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.

Seattle police say a man was shot multiple times at E Pine and Belmont in Capitol Hill; a subject is being questioned and a PIO is en route.

Surveillance shows a driver ignore a crossing guard during middle-school dismissal; Pierce County deputies tracked, arrested and booked the 34-year-old on multiple charges.

A 35-year-old resident was arrested after allegedly holding a staff member inside a DESC supportive-housing unit on Aurora Avenue North; the staffer escaped unharmed.

An 18-year-old accepted a plea to first-degree manslaughter in the 2024 Shoreline killing of BillyJo Perkins; sentencing is set for late March 2026.

Battle Ground police served a search warrant after months of reports that wildlife were being struck by blow darts. Officers recovered blowguns and recovered razor‑tipped darts as they investigate.

The parents of a Gig Harbor teen filed a wrongful-death suit alleging Discord enabled the 764 network that groomed and coerced their 13‑year‑old son. The complaint comes amid international prosecutions and an ongoing Hamburg trial.

Authorities allege a Lacey woman ran a drug operation that sold cannabis and illegal drugs to students; police seized drugs, weapons and more than $26,000. A May trial is scheduled.