Issaquah to reconsider ban on plastic grocery bags
Seattle banned those thin, plastic grocery bags. So did Shoreline, Bellingham and Edmonds. But at least one city could be going the other direction.12 years ago
Jury convicts mother of adding bleach to child’s eyedrops
A Pierce County mother could spend the next 30 years in prison for putting bleach in her toddler's eyedrops, causing permanent injury.12 years ago
Seattle company’s breast cancer test pulled from stores
A Seattle company that makes a test for early warning of breast cancer risk is pulling its products from the market.12 years ago
Pierce County man who killed nephew in DUI crash gets 6-1/2 years
A Gig Harbor man who crashed and rolled his speeding car while driving his niece and nephew home gets six-and-a-half years in prison for killing the 9-year-old boy.12 years ago
Feds warn of health risks during government shutdown
Federal health experts are warning of dire consequences in a prolonged government shutdown, saying they might not be able to "find and stop things that could kill people." State health officials are not sure it's as grave as all that.12 years ago
Sheriff, prosecutor view state marijuana law differently
The top two criminal justice officials in King County are political allies but they have different takes on the state law that legalizes recreational marijuana.12 years ago
No security breach for insurance marketplace
When Washington's new on-line, health insurance marketplace failed on the first day, some people figured hackers were at work. Not so, say leaders of the Washington Health Benefit Exchange.12 years ago
Video of electric car on fire near Kent sends Tesla stock tumbling
Shares of Tesla Motors fell sharply after a video of a burning car near Kent, Wash. appeared online.12 years ago
Seattle School District investigates Garfield High hazing involving at least 100 students
Seattle police say they've identified eight Garfield High School students accused of hazing last Friday at the Washington Park Arboretum.12 years ago
Computer issues plague day-one of health care sign-ups
On the first day Obamacare rolls out across the country, computer issues are plaguing Washington state's health care sign-up website.12 years ago
Teenagers plead not guilty to murder of Tacoma man
Two teenagers are charged with murder for killing a Tacoma man during a robbery earlier this month. Lawrence Howse was found shot dead in his condominium parking garage September 5.12 years ago
Mail, identity thief gets more than three years in prison
A thief who raided locked mailboxes for more than a year in the greater Seattle area is sentenced to 44 months in federal prison.12 years ago
Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll shares passion for gang intervention
Seattle's youth violence prevention campaign is getting national attention, featured at a U.S. Justice Department conference this week. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll was a featured speaker.12 years ago
Armed robberies of students in U-District might be linked
Police are investigating two violent robberies in Seattle's U-District, days apart, at nearly the same location.12 years ago
Woman cited for DUI twice in same day remains free
A woman arrested twice in the same day for drunk driving in Black Diamond pleads not guilty.12 years ago
Boy, wet and hungry, removed from Nickelsville
Police picked up a child spotted wandering around a Seattle homeless camp Monday night.12 years ago
Former Edmonds cop sentenced for sex on duty
A former Edmonds police officer was immediately placed in handcuffs Monday after a judge sentenced him for having sex with a woman in his custody.12 years ago
Woman cited twice for DUI on same day
A woman arrested for drunk driving twice on the same day is due in court in Black Diamond.12 years ago
Northwest relief teams ‘overwhelmed’ by Syrian refugees
Volunteers from the Pacific Northwest are joining what one relief worker calls the world's largest, complex humanitarian emergency.12 years ago
Students, staff sickened at Tacoma’s Edison Elementary
An elementary school in Tacoma was evacuated when students and staffers got sick from gasoline fumes.12 years ago
Charges filed in fatal, fiery I-405 crash in Bellevue
A fatal, high-speed crash in Bellevue last week might have been a murder-suicide attempt.12 years ago
Man wounded in SeaTac shooting not talking to police
Two men were shot and wounded in a car early Thursday morning in SeaTac, but sheriff's detectives don't know why.12 years ago
