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.

Council members urged mentors, jobs and neighborhood investment after a Rainier Beach bus‑stop shooting that killed two teenagers. The discussion aired on Seattle Channel and was amplified by the council.

A 16-year-old was killed and two teens critically injured in a Sunday morning shooting on Yakima’s North 5th Avenue. Detectives have opened a homicide probe and are asking for tips.

A Thurston County pursuit that began near Nisqually ended in Tacoma Saturday night with two arrests, Sheriff Derek Sanders says.

Police are searching for a pickup driver who abandoned a truck near Shore Place after hitting parked cars on Beach Drive. Officers say the suspect may have headed into the Me‑Kwa‑Mooks greenbelt.

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.

Crews are responding to a residential fire in the 2700 block of NE 145th Street. Officials asked people to avoid the area while responders work.

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.

Seattle Fire says crews responded Sunday after a vehicle struck a home and ignited a fire on Martin Luther King Jr. Way South. Officials had not released injury details.

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.

A 19‑year‑old Olympia motorcyclist is recovering at Harborview after a suspected drunk driver sideswiped his bike on I‑5. The suspect faces DUI and hit‑and‑run charges.

A Newcastle man admitted in federal court that he helped funnel roughly $97.1M from fake oil investments into crypto and offshore accounts. Sentencing is set for May 12, 2026.

A thick ballot envelope briefly closed the Kennewick Election Center; investigators later found hand warmers, beef jerky and a blank ballot inside. Officials say the episode appears isolated.