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Fire destroys house, RV, causes power outage in Tacoma

Fire spread from a house to at least two vehicles and a motorhome in Tacoma Saturday afternoon, but no people were hurt.

1 year ago

Washington state braces for legal battle over Trump Administration’s possible delay of Hanford cleanup

Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson threatened legal action if plans to clean up the Hanford Nuclear Reservation are put on hold.

1 year ago

14 Washington state wildfires contribute to smoky conditions, poor air quality

Forest fires across the state continue to grow in size, decreasing air quality for those who live in the Puget Sound region and the rest of the Evergreen State.

1 year ago

Fire destroys Spokane Indians baseball team’s concession stand building

A big fire destroyed the Spokane Indians baseball team's main concession stand Friday.

1 year ago

Victims’ cars riddled with bullets in crossfire from Des Moines shootout

An Auburn man caught in the crossfire of a shootout in Des Moines Saturday night says he came within inches of being killed or injured.

1 year ago

Coast Guard arrests container ship captain for operating vessel drunk in Elliott Bay

The captain of a massive container ship was arrested by the U.S. Coast Guard for allegedly operating a massive vessel in Elliott Bay while intoxicated, officials confirmed.

1 year ago

Police blame deadly crash on DUI suspect who sped away from traffic stop

Police say a DUI suspect who sped off after being pulled over by a state trooper caused a deadly crash in Everett.

1 year ago

FBI requests closure of Leavenworth-area campgrounds as search for murder suspect Travis Decker continues

Federal authorities have requested a three-day closure of several campgrounds, trail heads, hiking trails and forest service roads in the Leavenworth area so that an intensive search can continue for murder suspect Travis Decker.

1 year ago

Two-alarm fire in Puyallup’s Summit neighborhood destroys townhome apartment

A two-alarm fire destroyed a townhouse apartment in Puyallup’s Summit neighborhood, burning five people out of their home.

1 year ago

Second seizure of neglected animals in Thurston County in 2 weeks

For the second time in two weeks, authorities in Thurston County have seized neglected animals in tough living conditions.

1 year ago

Verbal dispute leads to shooting at Golden Gardens Park

Seattle police say an argument of some sort at Golden Gardens Park ended with a shooting that put a 35-year-old man in the hospital.

1 year ago

Joint U.S.-Canadian effort rescues 12 kayakers from San Juan Islands

A big rescue operation assisted 12 kayakers, including six children, who ran into trouble in the San Juan Islands Thursday. The U.S. Coast Guard says a radio call came in on VHF radio, just before 2:00 p.m., from a group of kayakers in distress between Patos and Sucia Islands, just north of Orcas Island. A […]

1 year ago

Coast Guard rescues disabled fishing boat adrift 95 miles from Oregon coast

The Coast Guard sent an airplane, a helicopter and two boats to rescue three people on a fishing boat 95 miles off the coast of Oregon last week.

1 year ago

Spokane County Sheriff’s sergeant struck and killed on I-90 near Cheney

A horrible accident has taken the life of a Spokane County Sheriff’s sergeant.

1 year ago

Police investigate shooting in lower Queen Anne neighborhood

Seattle police detectives are trying to figure out why a man was shot several times in the leg near a Queen Anne park early Saturday morning.

1 year ago

SPD Chief Barnes: 3 deadly shootings in 4 days in Seattle

Seattle Police detectives are investigating two murders in Seattle's Sodo district that apparently happened within a couple of hours of each other early Sunday morning.