Crime

'Defund is dead': Seattle leaders say it's time to hire more police

Seattle Police Department leaders say they need to hire more officers — and quickly.

Conflict and confusion after state suspends intake for convicted juveniles

There is concern and confusion in King County courts after a surprising decision from the state to suspend intakes of juvenile offenders at two correctional facilities due to overcrowding. Instead, youths sentenced to long-term confinement will remain under county oversight until further notice, the state Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) told county officials Friday.

Man charged with murdering teen outside of Renton Big 5 Sporting Goods pleads not guilty

King County prosecutors have notified schools of 69 felony gun charges against students

The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has started notifying schools when students are charged with felonies involving guns. The Safer Schools Strategy began this school year, partly in response to campus shootings.

Following 3 Seattle-area teens' shooting deaths, community leaders call for structural gun violence solutions

In recent days, vigils have been held for three Seattle area teenagers who were killed by gun violence in separate incidents last week. Community leaders are making an urgent call to stop the violence.

Mapped: Shootings around Seattle's Garfield High School this year

In the last year, there have been at least six shootings in and around Garfield High School in Seattle's Central District.

Garfield High School students return to class after deadly shooting

Students walked past a memorial of signs and flowers as they made their way back into Garfield High School on Tuesday morning, the first time since a student was killed in a shooting in the parking lot last Thursday.

Man charged with murder after allegedly shooting teen 7 times near Renton Big 5 Sporting Goods

King County prosecutors on Monday charged 51-year-old Aaron Brown Myers of Redmond with second degree murder in connection with the shooting death of a 17-year-old boy outside of a Renton sporting goods store Wednesday.