Mike Carter

Attorneys for convicted police officer Jeffrey Nelson are alleging his trial was rife with judicial and prosecutorial errors and misconduct. A hearing on the motion is set for next month.

Seattle interim police Chief Sue Rahr has fired a union leader who made comments, described as “vile” and callous, downplaying the death of a young woman struck and killed by another officer speeding through a crosswalk.

The family’s claim alleged jail officials erred in placing the distraught man in solitary confinement with “wildly” insufficient supervision.

A Russian hacker convicted in Seattle is among those included in the prisoner exchange between Russia and the U.S., that freed Evan Gershkovich, among others.

A grand jury has indicted two men for racketeering and related charges in connection with a string of home-invasion robberies, many targeting Asian people.

The city of Olympia agreed to end the practice of police personalizing their equipment, meaning they will soon no longer be able to display symbols like the “thin blue line” flag.

A divided appeals court panel has determined that, under Washington law, ride-hail companies owe a "duty of care" to protect drivers from dangerous passengers.

Kandula was killed when a police officer, driving 74 mph in South Lake Union as he rushed to a call, struck her as she crossed the street.

A jury awarded four protesters $680,000 and found Seattle police violated their civil rights by booking them in jail during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Inquest juries review law-enforcement-related deaths in King County. But the system has a yearslong backlog and the courtlike setting is increasingly adversarial.