The Spotlight: Cold cases and court antics
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A convicted felon in Washington state arrested for the 98th time. For three days straight, he refused to show his face in court after leading deputies on multiple high-speed pursuits. When he finally did appear in court, prosecutors requested a high bail but the judge disagreed. Plus, the proposal before the state supreme court to lower bail bond requirements so some suspects could go free after posting just $20. A move one prosecutor is calling 'ludicrous'. And, surveillance video shows the dark sedan driven by the killer who ambushed and shot to death a man in grocery store parking lot. Detectives in Renton are asking for the public's help to solve the murder mystery that left a young boy without his dad.

The Spotlight: Pair of pursuits in Pierce County
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Video from graveyard shift deputies shows how suspects pulled some desperate moves to try to escape in two separate pursuits. Why one accused thief thought he made it home safe only to end up tased and face down in the mud. Plus, a murder suspect sent back to the same psychiatric hospital he escaped from a decade ago. And, thieves continue to target game shops selling anime trading cards.

The Spotlight: Home under fire
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The crimes are caught on camera but the cases remain unsolved after a young woman is shot 5 times when her home is riddled with bullets and a Navy veteran is gunned down in a parking garage. The clues revealed in the videos and how police used surveillance images and teamwork to catch two prolific thieves.

The Spotlight: Priceless ring returned from organized crime group
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Video shows how a crew of accused Romanian jewelry theft suspects targets victims in a 'blessing' scam. Detectives say they stole a 71-year-old man's necklace that held the ring of his dead brother, a Tuskegee Airman. Plus, a sentence handed down after a violent frenzy on psychedelic mushrooms left a dead victim's mother furious and convinced he got away with murder.

Fugitive sex offender arrested in high-risk Seattle traffic stop

A fugitive sex offender was arrested after a high-risk traffic stop by King County deputies and a K-9 unit in Seattle.

The Spotlight: High-risk sex offender arrest
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Video shows K9 Duke assisting in the arrest of a convicted sex offender accused of cutting off his GPS tracker and wanted for a new gun crime. Plus, a cold case mystery that started with a 911 call full of lies. Now, more than 30 years after 3-year-old Lenoria Jones disappeared in Tacoma, police are putting new attention on the people who know what happened to her and asking for help to find her.

Tacoma police seek 2 suspects in New Year's Day fatal shooting

A 25-year-old man was shot and killed outside a house party in Tacoma on New Year’s Day, and two suspects remain at large.

The Spotlight: WA State Legislative Session 2026
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In the first week of the Washington State Legislature's 2026 regular session , the granddaughter of an 80-year-old woman carjacked and murdered in Seattle is fighting back against a bill proposed by Senator Bob Hasegawa (D), Senator Claire Wilson (D) and Senator T'wina Nobles (D) to change Washington State's three-strikes law. If passed, critics say Senate Bill 5945 would put criminals' rights over victims' rights. Plus, another proposed bill would make it easier for the state to remove kids from homes of parents addicted to deadly drugs like Fentanyl. Representative Travis Couture (R) says House Bill 1092 is meant to fix the unintended consequences of Washington's Keeping Families Together Act. And, a fentanyl exposure almost killed 6 puppies who could be up for adoption soon. See the efforts of firefighters to save them. 

The Spotlight: Changes coming to WA's three-strikes law?
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In the first week of the Washington State Legislature's 2026 regular session, the granddaughter of an 80-year-old woman carjacked and murdered in Seattle is fighting back against a bill proposed by Senator Bob Hasegawa (D), Senator Claire Wilson (D) and Senator T'wina Nobles (D) to change Washington State's three-strikes law. If passed, critics say Senate Bill 5945 would put criminals' rights over victims' rights. Plus, another proposed bill would make it easier for the state to remove kids from homes of parents addicted to deadly drugs like Fentanyl. Representative Travis Couture (R) says House Bill 1092 is meant to fix the unintended consequences of Washington's Keeping Families Together Act. And, a fentanyl exposure almost killed 6 puppies who could be up for adoption soon. See the efforts of firefighters to save them.

The Spotlight: New twist in missing teen case
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As Port Orchard police search for a 'missing and endangered' 15 year old girl who disappeared after getting in a man's car in December, detectives are asking for the public's help to find a person of interest in the case. Plus, a homeowner finds a camouflaged surveillance camera in her bushes recording the front of her house. Now, police are trying to identify the two suspects to determine a motive.

Port Orchard, WA police seek person of interest in teen's disappearance

Port Orchard Police are asking for the public's help to find a person of interest in the disappearance of 15-year-old Ashlynn Hanley.

Man charged in Puyallup, WA crash that injured family of 4

Prosecutors say the suspect ran a red light and T-boned a family’s SUV, nearly killing a three-year-old child.

Redmond, WA police seek tips in 2017 cold case murder on New Year's

As you make your plans for New Year’s Eve, Redmond police are hoping this time of year will refresh your memory and help catch a killer.

Police call for tips in 2017 New Year's Eve cold case murder
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As you make your plans for New Year’s Eve, Redmond police are hoping this time of year will refresh your memory and help catch a killer.

The Spotlight: New Year's Murder
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A packed New Year's Eve party ends with a young man's killing.  Now, detectives are putting the Spotlight back on this murder mystery in hopes someone can identify a suspect in the crowd.  And, the DEA's Operation Fentanyl Free America is cracking down on the cartels and the dealers.  The changes agents say they are already seeing on the streets and in the smuggled shipments. Plus, meet the identical twin brothers serving and protecting in one Washington city. 

Suspects arrested after foiled storage unit break-in attempt in Shoreline, WA

Thanks to a detailed play-by-play description and quick actions by King County Sheriff's deputies, two would-be storage unit thieves were caught as they tried to escape.

The Spotlight: Police raid breaks up child kidnapping plot
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A Washington couple's home raided and a sick plot revealed. What deputies found hidden behind their closet wall and the written plans to kidnap young girls to use as sex slaves. Plus, a grieving mother's disgust with the state legislature’s sentencing guidelines that could give her son's accused killer very little time behind bars if convicted. And, body cam video shows a man throw a dog at deputies during his attempt to escape.