Average annual salaries of the King County police departments’ top 15 paid employees per department (By Benjamin Leung)

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How much are South King County police chiefs earning?

This analysis breaks down the salaries between police chiefs in Auburn, Bellevue, Federal Way, Kent and Renton.

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Renton woman dies in vehicle collision on Interstate 405

Crash in Renton just before 3 p.m. on June 5

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Auburn Police arrest 2 juveniles in Oregon for fatal shooting

Pair caught day after May 30 shooting in Auburn

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3 Auburn residents charged with murder in death of Kent man

Ages 20, 18 and 16 they allegedly killed Chris Wesolowicz in 2022 at Southcenter Mall parking garage

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Court denies use of tattoos, prior cases as evidence in Auburn cop’s trial

Jeffrey Nelson is the first officer in state to face a murder charge since the passage of I-940.

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Burmese exchange student charged in fatal crash on State Route 18

Driver reached speeds of 130 mph, according to Washington State Patrol.

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Man receives 7-year prison sentence for controlled substance charge

Seattle Police arrested the man in Kent in 2018 after Seattle man died from a drug overdose

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Kent man dies in single-vehicle crash on SR 18

Auburn driver, 18, arrested for investigation of vehicular homicide with speeding listed as cause

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Documents detail Auburn Police officer’s troubled history

Jeffrey Nelson’s murder trial has been delayed multiple times.

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Man pleads not guilty to 1994 Renton murders

A 23-year-old mother and her 3-year-old son were found shot to death in Renton 29 years ago

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Police investigating death of teenager in Renton

The 17-year-old was found with multiple gunshot wounds on May 6.

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Renton Police charge suspect in 1994 double murder

Victims were Stacy Ann Falcon-Dewey, 23, and her 3-year-old son, Jacob.

Patrick Nicholas, 59, (right) confers with his defense attorney David Montes after opening statements are made Monday, April 17, 2023, at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. Nicholas is standing trial for the December 1991 killing of 16-year-old Sarah Yarborough. Ellen M. Banner/The Seattle Times

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Federal Way’s Yarborough murder trial goes to the jury

Jurors will now decide if Patrick Nicholas killed the Federal Way High School student in 1991.

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Auburn man, 63, dies in wrong-way crash in Renton

The collision happened just before 3 a.m. April 30 on Highway 167

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Investigation continues after Kent police shoot saw-wielding man

The Auburn Police Department released new details regarding a shooting by the Kent Police Department that resulted in…

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Multiple people shot at Auburn illegal street race

Four injured, including three men and a juvenile.

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Man pleads not guilty in death of woman found in Renton

Body of Leticia Martinez-Cosman found 11 days after she disappeared following Mariners’ game

Austin Wenner and Jessica Lewis. Photo courtesy of Gina Jaschke

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Landlord sentenced to 46 years in prison for deaths of Austin Wenner, Jessica Lewis

The remains of Wenner and Lewis were found in suitcases along Alki Beach in West Seattle in 2020.

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Man, 21, dies after shooting at Auburn Environmental Park

Early Monday morning, April 17

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South King County fire chiefs developing behavioral health program

11 agencies are working to address mental health concerns at work and at home.