2 men stabbed during fight in Pioneer Square apartment building

Two men were injured Tuesday night in a stabbing during a fight at a Pioneer Square apartment building, police said. 

Report: Seattle police illegally ignored COVID mask rules

A civilian oversight board says some Seattle police officers routinely — and illegally — ignored state and city mask mandates during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and refused to obey direct orders from the chief to comply.

Seattle Police 911 response times hindered by staffing crisis, police chief says

Police chief Adrian Diaz blames Seattle Police's slow 911 response times on the ongoing staffing crisis affecting his department. Efforts to beef up incentives and retention bonuses through the city council have largely floundered.

Man who went on shooting rampage in Lake City sentenced to 45 years

A man convicted of crimes he committed during a shooting rampage in Seattle’s Lake City neighborhood in 2019 was sentenced to 45 years in prison Tuesday. 

San Francisco mother seeks justice after son shot, killed in Seattle

The mother of a young man who was shot in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood this month is asking for the public's help in catching his killer.

The B-52s farewell tour kicks off in Seattle this summer

The quirky dance-pop outfit The B-52s are hitting the road one last time for a final tour this summer that will roam from coast to coast.

Man in custody after taking car from Seattle dealership

A man, who was also a suspect in a King County armed carjacking, was taken into custody Monday night after allegedly taking a car from a Seattle dealership and not returning it during a test drive.

'Tiny home' village sits empty until operating funds surface

The Low Income Housing Institute says a brand-new 'tiny home' village in Seattle is ready to admit clients in immediate need of housing, but funding that at one time was hoped to come from King County was instead awarded to other projects.

Pedestrian hit and killed by off-duty Auburn officer identified

Authorities say an off-duty Auburn police officer was arrested for vehicular homicide after a pedestrian was killed Saturday night in Seattle.

Local aid worker plans to return to Ukraine to help victims of war

Sunday marked exactly two months since Russia invaded Ukraine.  One aid worker is back in Snohomish after traveling there not once, but twice. Now he's gearing up for a third trip. 

Deputies: Suspects break into dispensary with front-end loader

The sheriff’s office says three suspects crashed a front-end loader into a South Seattle dispensary Saturday morning, then went in and stole cash and cannabis products.

Starbucks workers, supporters rally for unionization

Around 200 workers, union members and other supporters gathered at Cal Anderson Park to rally around Starbucks employees, who are starting union drives around the United States. 

Port of Seattle kicks off 2022 cruise season

The Port of Seattle welcomed its first cruise ship of the season Saturday, marking the first day of the 2022 cruise season.

Biden visits Seattle on Earth Day: President signs order to protect old-growth forests from fire

President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order intended to help restore national forests devastated by wildfires, drought and blight, using an Earth Day visit to Seattle to press for more action on the environment.

Parents of man killed by Auburn police file wrongful death suit

The parents of a man killed by Auburn police have filed a federal wrongful death and civil rights lawsuit alleging an officer shot Enosa Strickland Jr. in the back of the head while he was lying in a parking lot, according to The Seattle Times. 

Pot shop robberies, deaths in Washington fuel calls for US banking bill

A surge in robberies at licensed cannabis shops in the state of Washington — including a pistol-whipping, gunshots and killings — is helping fuel a renewed push for federal banking reforms that would make the cash-dependent stores a less appealing target.