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Juvenile crime is up in King County. Officials can’t agree about how to handle it
Amid a recent spike in youth crime in King County, Jon Schuldt, Renton police chief, has noticed some concerning patterns in his city. In April, a 16-year-old already on electronic home monitoring from an earlier charge allegedly killed another teen in Renton. In the same month, a 13-year-old was charged with an armed robbery he allegedly committed while out on electronic home detention. Three days later, the same boy was charged with committing a burglary in Tukwila. He was required to wear an ankle monitor after pleading guilty to two felonies last year, but had removed the devices four times, his probation officer told the judge.
Video shows moment Delta plane catches fire at Sea-Tac, passengers evacuate using slides
SEATTLE - A new video has captured the moment the front of a Delta plane burst into flames after landing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport earlier in May. The fire broke out after Delta Air Lines flight 604 landed at SEA Airport from Cancun, Mexico on Monday, May 6. The Airbus...
Spanaway Community Mourns the Loss of 13-Year-Old in Suspected Overdose Tragedy
A tragic shadow looms over the community of Spanaway, after a 13-year-old boy was found dead in what appears to be a case of overdose early Friday morning. The young teen, whose identity has not been released to the public, experienced a medical emergency at a home where he was staying with his brothers.
Kopachuck State Park closing for more than year on June 3
Kopachuck State Park will tentatively close for more than a year on June 3 for a long-awaited makeover. The work will culminate the park’s transition from campground-centered to day-use-only. Construction is projected to continue through mid-summer 2025. Bids were due by April 25. Pease Construction submitted the lowest of...
Peninsula High School’s TideHawks earn official recognition, funding from Navy
Peninsula School District’s NJROTC program, based at Peninsula High School, earned official recognition by the Navy, the district announced Thursday. The TideHawks NJROTC unit, established three years ago, were until the recent advancement officially a Navy National Defense Cadet Corps (NNDCC) unit. The Navy makes the NNDCC program available...
Silverdale Red Lobster among locations being shuttered by national seafood chain
SILVERDALE, Wash. — One western Washington location was among the dozens of Red Lobster restaurants that closed abruptly on Monday. More than 80 Red Lobster locations in at least 27 states were listed as "temporarily closed" on the restaurant's website. That includes one on Northwest Randall Way in Silverdale, out in Kitsap County.
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