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A shooting Saturday morning at a hookah lounge on Seattle's Rainier Avenue left one man injured. (P...
KIRO7 Eyewitness News Staff

Shooting near Rainier Valley hookah lounge leaves one injured

Seattle Police are investigating a shooting that happened at a hookah lounge in the Rainier Valley neighborhood in Seattle.
23 hours ago
Insignia of the Lynnwood Police Department. (Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)...
Shawn Garrett, KIRO 7 News

Accidental shooting claims life of 17-year-old in Lynnwood

A 17-year-old was fatally shot Thursday night in what the Lynnwood Police Department is calling an accidental shooting.
1 day ago
Kent police are investigating the shooting death of a 24-year-old man. (Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)...
Tom Brock

Police investigate deadly shooting at Lake Fenwick Disc Golf Park in Kent

A shooting at a popular park on Kent’s West Hill left a man dead Friday.
1 day ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Spokane priest attacked during prayer service

A man has been arrested after video shows him allegedly attacking a Spokane priest, who was in the middle of a prayer service.
2 days ago
sexually assault flight...
Frank Sumrall

Alaska man pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting minor during flight

A man from Deering, Alaska was arraigned Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor while on an Alaska Airlines flight heading toward Seattle.
2 days ago
mexican meth bellevue...
Frank Sumrall

Three Mexican citizens arrested after trying to distribute 30 pounds of meth in Bellevue

Three Mexican residents were arrested after allegedly being caught with 30 pounds of crystal methamphetamine during a drug deal late last week in Bellevue.
2 days ago
Photo: An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8....
Julia Dallas

Woman suing Alaska Airlines, claims airline negligent in sexual assault

A woman is suing Alaska Airlines after a man allegedly sexually assaulted her during a flight.
3 days ago
Image: A police vehicle with its lights and siren engaged can be seen....
Frank Sumrall

‘Every parent’s nightmare:’ Man sentenced to 20 years for abducting WA girl

A man from Michigan was sentenced to 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of traveling with the intent to engage in a sexual act with a WA minor.
3 days ago
Photo: These two donkeys were allegedly stolen from Bellevue and were found in Fall City....
Julia Dallas

Woman who turned in reportedly stolen donkeys says she bought them from man she met on OfferUp

Two beloved donkeys belonging to an owner in Bellevue have been found, according to the Bellevue Police Department.
4 days ago
Image: Lieutenant John O'Neil, a 20-year veteran of the Seattle Police Department, has filed a laws...
Jason Rantz

Rantz Exclusive: City of Seattle hit with another discrimination and harassment complaint

Another Seattle lawsuit was filed against the city, alleging discrimination and hostile environment at its police department.
4 days ago
Sammamish man charged with murder...
Bill Kaczaraba

Sammamish tragedy: Man allegedly shoots wife, flees to Seattle with infant son

The 35-year-old Sammamish man is in jail after a King County judge held him in the death of 36-year-old Yiwen Lu.
5 days ago
14-year-old...
Frank Sumrall

Mother, 29, arrested after son, 14, allegedly beaten to death for failing to do chores

The death of a 14-year-old boy at a South Seattle home has prompted an investigation led by the Seattle Police Department.
5 days ago
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Frank Sumrall

Puyallup tribe member sentenced to 13 years for killing friend on reservation

A Puyallup Tribe member was sentenced to 13 years in prison after he was found guilty of shooting someone he considered a friend. 
5 days ago
federal way shooting...
James Lynch

21-year-old man shot dead in Federal Way

Police in Federal Way are searching for a suspect who shot a man multiple times.
6 days ago
prostitution aurora ave...
Frank Sumrall

9 arrested in latest SPD prostitution sting along Aurora Ave

The Human Trafficking Unit with the Seattle Police Department arrested nine people during a Jan. 30 undercover prostitution operation.
6 days ago
mexican meth bellevue...
Frank Sumrall

16-year-old dies after car crash, authorities investigating if driver was evading police

A driver under the age of 18 was killed early Saturday morning in a car crash in unincorporated Bothell, the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.
6 days ago
Seattle homicide detectives arrested a 30-year-old suspect hours after a man was shot and killed in...
Tom Brock

Seattle police arrest suspect in deadly Central District shooting

Seattle police have arrested a suspect in a deadly shooting, just a few hours after a man was killed in the city's Central District.
7 days ago
Renton police are searching for the suspect who shot and killed a man as he stole this 2019 Kia Sor...
Tom Brock

Police searching for suspect in Renton car prowl and deadly shooting

Renton police are searching for a suspect in a deadly shooting that started out as a car prowl and car theft.
8 days ago
Photo: Pierce County deputies made arrests after a street racing/intersection takeover....
James Lynch

Pierce County deputies arrest 4 teens in major street racing takeover

Pierce County Sheriff’s Department deputies shut down a major street racing/intersection takeover last weekend in Parkland. Two 15-year-old boys and two 18-year-olds were arrested. It happened last Saturday night at the intersection of Park Avenue South and 108th Street South. Deputies told KIRO Newsradio they received multiple 911 calls from drivers trying to get through […]
9 days ago
Photo: ICE arrests a person in Washington....
Julia Dallas

ICE arrests repeat offenders across Washington linked to sexual assaults

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported Friday, via a news release, it arrested four people across the state of Washington.
9 days ago
sumner high school coach...
Frank Sumrall

Former Sumner High School basketball coach found guilty in sex-abuse trial with former players

A former Sumner High School basketball coach was found guilty of sexually abusing his former players.
9 days ago
Everett stabbing...
Sam Campbell and Luke Duecy, KIRO Newsradio

Bail set at $2M for man accused of stabbing 13-year-old Everett boy

A judge has ordered a man suspected of stabbing a teenage boy in Snohomish County earlier this month to remain in jail with bail set at $2 million.
10 days ago
Image: Booberry Matcha, an adorably fluffy gray kitten, was stolen from an adoption room at a PetSm...
Lexi Herda and Julia Dallas

Kitten Booberry Matcha has been returned to Lynnwood rescue

A rescue in Lynnwood is asking for the public’s help in finding an 11-week-old kitten who was stolen from their adoption room.
10 days ago
drive-by shooting swat...
Frank Sumrall

Drive-by shooting suspect of Maserati arrested by SWAT after brief escape attempt

 A convicted felon was arrested by SWAT earlier this week in connection with a drive-by shooting that occurred last December in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood.
10 days ago