Communities across the region begin Juneteenth celebrations

Juneteenth is recognized on June 19, and it’s considered the nation’s second Independence Day. On Friday, communities across the region began celebrating and educating the public about it.

1 dead, 2 hurt after 2-car crash in Federal Way overnight

A two-car crash in Federal Way early Friday morning left one passenger dead and sent two others to the hospital.

Federal Way PD seek man suspected of shooting, killing 2 bartenders

Prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for the man suspected of shooting and killing two bartenders in Federal Way on May 21.

Sarah Yarborough cold case: Judge sentences teen's killer to more than 45 years in prison

Patrick Nicholas, who was found guilty of first and second-degree murder with sexual motivation for the 1991 killing of a Washington teenager, was sentenced to more than 45 years in prison.

Sentencing for Patrick Nicholas, convicted of killing Sarah Yarborough
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Patrick Nicholas, who was found guilty of first and second-degree murder with sexual motivation for the 1991 killing of a Washington teenager, was sentenced to more than 45 years in prison.

2 bartenders shot, killed while leaving work in Federal Way

Two women were shot and killed, and a third person was injured, as they left a Federal Way bar early Sunday morning.

Sarah Yarborough trial: Boys who found her body in 1991 give testimony

The two men who were just young teens when they found Sarah Yarborough's body in 1991 testified in front of a jury on Thursday in the trial for the man accused of killing her. 

2 King County men charged for purchasing 100+ guns in 'straw purchaser' scheme

Two men from King County were charged for purchasing more than 100 firearms and distributing them in an apparent "straw purchaser" scheme on Tuesday.

Trial begins in 1991 murder of Federal Way teenage girl who was strangled
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More than 30 years after the murder of 16-year-old Sarah Yarborough in Federal Way, the case is going to trial. The King County Sheriff's Office announced in 2019 an arrest in the case of a Federal Way teenager who was strangled while on her way to a drill tournament. Patrick Leon Nicholas faces a homicide charge.

Fentanyl dealer found with 14,000 pills sentenced to 15 years in prison

A Federal Way man was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday after he was arrested while trying to sell thousands of fentanyl pills.

Federal Way 3-year-old grazed by bullet in lower apartment after man upstairs fires gun into floor

A child from Federal Way is recovering after someone shot through the floor of a second-story apartment, where the bullet went through the ceiling and grazed a child in the apartment below.