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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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Inslee calls special session of Legislature to pass drug possession law

Senate Republican leader says no agreement reached yet with Democrats; session to start May 16

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Multiple people shot at Auburn illegal street race

Four injured, including three men and a juvenile.

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Sentencing in ‘suitcase murders’ | Podcast

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King County Councilmember proposes regional ban on public drug use

Proposal comes following what Reagan Dunn is calling a “failure” of the state Legislature.

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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

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John Houston speaks at the April 5 school board meeting.

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Renton family seeks reparations from Renton School District

‘My dad never would have sold his property,’ says John Houston about pressure to sell land in the…

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Kent, Auburn, Renton mayors sign letter to legislators about drug laws

Three among 28 mayors across the state opposing House changes to Senate bill on drug possession laws

Patrick Nicholas, 59, enters the courtroom Monday, April 17, 2023 at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. He is standing trial for the December 1991 killing of 16-year-old Sarah Yarborough. Ellen M. Banner/The Seattle Times

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Trial begins over 1991 murder of Federal Way High School student

Patrick Leon Nicholas is accused of killing Sarah Yarborough, 16, more than 30 years ago.

In this 2019 file photo: A Kent Police SUV is recovered near Interstate 90 and Highway 18 after a woman reportedly stole the vehicle near Kentridge High School and led police on a pursuit. Officers arrested the woman in the vehicle near I-90 and Highway 18. Nobody was injured during the pursuit. COURTESY PHOTO

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Police poised to regain ability to undertake more pursuits

A bill partially unwinding a 2021 policing reform clears the Legislature. It is headed to Gov. Jay Inslee…

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Missing after a Mariners game | Podcast

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Man, 21, dies after shooting at Auburn Environmental Park

Early Monday morning, April 17

Iam Tongi sings “Courage” during the March 21 Federal Way City Council Meeting. Photo by Bruce Honda.

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Federal Way’s Iam Tongi breaks into the Top 26 on ‘American Idol’

Decatur High School student and rising star heads back to Hawaii for the next round.

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Federal Way Discount Guns, 4101 S. 324th St.

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Judge rules against Federal Way Discount Guns

The gun store has argued magazine ban is unconstitutional

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$1.25 billion mental health levy is on April 25 special election ballot

King County Crisis Care Centers proposal would raise money through a property tax.

Leticia “Leti” Martinez-Cosman, 58, was last seen on March 31 at a Seattle Mariners baseball game. (Photo courtesy of the SPD Blotter)

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Man accused of kidnapping, attempting to kill son of missing Seattle woman

The suspect, Brett Michael Gitchel, is also accused of setting the missing woman’s car on fire.

AR-15 rifle that was recovered by Mercer Island police. (File photo)

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WA Senate OKs assault weapons ban, longer wait on gun sales

Bills outlawing many semiautomatic weapons and adding restrictions on gun purchases are now on course to becoming law.

The D’Andre Glapsy defense team, from left to right: Attorney Anna Samuel, investigator Emily Willard, social worker Alix Willard, D’Andre Glaspy, attorney Michael Schueler and investigator Molly Gilbert. COURTESY PHOTO, Michael Schueler

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Jury acquits Renton man in death of 2-year-old boy

King County Medical Examiner’s Office stands by homicide ruling despite evidence found during investigation.

Fish culvert in Issaquah. (Cameron Sheppard/Sound Publishing)

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Advocacy group looking to empower local stewards of salmon habitat

Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group is offering a free training program.