King County News

K2 Sports has taken the first step in obtaining a No Further Action determination from the state regarding environmental contamination at its former factory on Vashon Highway.

A man accused of strangling his ex-girlfriend in Kirkland in January pleaded not guilty this morning to second-degree murder, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.

A newly-released journal sheds new light onto the violent fantasies of accused Seattle Pacific University gunman Aaron Ybarra.

A King County judge has released the journal of accused Seattle Pacific University shooter Aaron Ybarra.

A 41-year-old man turned himself in to Seattle police Sunday, saying he had killed his ex-wife and left her body in a vehicle at a park and ride lot in Kent, according to Kent police.

The city of Medina says its taxpayers won't be footing the bill for President Obama's visit to former Costco CEO Jim Sinegal's home as part of the president's whirlwind fundraising tour Tuesday afternoon across the Seattle and Eastside areas.

By Matt Wendland One dead and one in jail following fight at SeaTac Int. Airport According to the King County Sheriff's Department, one man is dead and one man is in custody after a work related argument between the two Korean Air employees at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, escalated into a physical altercation.

SEATTLE a?? When King County, Washington, launched its employee wellness program seven years ago, its motive was clear.

In what the agency called a "screw-up," King County sheriff's deputies shut down a busy Kent intersection for more than four hours Monday morning to investigate a reported suspicious package that turned out to be a dummy belonging to the sheriff's office itself.

A sinkhole has been discovered and Monster Road will be closed in both directions from the Beacon Coal Mine Road in Renton up to 68th Avenue South/Martin Luther King Jr. Way in unincorporated King County.

Renton firefighters on Monday surveyed the damage following a four-alarm fire Saturday afternoon at the Regency Woods apartment complex.

A ribbon cutting ceremony for new Advertiser Home Helpers and Direct Link of South King County will be held this Saturday, July 26 at 11:30 a.m. at their new location at 213 SW 160th Street in Burien, and all are invited.

The county's forensic anthropologist, Kathy Taylor, says one set of bones is bleached and wired together for clinical or educational purposes.

A former employee of The Country Store and Farm has been charged with theft for allegedly embezzling more than $30,000 from the business over two years.

The gloves are off in the 31st District's main bout, but so far the undercard is a friendly fight.

A An ordinance adopting public transportation service reductions in September 2014, February 2015, June 2015 and September 2015 scheduled service changes .

On July 17, King County Assessor Lloyd Hara's office mailed the 2014 property valuations to all residential property owners in Maple Valley.

Crews responded to a report of a commercial fire in the 1400 block of South 18th Street at about 2 p.m. Skyway fire officials initially said the fire was a two-alarm fire.

A spokeswoman for the King County Sheriff's Office said there is no evidence that cupcakes found Friday on Vashon were laced with marijuana.

Never has an election day been so masterfully timed to coincide with when people tune out politics as Washington's upcoming August 5 primary.