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desmond trufant arson arrest...
MyNorthwest Staff

Arrest made in suspected arson at Desmond Trufant’s Tacoma event venue

A man was arrested in Tacoma Wednesday night in connection with an alleged arson committed against a multi-million-dollar property owned by former NFL player and Washington Huskies player Desmond Trufant.
6 minutes ago
chelan business burglaries...
Julie Berg, KIRO 7 News

Series of seven commercial burglaries hit Chelan businesses

The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to identify three suspects and a vehicle involved in a series of commercial burglaries in Chelan.
5 hours ago
desmond trufant arson fire tacoma...
Jake Chapman, KIRO 7 News

Fire at former UW, NFL player Desmond Trufant’s Tacoma property investigated as arson

The Tacoma Police Department is investigating a fire at a multi-million-dollar property owned by former NFL player and Washington Huskies player Desmond Trufant as arson after fire investigators determined the fire was intentionally set.
5 hours ago
BC school shooting...
Julia Dallas

Bellingham man indicted on murder conspiracy charge tied to BC school shooting

A 30-year-old man from Bellingham has been indicted in connection with a school shooting in British Columbia, Canada.
17 hours ago
hing hay park machete attack...
Frank Lenzi and James Lynch

Judge denies release request for suspect in Seattle machete attack

A judge denied a request to release the man accused of attacking two people with a machete last week at Seattle’s Hing Hay Park.
17 hours ago
Desmond Trufant...
James Lynch

Desmond Trufant suspects arson after fire damages his rental property in Tacoma

TFD is working to determine what caused a house fire at the property of former NFL and University of Washington football player Desmond Trufant.
21 hours ago
JBLM assault indecent recording 2024...
MyNorthwest Staff

JBLM soldier gets 2 years for indecent recording in 2024 barracks assault case

An army soldier has been sentenced to two years in prison for his connection to the 2024 sexual assault of an unconscious woman in a JBLM barracks building.
23 hours ago
tagger seattle graffiti wesh...
Charlie Harger

Harger: Seattle tagger ‘Wesh’ got a sweetheart deal, mocked it, and told a judge graffiti isn’t a crime. He’s headed to jail today

One of Seattle’s most prolific graffiti vandals was ordered to walk into the King County Jail by 5 p.m. Wednesday. He’s set to spend the next five months there.
1 day ago
clark county cold case...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Clark County cold case team solves double homicide 64 years later

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Team has solved its oldest cold case on record.
1 day ago
fentanyl dad death child...
Nia Bliss, KIRO 7 News

‘You’re at fault if you harbor him:’ Search for dad wanted in connection with child’s fentanyl death

More than a year after Brentlee Lawrence died from acute fentanyl toxicity, Pierce County detectives said new information has led to a felony warrant for the child’s father, Kyler Lawrence.
1 day ago
fentanyl death 5-year-old manslaughter...
Frank Lenzi

Pierce County father wanted for manslaughter in 5-year-old son’s fentanyl death

Pierce County authorities are looking for a man wanted for first-degree manslaughter in connection with the fentanyl-related death of his son.
2 days ago
pastor kirkland...
Julia Dallas

Pastor of Kirkland church indicted for wire fraud, money laundering in connection with $13M scheme

The pastor of Passion for Christ, a church in Kirkland, was arraigned Tuesday on an indictment for wire fraud and money laundering.
2 days ago
seattle woodland park stab...
James Lynch

Man stabbed in head during attempted robbery near Seattle’s Woodland Park

A man suffered a stab wound to the head during an attempted robbery near a Woodland Park picnic shelter on Monday.
2 days ago
escaped prisoner...
MyNorthwest Staff

Escaped prisoner arrested in Auburn

An escaped prisoner was arrested in Auburn.
2 days ago
foss high school stabbing...
Lexi Herda, KIRO 7 News

Charges dismissed against teen in Foss High School stabbing

A Pierce County judge has dismissed the criminal case brought against a teen charged as an adult in a stabbing at Foss High School in Tacoma.
2 days ago
belltown shooting gas station clerk dead...
Jason Sutich

Belltown gas station clerk killed after suspect enters store, makes purchase

A gas station clerk was found dead inside a 76 gas station in Belltown on Tuesday following an early-morning shooting.
2 days ago
king county bus machete treatment center...
Frank Sumrall

Machete bus attack suspect currently missing after leaving King County treatment center

A man who previously attacked a King County Metro bus with a machete is missing from an in-custody treatment facility he was staying at.
2 days ago
Pierce County drive-by shooting...
James Lynch

Drive-by shooting ends with SUV crashing into Pierce County sheriff’s patrol car; 2 arrested

A drive-by shooting on Friday night near Meridian and 136th Street led to a crash involving a Pierce County sheriff’s patrol car and the arrest of two men.
3 days ago
grays harbor standoff domestic violence...
Frank Sumrall

Long-term Grays Harbor standoff stretches into Monday after domestic violence call

A domestic violence incident in Grays Harbor Sunday night resulted in a standoff with law enforcement that has stretched into Monday.
3 days ago
Kerry Park...
Julia Dallas

Juvenile arrested after 2 men shot at Kerry Park; police recover about 50 shell casings

A juvenile was arrested after a shooting at Kerry Park in Seattle on Saturday.
3 days ago
renton assistant principal...
MyNorthwest Staff

Renton assistant principal remains on paid leave for sending explicit messages to students’ mothers

A Renton assistant principal remains on paid leave following an investigation into unwanted sexual communications.
3 days ago
port townsend attorney estate...
Jason Sutich

‘The money of someone I loved’: Former attorney gets 2 years for stealing more than $1.5M from Port Townsend woman’s estate

A former Washington attorney was sentenced to two years in prison for wire fraud for his theft of more than $1.5 million from an estate he was hired to probate.
3 days ago
A photo of a Seattle Police Department vehicle. (Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)...
Tom Brock

Drive-by shooting at south Seattle nightclub leaves one dead, one injured

Seattle police are searching for a murder suspect after a drive-by shooting in south Seattle left a man dead and a woman hurt early Sunday morning.
4 days ago
2 Tom Wales...
James Lynch

25 years after federal prosecutor Tom Wales’ killing, investigators say the case is still active

For 25 years, investigators have been pursuing the killing of Tom Wales, an assistant U.S. Attorney shot at his desk in his home in Seattle.
6 days ago