Sara Green

King County previously required an arraignment to be held within 14 days of charges being filed against a defendant. Now, it must take place within three days.

At hidden hubs for the Seattle Public Library and King County Library systems, thousands of books a day begin their journeys across the region.

Mary Johnson-Davis was last confirmed alive on Nov. 25, 2020 as she was walking on Fire Trail Road. She was on her way to a friend’s house but never arrived.

A forensic pathologist told investigators the boy did not die immediately and his mother would have had time to seek medical help, according to the charges.

At the heart of the lawsuit are dime-sized pieces of metal or plastic that can be attached to the back of a handgun without the need for specialized tools.

The driver and three shoppers — two women and one of the women's minor son — were injured in the crash.

After charges were dropped against their initial suspect, Seattle police are asking the public for help in finding the actual suspect behind a fatal fire in Wallingford.

After homicides finally dipped last year, the first half of 2025 has been even more encouraging. King County's prosecutor points to a two-pronged strategy.

Police found "an Asian male with dark hair and a (similar) name and deemed it sufficient to move forward with life altering charges,” the defense wrote.

Seattle police Chief Shon Barnes updated the public Monday on three shootings over the course of four days. He urged residents to call 911 before disputes escalate into violence.

Seattle police detectives and a SWAT team took a man into custody two days after a 48-year-old man was shot in the head at the transit center.

Police records show officers have gone to the motel 43 times this year and arrested a convicted human trafficker there two weeks ago.

Tukwila police and the FBI worked with law enforcement officials in Kenya to arrest a man suspected of shooting and killing a woman in a Costco parking lot.

The Seattle City Council passed two public safety-related bills Tuesday, one aimed at expanding the chronic nuisance property ordinance and the other to impose civil penalties on graffiti taggers.

Two amendments aim to expand the police chief’s authority to hold business and property owners accountable for the violence and disorder that spills outdoors.

As the search continues for Travis Decker, a former U.S. Army soldier suspected of killing his three daughters, their mother is asking for improvements to state's Amber Alert system.

The bodies of Olivia Decker, 5; Evelyn Decker, 8; and Paityn Decker, 9, were discovered near a truck belonging to their father outside Leavenworth.

After reviewing the police investigation into the death of a 33-year-old man Wednesday, prosecutors declined to file charges against the man’s alleged killer.

The deputy allegedly abused a teenage girl who was part of the Police Explorer program, according to prosecutors.

The Seattle City Council passed new rules in February allowing officers to use weapons like tear gas, pepper spray and blast balls to manage crowds. Those rules were put the test on Saturday.