Door‑to‑door roofers have been pressuring Seattle’s older homeowners into costly repairs; friends and police stopped a north Seattle woman from losing nearly $34,000. Officials list red flags and resources.

Pop‑up favorite Cove’s Cookies, run by Adriana Shaffer, is eyeing a permanent Tacoma bakery while keeping a busy March pop‑up schedule.

A Zillow-based ranking republished by KIRO shows Bow and Anacortes with the priciest typical homes in the Mount Vernon metro, while mountain towns remain far cheaper. The spread reflects years of growth and recent shifts in mortgage costs.

A Thurston County man was federally charged after deputies say two unserialized "ghost guns" were recovered following a Jan. 22 pursuit that ended near Rochester.

A longtime Edmonds paraeducator has been charged after parents found hundreds of explicit messages; prosecutors say the abuse of a deaf student stretched nearly five years and bail was set at $750,000.

A single-vehicle crash on eastbound I‑90 near milepost 27 sent one person to Harborview with life‑threatening injuries and closed lanes during the evening commute.

Two men were charged this week in the October killing outside the Chipotle on Broadway; prosecutors describe evidence that investigators say points to an ambush.

A Pierce County judge gave Larie Moorer 34 years for the 2024 killing of Leslie Crossley, which prosecutors tied to the theft of a backpack full of pills. The sentence includes a five‑year firearms enhancement.

A busy two-day council run includes a possible confirmation vote for the mayor’s budget director pick, policing measures and library levy briefings. Watch live and follow agenda packets online.

An Alaska Airlines flight bound for Seattle returned to Wichita after a passenger's phone and power bank overheated midflight; crews contained the devices and one person was hospitalized.

A 46-year-old Grant County woman died after her car was pushed into oncoming traffic on State Route 281 south of Quincy. Troopers say the crash is under investigation.

A wave of break-ins and copper thefts has left Ballard shop owners facing big repair bills and uneven police follow‑up. Several small restaurants say losses are mounting.

A Whatcom County jury convicted Alexander Vanags of first‑degree manslaughter in his friend’s 2019 death near Baker Lake. Sentencing is set for March 17.