An explosion and fire in Marysville caused serious injuries, with one man hospitalized. The local community rallied to assist the affected family. Multiple agencies are investigating the cause.

Point Defiance Zoo celebrates its first sea lion pup birth, a female, with plans to have visitors vote on her name. Parents Eloise and Boomer were matched under the Species Survival Plan.

Seattle police arrested a 20-year-old man found with an untraceable handgun and ammunition following a DUI-related car accident. He was charged with firearms possession and DUI.

Redmond Police launched the "Take Me Home" program, a registry aiding officers in quickly assisting individuals with cognitive disabilities during emergencies.

The "Belltown Hellcat" driver, Miles Hudson, has been fined $83,000 by the city of Seattle and might face additional daily penalties for ongoing noise violations. He also faces stalking and harassment charges.

Former Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz came out as gay in an interview, amid facing harassment allegations and leaving his position. He is considering a role at the Austin Police Department.

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife imposes new fishing regulations on the Skykomish River to protect local fish populations, especially the Chinook salmon.

Officer Jeffrey Nelson did not testify in his murder trial, leaving the jury to deliberate based on other evidence under Washington's new law on police use of force.

Seattle's Department of Neighborhoods calls for personal accounts and artifacts from the 1977 Section 504 civil rights protests to preserve the city's role in disability rights history.

Evan Tablatin, a Talent Acquisition Specialist in Seattle, streamlines hiring processes and envisions opening a restaurant pop-up reflecting his Filipino roots and Japanese upbringing.

The Beam Road fire in Yakima County has burned over 8,000 acres, prompting a Level 2 evacuation notice. State resources are mobilized to fight this and another wildfire.

A man from Shoreline, Washington, received a 66-month prison sentence for possessing child sexual abuse imagery, adding to his history of similar convictions.

Seattle's Hamilton International Middle School will require students to lock their phones in Yondr pouches to curb classroom distractions starting this September.