A 20-year-old man was charged after a Feb. 5 drive-by near 100th Street SW and South Tacoma Way left a local rapper with a grazing head wound. Surveillance footage and charging papers are central to the probe.

Two people were injured in a shooting on the 2000 block of South Jackson Street as police search for a suspect. Officers asked the public to avoid the area while detectives investigate.

Kent detectives are probing the death of a Renton woman found Feb. 11 at Kaibara Park; a 53-year-old man was also injured and taken to hospital.

Nearly 40 pounds of meth was seized in Grants Pass during a DEA task‑force operation. Authorities say the haul was led by a Grants Pass detective embedded with the DEA.

A King County audit found the sheriff’s 911 communications center lacks clear procedures to route behavioral‑health calls to non‑police responders; officials have agreed to adopt reforms. The report also flagged staffing and scheduling shortfalls that the county plans to address.

A Tacoma teen has pleaded guilty to the 2024 killing of 16‑year‑old Jonathan Tovar after a marijuana‑deal meetup; sentencing is set for March 20, 2026.

Genetic genealogy helped Kirkland police identify a man found in 1985 as William D. Horn, returning a name to a decades-old John Doe case.

Seattle police say they are investigating a reported stabbing in the Chinatown-International District; the department called details preliminary.

An attic fire at South Pointe Assisted Living in south Everett sent residents outside briefly; firefighters contained the blaze and no one was hurt. The Everett Fire Marshal is investigating.

Homeland Security investigators intercepted a planned swap and seized roughly 20 pounds of cocaine; four people were federally charged in the case.

Shoreline police say two people were arrested and officers seized thousands of pills, nearly 200 grams of meth, five guns and stolen passports after a long-term probe.

A jury found Jesse Puff guilty of murder, arson and assault in the 2020 Hillside Motel blaze that killed two people. The ATF and Seattle Police assisted the investigation.

A Spokane man was sentenced to 84 months after undercover buys tied him to meth and fentanyl sales near the House of Charity. Officials say he boasted of Idaho and Montana supplier links.