July 27, 2021 Seattle mayor calls for more police after six shootings in one weekend Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan is calling on the city to rebuild its depleted police force after six separate shootings rocked Washington state’s largest metropolitan area over the weekend.
July 26, 2021 Masks for vaccinated gaining momentum as more cities, states require or recommend face coverings More and more jurisdictions around the United States are requiring or recommending masks indoors for vaccinated people in reaction to the fast-spreading COVID-19 delta variant.
July 21, 2021 Jason Rantz: Don't just blame COVID for surge in overdose deaths, Dems' bad policies are responsible, too More Americans died from fatal overdoses in 2020 than in any other year since we started tracking the data. It was both historic and tragic.
July 16, 2021 NFL’s Richard Sherman pleads not guilty, says he is ‘deeply remorseful’ after arrest Former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers star Richard Sherman said Friday that he is “deeply remorseful” following his arrest on accusations of drunkenly crashing his SUV in a construction zone and trying to break in to his in-laws’ suburban Seattle home this week.
July 14, 2021 Richard Sherman's wife's disturbing 911 phone call: 'He's threatening to kill himself' Former All-Pro Richard Sherman was arrested early Wednesday morning on a burglary domestic violence charge, but new disturbing details surrounding the arrest emerged later in the afternoon.
July 14, 2021 Seattle doctor harassed by flight attendant for disposing of her baby's diaper A Seattle doctor is raising a stink after she claimed she was harassed by a flight attendant for throwing out her baby’s dirty diaper in the toilet’s trash bin – and later placed on a no-fly list for creating a "biohazard."
July 13, 2021 Washington man arrested in murder of 19-year-old in Seattle's CHOP zone last year A man who is suspected of shooting and killing another man inside Seattle’s Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone last year was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree murder.
July 3, 2021 Death toll in Northwest heat wave expected to continue rising Each day, more deaths are being linked to the heat wave that struck the Pacific Northwest this past week, with medical staff who treated people overwhelmed by temperatures well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) saying the toll from the extreme weather will keep creeping up.
July 1, 2021 Seattle mayoral candidate nearly shot by thieves outside home, calls out city's police 'manpower' problem After almost getting shot and killed while in his home, Seattle mayoral candidate Lance Randall on Thursday raised concern over the lack of support for police.
July 1, 2021 Record Northwest heat may have killed hundreds Hundreds of deaths in Canada, Oregon and Washington may have been caused by the historic heat wave that baked the Pacific Northwest and shattered all-time temperature records in usually temperate cities.