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Neighbors alert tenants, save dog from burning apartment
When Ali Thomas saw the column of smoke, and realized a three-alarm fire was devouring her apartment, she could only think of her 13-year-old beagle, Comet, that she left in her apartment when she went to work. “I was in a panic,” Thomas said. “I was ready to run into ...
Two charged in copper wire theft that cut runway lights at Sea-Tac Airport
Two men who prosecutors say stole thousands of feet of copper wire from runway light towers at Sea-Tac Airport are in custody on federal charges. According to court documents, Jeramie Harms, 28, and Timothy Lynch, 50, entered a secured area of the airport and removed copper cable from the light ...
Woman accused of pimping her teen girlfriend
A Seattle woman is behind bars, accused of pimping-out her girlfriend, who's only 16 years old. Prosecutors charged 20-year-old Jacqueline Oliver with two counts of promoting sexual abuse of a minor after an undercover police sting at a Kent hotel. According to detectives, Oliver posted numerous ads on the website ...
Police investigating after woman found dead in Bellevue
A thirty-five-year-old mother was found murdered in Bellevue. Investigators are working to find who killed Nataliya Vabishchevich. When Vabishchevich didn’t show up for work on Monday, her co-workers went to 10th Place NE Condos in Bellevue. Vabishchevich was a massage therapist part-time at Eastside Life Chiropractic in Redmond. Her co-workers ...
Woman crashes car into North Seattle building
A woman having a medical issue crashed into a building Tuesday near Aurora Avenue North, causing onlookers to run in fear. The incident happened about 1:35 p.m. in the 1100 block of North Northgate Way. “The (911) caller could not tell who was driving the vehicle, and said people just ...
Arrest made after man blasted in leg with shotgun
A Thurston County man was arrested, accused of shooting a 28-year-old man in the leg with a shotgun. On Monday at 5 p.m., deputies were called to the 7700 block of Delphi Road Southwest for reports of shots fired. When officers arrived, a man was in the process of leaving ...
Mayor McGinn testifies in Congress to stop coal trains in Pacific Northwest
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn is calling on Congress to stop coal trains from rolling through the state. McGinn doesn't want the coal trains rolling through any cities in the Northwest, especially not in Seattle along the waterfront. McGinn made his case testifying before members of the House Energy & Commerce ...
Police find bleeding man at confusing scene in Edmonds
Edmonds police are questioning two men they’re calling persons of interest in a serious assault on a third man early Tuesday morning. Emergency dispatchers received a call at 2:21 a.m. reporting a disturbance at the Park Ballinger apartments near the corner of 76th Avenue West and 228th Street Southwest. When ...
FIRST ON KIRO: Police say con artist targeted Vietnamese victims as DSHS employee
Police are warning about a woman posing as a DSHS employee to steal money from very vulnerable victims, and detectives believe there could be many more targets who have not yet come forward, possibly because of the language barrier between themselves and police. Oanh Nguyen, 39, is a native Vietnamese ...
Seahawks forming Fan Advisory Council
The Seattle Seahawks are forming a President's Fan Advisory Council to assist team executives "in the evaluation and enhancement of the overall Seahawks fan experience," the team said in a statement Monday. It's a way for fans to have face-to-face communication with team executives. "The Fan Advisory Council will play ...
Tacoma businessman busted in child-sex sting
The president of the engineering firm Tacoma AHBL was arrested Friday, accused of trying to solicit a teenager for sex. Thomas Royal Hicks, 47, came to the attention of the police last month when he posted an ad on Craigslist regarding 'collecting virgins.' Everett police created an email account for ...
Kidnap victim's mother furious suspect is out of jail
The mother of a kidnapped girl is furious the man suspected of taking her was set free--less than 24 hours after being caught. "This is the scariest thing I can imagine," said Veronica Damon. Bellingham police say 35-year-old Matthew Pemberton was at a flea market this weekend playing with Veronica's ...
PHOTOS: Box truck, passenger truck crash in Redmond
One person hurt his wrist in a crash between a passenger truck and a box truck in Redmond.
Woman found dead in Lake Stevens home
A woman in her 20s was found dead inside a Lake Stevens home Monday morning and investigators suspect "homicidal violence." Snohomish County investigators spent much of the day at a home in the 9200 block of 15th Street Southeast. They say a man discovered the woman around 9:00 a.m. Deputies ...
Prosecutors: Mother thought baby was trying to kill her
A Puyallup woman was arraigned in Pierce County superior court Monday, accused of trying to kill her baby because she believed the child was trying to kill her, court documents said. According to probable cause documents, the baby’s father said when he arrived home Sunday, the 3-month-old’s mother, Anna Murphy, ...
Cops: DUI suspect gave officer Miller Lite when asked for license
A drunken man who was stopped by police handed the officer a Miller Lite when asked for his license, police said. Prosecutors said the behavior by Omar Medina, 26, isn't surprising. They said he habitually drives without his license and this is his fourth arrest for an alcohol-related driving offense ...
Reward increased in Molly Conley shooting case
The reward for the unsolved homicide of Molly Conley – the 15-year-old Bishop Blanchet High School freshman killed earlier this month in Lake Stevens – is up to $34,000. Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound said Monday that’s the maximum reward available. Rewards are given for information leading to a suspect’s ...
Family of teen killed in bike crash releases statement
The family of Xavier Pelletier’s family released the following statement Monday: We are heartbroken to share the news that yesterday morning we lost our much loved family member Xavier Pelletier in a tragic accident during the Ride to Conquer Cancer. At 16 years of age, Xavier was a talented young ...
Taxi drivers sound off at city hall over ride sharing
Taxi drivers lined the street in front of Seattle City Hall honking their horns in their cabs, while other drivers stood on the steps holding signs demanding the city enforce its current laws. "The city finds a way to find a level playing field for metered taxi cab drivers and ...
Man killed in University Place longboarding accident
A 21-year-old man was killed while longboarding with his 16-year-old brother on the walking trails at Chambers Bay Golf course in University Place this weekend. According to a police report, the victim, who was not wearing a helmet, crashed into a tree on the north switchbacks of the park’s walking ...
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