Year-End Wrap: These were some of the biggest local stories in 2025
A lot has happened in 2025, on a local and national scale.
Latest Headlines by Brittany Perry
Where is Oakley Carlson? A look at the child’s disappearance four years later
Her case garnered national attention, as her biological parents were and are considered people of interest in her disappearance. No one outside of Oakley’s biological parents had seen her since February 10, 2021-- 10 months before she was reported missing.
Docs: Couple had ‘shrine,’ handwritten notes detailing desire to kidnap child as ‘sex slave’
A Pierce County couple is accused of trying to kidnap a child and sell them for sex, and they allegedly had nearly 650 files of child sexual abuse on their digital devices.
By Brittany Perry, KIRO 7 News and Jack Bilyeu, KIRO 7 News
Judge rules Bryan Kohberger must pay for victims’ urns as part of restitution
A judge in Idaho ruled that convicted killer Bryan Kohberger must pay for his victims’ urns as part of his restitution, despite Kohberger’s argument against it.
Docs: Shooting outside Metro bus stemmed from man telling passenger to stop smoking fentanyl on bus
A man allegedly shot a fellow bus passenger following a confrontation where he tried to get an elderly rider away from the victim, who may have been smoking fentanyl on the bus.
Court docs detail injuries inflicted on non-verbal child, allegedly by his mom, before death
A north Seattle mother has now been charged in the death of her 4-year-old son, who was found by police with a chest wound face-down in a bloody tub.
Claim alleges WA child protection agencies knew about parents’ abuse before child’s death
A tort has been filed against three child protection agencies in Washington, claiming they were aware of the parents’ abuse before their 5-year-old child was tortured to death.
‘Too good to be true:’ Mariners fan with custom ‘Dump Here’ shirts catches Cal Raleigh’s HR ball
Sitting in the front row in left field at Comerica Park to watch the Mariners take on the Tigers, longtime M’s fan Jameson Turner came prepared with homemade end-of-season shirts for Cal Raleigh that said “Dump 61 Here.”
‘Skeletal remains’ of Travis Decker believed to be found just 0.74 miles from murder site
While the remains will need to be positively identified, preliminary findings suggest that the remains belong to Decker, the sheriff’s office said.
By Brittany Perry, KIRO 7 News and KIRO 7 News Staff
Docs: Burien man may have stabbed girlfriend, roommate to death over breakup
Detectives believe that the “horrific” stabbings may have been prompted by one of the victims breaking up with Montecinos.
In-home surveillance shows Renton triple homicide suspect moments before murders
‘You ruined my life:’ Court docs reveal possible motive in Kirkland deadly knife attack
‘U’d never expect it:’ 13-year-old arrested for making threats idolized school shooters online: docs
Docs: Bremerton mom accused of attempted murder wrote messages wishing infant harm
Man stabbed in the neck outside Renton bar now paralyzed on one side; suspect charged: docs
Docs: Federal Way father charged with assault in beating death of 5-year-old tied to toilet
Docs: Father accused of abandoning 4-year-old on side of highway as form of discipline
King County awards woman $21.5M in settlement over near-death dog mauling
Temporary restraining order issued for release of Kohberger crime scene photos, other docs
Docs say 74-year-old RV driver was heavily intoxicated when he hit a truck, killing a woman
Kohberger docs: Fellow inmates, Tinder match describe odd interactions with the convicted murderer
Docs: Kohberger’s defense planned to point the finger at 3 others in victims’ social circle
Bryan Kohberger sentencing: Where he could serve time and notable prisoners behind bars with him
What to expect from Bryan Kohberger’s sentencing
Water usage restrictions near Port Angeles after oil tanker overturns into creek
Docs detail investigation; 4-year-old shoots Lynnwood mom with sleeping dad’s gun
Company uses WA drivers’ phone data to determine speeding hot spots
Around the Sound: Paranormal Cirque II
Docs: Renton man dies of asphyxiation after being tied up during robbery
Kitsap Humane Society at double capacity for cats and kittens; urgent call for fosters
