seattle City Light showed about...
Police search for suspects in West Seattle fatal shooting
In the early hours of Saturday morning, Seattle Police detectives launched an investigation into a fatal shooting in West Seattle. At approximately 3:51 a.m., patrol officers responded to multiple reports of gunshots in the 1000 block of Harbor Avenue Southwest. According to the Seattle Police Department Blotter, upon arrival, officers...
1 killed, several others injured in major SeaTac car crash
Five people and two cars were involved in a violent car crash in SeaTac on Friday, the King County Sheriff’s Office told KIRO Newsradio. According to multiple reports, including one from KIRO 7, one person died in the crash. Initially, Puget Sound Fire reported four people were taken to...
21-year-old arrested in Lacey double murder after police chase
A 21-year-old man led police on a chase following the murder of two people whom he lived with in Lacey. Officers were called to the 5400 block of 57th Loop SE for a report of a shooting at around 9 p.m. Thursday. When they arrived, they found two people dead.
Boeing working with DOJ to avoid criminal charges
After allegedly violating the terms of a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement, Boeing is reportedly working with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to avoid a criminal trial, according to reporting in the New York Times (NYT). The agreement came after problems with two Boeing 737-MAX-8 planes led to two crashes,...
Deputies searching for person who hit, nearly killed woman in Kent
King County deputies are looking for the person who almost killed a woman in Kent on Sunday. According to the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO), the woman was on 148th Avenue Southeast when she was hit by an SUV, suffering critical injuries. The driver sped off. KCSO reported the...
Attacks against Community Transit drivers reveal potential troubling trend
Community Transit drivers in Snohomish County may be facing a growing threat from violent passengers. In the past three weeks, two drivers have been attacked. A Community Transit spokesperson told KIRO Newsradio that on May 30, a man was arrested after spitting on a driver in unincorporated Snohomish County. Then...
Report: Seattle officer fired after previous racist comments surfaced
A Seattle Police Department (SPD) officer was fired for calling his Chinese American neighbor racist and sexist slurs and uttering other comments while off duty in 2022, according to a local report. Officer Burton Hill was fired in May, according to reports from The Seattle Times and Northwest Asian Weekly....
Supreme Court upholds gun control law intended to protect domestic violence victims
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal gun control law that is intended to protect victims of domestic violence. In their first Second Amendment case since they expanded gun rights in 2022, the justices ruled 8-1 in favor of a 1994 ban on firearms for people under restraining orders to stay away from their spouses or partners. The justices reversed a ruling from the federal appeals court in New Orleans that had struck down the law.
Local zoo animals become mothers for the first time
Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo and Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium both have news. Two animals are experiencing motherhood for the first time. Eloise the sea lion just gave birth to her new baby while Batu the orangutan is expecting. Point Defiance sees first sea lion pup in...
Auburn Officer Jeff Nelson’s fate now in hands of jury
It has been five years since Auburn Police Officer Jeff Nelson shot and killed 26-year-old Jesse Sarey. Sarey was unarmed and reportedly going through some type of crisis. He was allegedly throwing garbage, banging on store windows and kicking cars in an Auburn shopping area. Nelson reported he failed to...
Washington sex offender caught allegedly traveling to sexually assault teen
A 27-year-old registered sex offender from Washington was captured in Oregon earlier this month while allegedly traveling to sexually assault a teen. According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Western District of Washington Thursday, James Harrison Newcomer allegedly removed his electronic monitoring device and met and assaulted three different teens between February and April 2024. The criminal complaint stated Newcomer met the teens through Snapchat.
Lawmaker: High grocery prices due to ‘Corporate Greed’
Post-pandemic inflation remains stubbornly high. To many Americans, that’s painfully obvious at the grocery store, but are the stores themselves to blame?. Washington Congresswoman Kim Schrier says the high prices are due to one thing: “corporate greed.”. Schrier, who represents the 8th Congressional District, said pandemic era supply...
Could your retail and online deliveries soon be taxed in Washington?
A proposed fee, or tax, may soon be added to retail and online deliveries in Washington. It could generate significant revenue for maintaining city and county roads. State lawmakers are considering this option as they grapple with rising transportation costs and declining gas tax collections, which traditionally fund road maintenance.
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