Police investigate deadly hit-and-run crash in North Seattle

Police are searching for two cars that were involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash in North Seattle Friday night. 

Experts: Seattle needs more resources to help people leave sex work behind

People wanting to move on from sex work are finding there aren't many resources available to help them in that next step. Locally, there is only one emergency shelter for people in the sex trade looking to get off the streets.

'A creative young man'; Mother remembers son who was hit and killed by Seattle monorail

A young man full of life and creativity—that’s how family and friends will remember Xavier Gaytan. The 14-year-old was hit and killed by the Seattle Center Monorail Sunday night. 

Advocate speaks to misinformation about sex work in Seattle

The City of Seattle is making efforts to minimize the amount of sex work happening on Aurora Avenue. But is that enough to solve the chronic issue of sex trafficking in Seattle? Or, does it just move the problem elsewhere?

Traces of fentanyl found in 'suspicious envelope' sent to King County elections officials

The Office of the Secretary of State reported that traces of fentanyl were found in a ‘suspicious letter’ received by the King County Elections office while elections workers were processing ballots.

New entry building opens at Seattle's Colman Dock ferry terminal

After six years of work, ferry passengers at Colman Dock will have a new way of entering the Seattle ferry terminal.

Woman’s escape from cinder block cell likely spared others from similar nightmare, FBI says

A woman who escaped her kidnapper by punching her way out of a homemade cinder block cell at a home in southern Oregon likely saved other women from a similar fate, authorities said, by alerting them to a man they now suspect in sexual assaults in at least four more states. 

Woman kidnapped in Seattle escapes homemade cell
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After the woman escaped from his home in Klamath Falls, Negasi Zuberi fled the city but was arrested by state police in Reno, Nevada, the next afternoon, the FBI said.

FBI: Man poses as police officer to kidnap woman in Seattle, kept her in a cinderblock cell in Oregon

Authorities say a man who posed as an undercover police officer kidnapped a woman in Seattle, drove her hundreds of miles to his home in Oregon, and kept her in a makeshift cell from which she eventually escaped and found help.

Salmonella outbreak at Washington Care Center: 29 confirmed cases

An outbreak of salmonella associated with the Washington Care Center in Seattle has resulted in 29 confirmed cases and 6 hospitalizations.