State considers mandatory community service to graduate high school
A lot of high school students use community service hours to build their resumes as they try and impress colleges and universities, but should community service be required for graduation?14 years ago
San Juan Islands to become National Monument
Nearly one thousand acres of BLM land is being set aside in the San Juan Islands to create a new National Monument.14 years ago
When the Space Needle talks, Seattle listens
The Space Needle went on the offensive this week with radio ads, urging Seattle to protect views of the iconic landmark when it considers new height rules for buildings in South Lake Union, and it looks like those ads worked.14 years ago
Consumer Reports study claims Seattle hospitals are unsafe
We hear all the time that Seattle is a great place to get sick because our hospitals are so good, but the latest Consumer Reports study calls that into question, giving Seattle's hospitals low marks for safety. So which is it?14 years ago
Amazon reportedly in bed with the CIA for cloud computing plans
Amazon reportedly has a new business partner: the Central Intelligence Agency.14 years ago
South Seattle gun battle kills one, injures another
One man is dead and another is in critical condition this morning after a gun battle in South Seattle.14 years ago
Teenagers exacerbate Sammamish’s drunk driving problem
Sammamish has a drunk driving problem. It's not the 50 arrests a year in the city that's raising eyebrows. It's who's behind the wheel.14 years ago
Accused killer of Renton grandparents out of hospital, waives extradition
The man suspected of strangling his grandparents in their Renton home the night he was freed from prison has been released from a Portland hospital and is now in jail.14 years ago
Sanity hearing underway for man accused of Afghan mass murder
It's been more than two years since a Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier was accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians during a rampage in two small village, and for the first time, that soldier's mental health is being evaluated by the military.14 years ago
Deputies to troll Snohomish County schools
Snohomish County will now have a team of deputies dedicated to patrolling the more than 100 schools in unincorporated areas of the county.14 years ago
Disturbing trend of bodies piling up north of Blaine
Fourteen miles north of Blaine, the small town of Surrey, British Columbia, is dealing with a spike in homicides and one quiet stretch of road has become a popular spot to dump bodies.14 years ago
Medical Examiner: Renton grandparents strangled to death
The King County Medical Examiner reports that the elderly couple murdered in their Renton home last weekend were strangled to death.14 years ago
Bizarre Facebook request leads to wife’s dead body in Tacoma
It started with a call to a TV station, and was followed by a police chase. Now we know a Pierce County man is under arrest and his wife is dead.14 years ago
State legislature looks to prevent mentally ill defendants from being released
Tightening-up Washington's mental health system is one of the ways the state legislature is working to cut down on violent crime. A series of bills on this issue is cruising through this session, including one that would make it less likely a mentally-ill and violent person could be released.14 years ago
Standoff ends with double murder suspect in custody
The three day search for double-murder suspect Michael Chadd Boysen ended in a small hotel room on the Central Oregon Coast after a ten hour standoff with police.14 years ago
Another Seattle man claims abuse by Catholic priest
A brother who taught at O'Dea High School in the 1970's has been named again in sex abuse lawsuit.14 years ago
Shooting at SeaTac marijuana grow leaves one dead, one injured
King County detectives are investigating a double shooting in SeaTac Monday morning.14 years ago
Sheriff worries suspected Renton murderer looking to kill cops
A manhunt is underway up and down the West Coast for a 26-year-old King County man who is suspected of killing his elderly grandparents, and police believe he looking to get guns and kill law enforcement officers.14 years ago
Seattle high school coach sent players to find him dates
It wasn't the wind-sprints or excessive infield practice that got a Seattle high school softball kicked off the job. It was his making his players troll for dates.14 years ago
Two Seattle police officers charged with DUI
Two Seattle police officers have been charged with misdemeanor drunk driving.14 years ago
REI CEO Sally Jewell faces Senate confirmation hearing
President Obama's choice for Secretary of the Interior faced several hours of questioning Thursday morning before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.14 years ago
Sacramento accelerates arena deal timeline in continued effort to keep Kings
Sacramento's city manager says waiting until April 2 to get an arena plan before the city council is cutting it too close so he's moving up the timeline.14 years ago
Tuba man killer to do serious time
One of the three men convicted of killing Seattle street musician Ed "Tuba Man" McMichael will be spending the next few years in federal prison.14 years ago
