2026-04-15

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Seattle Local — 2026-04-15#

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The Seattle City Council unanimously approved two measures for Mayor Katie Wilson’s homelessness plan, advancing $5 million in funding to build 500 new tiny home micro-shelters by June. The ordinances also give the city expanded authority to increase capacity at existing tiny home villages as part of an effort to open 1,000 new shelter beds by 2027.

2026-04-16

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Seattle Local — 2026-04-16#

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A fierce late-season spring storm battered Western Washington today with hail, freezing temperatures, and heavy snow that forced the closure of Interstate 90 in both directions near Snoqualmie Pass. Though the pass has since reopened, a freeze warning remains in effect for parts of the region following the severe weather that caught many travelers off guard.

2026-04-18

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Seattle Local — 2026-04-18#

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Family members of a two-year-old who was shot and killed in Federal Way are expressing outrage after a judge allowed the murder suspect to leave jail for a day to attend his mother’s funeral. Eighteen-year-old Jayson Jack is currently awaiting trial for the first-degree murder of toddler Synsyr Lewis, who was killed in an IHOP parking lot in April 2024.

2026-04-30

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Seattle Local — 2026-04-30#

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A fight at Tacoma’s Foss High School on Thursday afternoon escalated into a stabbing that injured five people, including four students and a security guard,. The school was placed on lockdown, and the suspect—who is also a student—was taken into custody and transported to the hospital along with the victims,,.

2026-05-01

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Seattle Local — 2026-05-01#

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Six people, including five students and a security guard, were hospitalized with stab wounds following a fight at Foss High School in Tacoma on Thursday afternoon. A 16-year-old student suspect has been taken into custody, and the school remains closed on Friday as authorities investigate the incident, which reportedly stemmed from an altercation over a vape pen.

2026-05-03

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Seattle Local — 2026-05-03#

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Pierce County deputies are searching for 23-year-old Skyler Cantrell following a chaotic confrontation where the suspect rammed patrol cars, was shot at by deputies, and fled the scene. Residents near the crash site were urged to lock their doors after the bloodied man went door-to-door asking for help and allegedly attempted to force his way into multiple homes.

2026-05-04

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Seattle Local — 2026-05-04#

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A massive manhunt is underway in Tacoma for 23-year-old Skyler Cantrell, a wanted felon who fled from Pierce County sheriff’s deputies, exchanged gunfire, and rammed patrol vehicles before crashing his car early Sunday morning. Bleeding from suspected gunshot wounds, Cantrell abandoned his vehicle and attempted to unlawfully enter several occupied neighborhood homes, putting local families on high alert.

2026-05-05

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Seattle Local — 2026-05-05#

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The Washington State Supreme Court denied a conservative committee’s request to pursue a fall referendum to repeal the state’s new income tax, widely known as the “millionaires tax”. This ruling blocks efforts to allow a public vote on the measure, effectively solidifying the new tax law.

2026-05-07

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Seattle Local — 2026-05-07#

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A 35-year-old man was arrested for arson after driving a van into the Everett Police precinct parking lot and intentionally setting it on fire with accelerants. The pressure built up and caused a massive explosion, which authorities said posed a significant danger to responding officers and the public.

2026-05-10

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Crime, Public Safety, Education, Community, Seattle

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Seattle Local — 2026-05-10#

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A man in his early 20s was found shot and killed Saturday morning inside the Growler Guys taproom in the Lake City/Northgate neighborhood. The beloved employee, known to friends as “Q,” was discovered by a coworker arriving to open the business, marking the city’s 12th homicide of the year as police canvass for surveillance footage.