A Kodiak man was given a 20‑year federal sentence after a counterfeit fentanyl pill he supplied was linked to a 2022 fatal overdose; court records say officers later found him hiding in a refrigerator.

One person was killed and another detained Tuesday at an Auburn apartment complex near Thomas Jefferson High School as investigators probe the scene.

A stolen Chevy Silverado ended up stuck on an embankment in Highland Park Tuesday night; the driver ran and officers searched the neighborhood.

Renton police searched a unit near 120th Lane SE after a domestic-violence call; officers told neighbors to avoid the area while they searched for a suspect.

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.

City issues an emergency advisory for north Mercer Island after a sewer blockage; residents told to stop dishwashers, laundry and showers while crews respond.

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 Pierce County deputy fired after a mass stabbing in the Purdy area of Key Peninsula left five people dead; investigators with the Force Investigation Team are on scene.

A woman was critically injured after early-morning gunfire in Tacoma’s South End; police recovered 57 shell casings near Fern Hill Park as investigators processed the scene.

Seattle police say a man was arrested after a liquor-store shooting; details remain preliminary while detectives investigate.

A harbor seal shot near Quilcene was taken to SR3 in Des Moines after X-rays found a projectile near her skull; rescuers warn the injury may be fatal and call the attack cruel.

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.

An OPA investigation and federal bankruptcy rulings found a Seattle officer omitted assets and made false statements tied to a failed real‑estate project, leading to his termination.