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Seattle police are investigating after a worker found what appeared to be a human skull at a West Seattle transfer station; the item was collected as evidence and the medical examiner was notified.
Fire crews extinguished a blaze Tuesday at a First Hill business that houses an art gallery, an event space and a tattoo shop; officials had not released details on injuries or cause.
Police investigated reports of gunfire at Westcrest Park Monday; officers found shell casings and no injuries were immediately reported.
Seattle Fire says a first‑floor blaze in a two‑story commercial building on E Union was brought under control early Tuesday and the primary search is complete.
Deputies shot and killed a man who reportedly exited a car with a gun near Onalaska; state investigators have been notified and will review the use of force.
Fire crews fought two residential blazes on Friday as a windstorm kept emergency units busy across South King County. One person was seriously injured and both fires are under investigation.
Pierce County posted a remembrance for Deputy Dom Calata on March 16, 2026. He was killed in a 2022 SWAT operation and is remembered as a deputy and organ donor.
Early-morning burglaries hit Magnolia Village shops; Vixen Collection reports more than $6,000 in stolen jewelry and police are reviewing surveillance.
A raw video shows a woman and children pulled from a Shelton lake; state officials and safety groups urge life jackets and close supervision.
A man was shot Sunday near the Greenbridge Library in White Center; deputies say there is no ongoing public threat and the victim was taken to Harborview Medical Center.
An assault at Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital and a Sunday shooting on 96th Street South left two people critically injured over the weekend, officials say.
Raw footage shows deputies recapturing an inmate who had been booked on a murder charge; KIRO 7 published the arrest video on March 15, 2026.
Pierce County records show a $20,000 settlement after a sheriff's K‑9 bit a man in South Hill in December 2022.
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