King County News

A Vancouver man accused of stabbing a cat at a White Center shelter has pleaded guilty to first-degree animal cruelty.

New June 28, 10:40 a.m. Ken Konigsmark wouldn't go so far as to say it's perfect, but in politics you have to compromise sometimes.

A Level 3 sex offender is under arrest and charged with molesting a young boy at a public swimming pool.

A spectacular fire that broke out Tuesday night in a multistory apartment complex under construction in the Highlands neighborhood of Renton, Wash., sent up a smoke plume visible for miles.

In a grand jury indictment unsealed Tuesday, the 92-year-old Colacurcio and his associates are accused of promoting prostitution at four Seattle-area nightclubs run by the Colacurcios' management business.

A man who died while diving in waters off Redondo Beach in the south Seattle suburb of Des Moines has been identified as 57-year-old Karl Anquoe of Tukwila, Wash.

King County has been awarded nine federal economic stimulus grants totaling almost $79 million, funds which will be used to create or retain 192 jobs, according to a report issued by the county executivea TMs office.

King County residents can safely dispose of car batteries, oil and other household hazardous items when the King County Wastemobile visits Renton this weekend.

Five family members from South King County were all sentenced to federal prison Friday for their roles in an extensive marijuana-growing operation using each of their homes as indoor gardens.

A Federal Way man accused of leaving his dead wife in their bathroom for five days has been charged with manslaughter.

Reggie Rogers was sentenced this morning to two years in prison for two separate DUI incidents from last fall.

Eight ticketed drivers Wednesday filed a lawsuit alleging that 19 Washington cities, including Spokane, are overcharging people who get automated traffic-camera fines.

Two men who allegedly tied a dog to a tree and then shot the animal and left it for dead near North Bend last month have been charged with first-degree animal cruelty by King County prosecutors.

A 41-year-old man accused of neglecting his 88-year-old mother while he was her caregiver has been charged with manslaughter.

SEATAC, Wash. -- Four kids are accused of using a pit bull as part of an attack on two women in SeaTac Sunday evening.

Nearly four weeks of no rain and counting in Western Washington is causing fire danger to race to mid-July levels.

The folding knife had a 3 1/2-inch blade. Police said the man holding it was at gunpoint, but kept yelling, "Let's do this!" A Taser dropped the suspect, who'd been followed Monday night after allegedly stealing a ball from a Tukwila supermarket.

A 16-year-old boy died Friday in a two car collision near Duvall. The accident happened at about 11:15 a.m. on Northeast Big Rock Road.

The state Health Department says Washington had five of the 66 E-coli cases nationally that may be related to eating Toll House cookie dough.

A judge today sentenced former King County Assessor Scott Noble to eight months in jail on a work release program, for a wrong-way, drunk driving accident on I-5 in January.