Someone left a gun in a Bellevue elementary school. The district didn’t tell parents for almost a month A semi-automatic Glock pistol was left in the boys' bathroom at a Bellevue elementary school over winter break by someone who attends a church that rents the school every Sunday. Stephen Howie
Seattle's first 2026 homicide stems from a shooting more than 50 years ago The story of Joseph Garrett’s murder is more than 50 years in the making. His life ended on Jan. 4, making 71-year-old Garrett Seattle’s first homicide of 2026. Stephen Howie
Seattle charges man with assault for slapping, grabbing women from Lime bike The Seattle City Attorney has charged a 24-year-old man with one count of assault with sexual motivation for grabbing and groping multiple women’s buttocks in downtown Seattle last spring. Amy Radil
Police say 2 officers shot in Northeast Portland; suspect at large Two police officers were shot Monday night near Lloyd Center in Northeast Portland, according to the Portland Police Bureau. OPB Staff
Man who held himself out as Native American activist sentenced to 46 years for serial rapes A man who held himself out as a Native American activist was sentenced Wednesday to 46 years in prison for drugging and raping women in a case that inspired calls for changes in Washington state law to prohibit defendants who represent themselves from directly questioning their accusers. Associated Press
Victim of unsolved Seattle CHOP killing featured in newly unearthed video A newly unearthed video has revealed what is likely the last known footage of Antonio Mays Jr. speaking at 2020’s Capitol Hill Occupied Protest just days before his death. Sydney Brownstone
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
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
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
