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Jayapal...
MyNorthwest Staff

US Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s office receives suspicious package

U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s office in Seattle received a suspicious package Friday afternoon.
7 days ago
oregon shooting...

Teen shooter who killed 4 at Oregon elementary school was a former student, police say

A teacher threw her phone at the teenage gunman who killed four people at an Oregon elementary school, then tackled and fought with him.
7 days ago
burien shooting...
Frank Sumrall

Man killed, another wounded in early-morning Burien shooting, no arrests made

One man was killed in a shooting in Burien early Friday morning, the King County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.
7 days ago
DUI yakima arrest crash family...
Julie Berg, KIRO 7 News

Yakima man arrested for DUI and vehicular assault after crashing into family

A 54-year-old Yakima man was arrested Wednesday night after crossing the center line and crashing into a vehicle carrying a family of four, injuring a 10-year-old child.
7 days ago
des moines football coach arrest...
KIRO 7 News Staff

2 arrested in deadly shooting of Des Moines youth football coach

Two people have been arrested in connection with the deadly shooting of a father and youth football coach in Des Moines last month.
7 days ago
oregon elementary school teen shooter...
ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER, AND GENE JOHNSON, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Teen shooter kills 4 at Oregon elementary school before being shot by a witness

A 16-year-old shot his way through locked doors to get into an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher.
7 days ago
Tom Wales (1)...
James Lynch

Federal Prosecutor Tom Wales killing remains an active investigation, Crime Stoppers says

Nearly 25 years after Seattle federal prosecutor Tom Wales was shot in his Queen Anne home, investigators are still working the case.
7 days ago
SNAP fraud...
James Lynch

Man accused of $600,000 SNAP fraud returned to WA after fleeing to India

A man accused of diverting about $600,000 in federal food assistance benefits for personal gain has been returned to Washington.
8 days ago
Bend shooting (1)...
Jason Sutich

3 children, teacher killed in shooting at Oregon elementary school; suspect killed by community member

A suspected active shooter was killed outside a Bend, Oregon, elementary school on Thursday after reportedly "shooting into a car."
8 days ago
shooting (1)...
James Lynch

Man hospitalized after shooting at Puyallup apartment complex

A 30-year-old man was transported to the hospital in serious condition following a shooting at the Canyon Park Apartments in Puyallup last night.
8 days ago
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.
8 days 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.
8 days 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.
8 days 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.
9 days 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.
9 days 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.
9 days 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.
9 days 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.
9 days 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.
9 days 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.
9 days 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.
10 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.
10 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.
10 days ago
escaped prisoner...
MyNorthwest Staff

Escaped prisoner arrested in Auburn

An escaped prisoner was arrested in Auburn.
10 days ago