Seattle Fire Dept. says crews are responding to a low‑rise residential fire in the 300 block of E Roy Street and asked people to avoid the area.

Seattle Fire crews responded Friday evening to smoke at 400 9th Ave N; a mobile ventilation unit was dispatched and generator-room access was restricted.

An early‑morning apartment fire in Tacoma's West End left one person dead and forced evacuations; investigators are probing the cause.

A barricaded suspect on I-5 near Chehalis forced a full freeway shutdown and detours at the US-12 interchange, snarling evening traffic.

A 58-year-old man was critically wounded in a stabbing outside Spring Manor in Capitol Hill; a 25-year-old suspect was arrested at Harborview, police say.

A Hanford worker’s death prompted a temporary halt at the tank farms as crews pressed for emergency‑dispatch fixes; managers agreed to mapping updates and work resumed.

Raw footage shows canines found dead on a Skagit County shoreline, raising questions about cause and responsibility.

Isaiah Jamon Andrews, mistakenly freed from Martinez Detention Facility in October, was arrested by U.S. Marshals in St. Louis and faces extradition to Seattle.

A March 12 inspection finds operational gains at the Klickitat County Jail under new leadership, but the report says medical staffing and relief coverage still fall short.

Two people were killed and a third was wounded in a Puyallup shooting Thursday; police are investigating.

Kirkland police say officers responded after a swatting call targeted a local school and urged families to report suspicious behavior and follow official updates.

Hazmat crews responded to the 4200 block of Memorial Way NE after a report of an unknown substance; officials urged people to avoid the area while tests were conducted.

A 47-year-old Puyallup man wanted for extortion was arrested after a chase through west Olympia that ended in a crash; deputies seized a gun and suspected meth and fentanyl.