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Kirkland City Council votes to approve plan to turn former La Quinta Inn into supportive housing

The council added an amendment that would require a criminal history background check of prospective tenants. KIRKLAND, Wash. — The Kirkland City Council voted to approve a plan that would turn...

Suspect in Pierce County cold case murder, rapes arrested in Mexico

According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Office, Miguel Urbano-Vazquez was arrested March 14, years after the search for him began. PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — A suspect connected to the 2002 murder...

Firefighters battle five separate fires across western Washington this morning

There is no indication from authorities as of now that any of the fires are connected. KING COUNTY, Wash. — Fire crews across western Washington battled five different blazes early on...

Person who fired stray bullet that killed Burien woman sentenced to 21.5 years in prison

Adnel Kenjar was 17 at the time of the shooting that killed 51-year-old Gabriela Reyes-Dominguez in 2018. BURIEN, Wash. — Adnel Kenjar was sentenced to 21.5 years in prison for the...

Search suspended for missing Tacoma pilot whose plane disappeared from radar

Search and rescue crews have been looking for pilot Rod Collen and his 2006 Cessna T182 Turbo Skylane for 13 days, but have found no trace of either. QUEETS, Wash. —...

Amazon to lay off 9,000 employees on top of 18,000 in January

In the memo, CEO Andy Jassy said the second phase of the company's annual planning process completed this month and led to the additional job cuts. NEW YORK — Amazon plans...

King County detective shot in Ballard; suspect barricaded with large police response

SEATTLE — A large contingent of Seattle police officers and King County Sheriff's deputies are in Ballard Monday morning after a KCSO detective was shot, SPD shared in a social media...

New orca study could help explain decline despite conservation efforts

The study’s findings, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, could help explain why endangered whale populations continue to decline despite conservation efforts. SEATTLE — A study released Monday found that a...

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