Skykomish gym teacher accused of sexually abusing 14-year-old student over 2 years
A Skykomish School District staff member was arrested Friday for alleged rape of a child.
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Seattle Fire crews rescue 2 large dogs stuck down embankment
Seattle Fire Department crews rescued two large dogs that got stuck down an embankment on Thursday afternoon.
Medical examiner releases names of 5 killed in Key Peninsula stabbing spree, including suspect
The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office has released the name of five people who were killed in a stabbing spree on Key Peninsula earlier this week, including the name of the suspect.
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.
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.
