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  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
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  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.

  • David Gutman / The Seattle Times
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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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  Seattle’s incoming city attorney Erika Evans promises vigilance on federal interference

  Since declaring victory on election night, Erika Evans says she's been busy preparing for a smooth transition.

  • Amy Radil
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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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  ICE launches ad campaign to recruit Seattle-area police

  TV ads now airing in Seattle are trying to recruit local police to work for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

  • Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
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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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  Mayor Harrell announces funding to address gun violence in Seattle

  Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has announced nearly $15 million for services supporting people affected by gun violence.

  • Noel Gasca
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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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