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  Violent crime is on the decline in Washington state and nationwide

  Preliminary data suggest that rates for violent and property crimes in Washington state fell in 2025, continuing the decline that began two years ago. That was the big takeaway in a briefing for state lawmakers Thursday.

  • Amy Radil
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  The number of shots fired in King County dropped last summer. Is gun violence on the decline?

  The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office says the number of shots fired during the third quarter of the year has dropped for a second year in a row.

  • Noel Gasca
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  Toll could be nearly $1 million from vandalism in Washington state Capitol

  Damage at the Washington state Capitol from vandalism last month could cost nearly $1 million.

  • Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
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  Off-duty Alaska pilot who tried to cut flight's engines midair avoids federal prison

  A former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 while riding off-duty in the cockpit will serve no additional prison time, a federal judge ruled Monday.

  • Associated Press
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  Human remains identified as missing Tulalip woman whose disappearance helped spark movement

  Mary Johnson-Davis’s disappearance while walking on the Tulalip Reservation on Nov. 25, 2020 sparked a reward, a documentary film, and fueled a successful movement to create statewide alerts for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. Now, the FBI said DNA from human remains found in a remote area in North Snohomish County on June 13, 2025 has been confirmed as matching Johnson-Davis.

  • Amy Radil
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  Intruder burns, smashes through state Capitol, knocking over Washington bust

  A man broke into the Washington State Capitol's Legislative Building on Sunday night, knocked over the giant bronze bust of George Washington, and burned state and county flags.

  • Scott Greenstone
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  DNA testing confirms Travis Decker, wanted in killings of 3 young daughters, is dead

  Forensic tests confirmed that human remains found on a remote mountain in Washington state this month were those of Travis Decker, a former soldier wanted for killing his three young daughters last spring, officials confirmed Thursday.

  • Associated Press
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  Federal prosecutor says Travis Decker, wanted in killings of his 3 daughters, is dead

  Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to drop the arrest warrant for a former soldier wanted in the deaths of his three young daughters because the U.S. Marshals Service says the man is dead.

  • Associated Press
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  Officials find remains believed to be Travis Decker, wanted for killing his 3 young daughters

  Authorities say they have found remains they believe are Travis Decker, an ex-soldier wanted in the deaths of his three daughters, in the mountains of Washington state.

  • Associated Press
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  WA officials condemn fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, political violence

  Washington state officials on the right and left condemned political violence Wednesday following the fatal shooting of 31-year-old conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Orem, Utah.

  • Katie Campbell

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