Washington

Seattle 1 hour ago

Seattle judge says it is 'frustrating' receiving death threats over controversial bail rulings

A Seattle judge said she empathizes with the mother of a murder suspect and that she has received death threats over some of her bail decisions for suspects of violent crimes.

Washington 23 hours ago

Washington man shot by girlfriend's estranged husband after chase, fight: police

A Washington state man was shot by his girlfriend's estranged husband, who pursued him and crashed into his vehicle following a custody swap.

Homeless Crisis 4 days ago

Blue cities plagued by homeless encampments face threat as woman’s body found in suitcase

After the remains of Shannon Reeder, 37, were found stuffed into a suitcase in a Seattle homeless encampment, experts say encampments nationwide need more government oversight.

Washington 6 days ago

Washington state woman's yard invaded by more than 100 raccoons after 3 decades of feeding them

A Washington state woman had her yard invaded by more than 100 raccoons last week. She said she's been feeding about a dozen of them for about 38 years.

Washington 6 days ago

Bizarre laws in Washington, such as being charged with reckless driving if hugging while behind the wheel

Among Washington's strangest laws include penalties for using X-rays as shoe-fitting devices as well as trouble for intimidating another with a laser.

Washington October 7

Spike in earthquakes at Washington volcano prompts more monitoring from scientists

A spike in earthquakes at Mount Adams, a volcano in Washington state, prompted scientists to install additional monitoring instruments to assess the seismic activity.

US October 7

Missing woman found dead in suitcase at Seattle homeless encampment

Police confirmed that a body found in a suitcase in a Seattle homeless encampment was 37-year-old Shannon Marie Caslin Reeder on Monday.

Seattle October 3

WATCH: Washington state woman robbed at gunpoint at ATM amid crime concerns

Surveillance footage captured a ski-masked suspect stalking a woman and allegedly robbing her while she went to a Seattle, Washington-area ATM.

OPINION October 2

It took me 3 minutes to get a taxpayer-funded meth pipe. Kamala Harris wants more of this

If you want to see what America might look like under Kamala Harris, look at how Seattle treats substance abuse. I got a taxpayer-funded meth pipe and all I had to do was ask.

Culture September 26

'Stranded and vulnerable': Seattle police won't respond to security alarms without 'supporting evidence'

Seattle police officers will no longer be dispatched to home or business security alarms unless there is supporting evidence like video or eyewitness statements.