Federal Way’s mayor credits restored pursuits and tougher enforcement for an 80% drop in car thefts and a 21% citywide crime decline. He’s urging Seattle to consider the same approach.

Tukwila detectives arrested a 43-year-old Seattle man after an apparently random assault left a 70-year-old with head and facial injuries; police say a knife was recovered.

A Seattle federal judge sentenced John Michael Sherwood to 15 years after a 2021 jet‑ski smuggling attempt left hundreds of pounds of meth and fentanyl on Port Angeles beaches. The case was built on beach finds, surveillance and multiagency cooperation.

A pursuit tied to an alleged first-degree domestic-violence suspect ended in a collision that shut SR‑507 at Vail Road Friday night.

A small plane went down near Crest Airpark in Kent on July 17; the pilot had only minor injuries and crews quickly contained a small fuel leak. Emergency teams secured the scene.

Bremerton police say a homeowner accused by an online investigator group was cleared after forensics traced the messages to an out‑of‑state IP.

A 55-year-old Everett man died after a head-on collision on Smokey Point Boulevard; several people, including three children, were treated at local hospitals. Marysville police have closed nearby roads while investigators work the scene.

A woman has sued Southwest and a passenger after an alleged in‑flight sexual assault on a Seattle‑to‑Sacramento flight, accusing the carrier of negligence and overserving a visibly intoxicated passenger. The lawsuit follows a criminal plea in the case.

A Dec. 13, 2023 video shows a Seattle man confronting officers after an arrest; the clip has resurfaced as city leaders respond to renewed ICE activity.

A King County judge approved the July 8 release of Robert Lough from McNeil Island to an Enumclaw neighborhood; neighbors say they were not told and are demanding answers.

Sumner police say they dispersed a warehouse‑district street‑racing meet, issuing 10 criminal citations and impounding 10 vehicles. No injuries were reported as investigators collect evidence.

Two men tied to drug trafficking around Seattle’s International District and the I‑5 'Jungle' were sentenced after a federal wiretap probe and large drug and gun seizures.

Tacoma Public Schools agreed to settle a federal suit for $2.65M after investigators found a Skyline Elementary teacher mistreated a nonverbal student. A judge approved a special‑needs trust for the child.