A Clark County review and a county audit found Pierce County rushed corrections hires during a staffing crunch, producing weak vetting and several later terminations.

Chief Shon Barnes told a museum audience that homicides fell 36% in 2025 and that investigators closed most cases, tying the gains to hiring and new tactics.

OpenAI has leased additional floors at Bellevue’s City Center Plaza, sharply expanding its Seattle-area hub and backfilling former Microsoft space. Tenant-improvement filings show new amenities and room for hundreds of desks.

A federal judge dismissed key federal claims in a Patriot Front doxxing lawsuit, ruling the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act doesn't cover the alleged job losses tied to the leaks.

A downtown Zeeks location quietly became Mikey’s Public House & Frog Bar, trading a wide delivery footprint for a tighter pizza menu, wings and a mezzanine lounge.

A shoveled parking spot dispute in Philadelphia turned violent; surveillance video shows the brawl and one man remains in critical condition.

More than 3,500 gallons of oily water were pulled from around the Quaker Maid after the 72‑foot fishing boat sank at Fishermen’s Terminal; booms and salvage crews contain the scene.

Seattle firefighters responded Friday to reports of a building fire on Yale Ave E; the department asked people to avoid the area as crews worked.

Washington lawmakers are weighing a ban on the commercial sale of 'precise' phone-location data after reporting showed agencies and brokers can map people’s movements. Backers say it will protect vulnerable residents; business groups say it will curb useful services.

Pierce County deputies say a 21‑year‑old man was killed in a suspected road‑rage incident on Military Road East in Tacoma. Detectives are processing the scene.

WSU is developing smart home sensors led by Diane Cook to monitor residents' health, predicting the future of aging in place with AI-enhanced personal care.

An SPD officer was hurt during the Jan. 28 arrest of a man on federal probation after police say a handgun was hidden in his vehicle. The suspect was booked and one officer is expected to recover.

A King County jury found Seattle negligent in the 2020 CHOP shooting and awarded the family more than $30.5 million for failures in the emergency response.