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.

The family of Deanna Davis says jail deputies and medical staff failed to monitor her severe illness before she died in March 2023. They filed suit on Feb. 24, 2026.

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.