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A Seattle woman says she's too traumatized to stay in her own home after a raccoon attack sent her and her dog to the ER.

DNA evidence collected from the scene of Officer Tim Brenton's Oct. 31 homicide and the arson of four police vehicles nine days earlier matched Christopher J. Monfort, the man shot Friday by homicide detectives at his Tukwila apartment, police said.

The assault trial of a former King County sheriff's deputy has been put on hold over concerns that the man suspected of killing a Seattle police officer on Halloween night may have been motivated by the deputy's actions.

Another fire has been set in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood, the fourth fire since Sunday night.

For a moment, as the giant concrete elephant tipped in the wind, everyone was on edge.

Moments after the first returns were posted in the Seattle mayor's race, Mike McGinn's volunteer field director took the stage at the Capitol Hill party.

Officer Tim Brenton, who was gunned down on October 31, was laid to rest Friday in Seattle, Washington.

On Nov. 24 a West Seattle hometown boy becomes King Countya s new Executive, with a cabinet of 22, plus 13,000 full time employees under him, and nearly two million King County residents to serve.

The couple in the plastic chairs at the Northgate public library was typical of about a fifth of Seattle voters, a recent poll said.

Former school advisor said man was 'natural leader' At one point he wanted to be a policeman.

A man was found beaten to death Wednesday morning in a homeless camp, and another homeless man with a history of assaults is being held on $500,000 bail.

Mike McGinn stretched his lead over Joe Mallahan to 1,209 votes Friday afternoon in Seattle's mayoral race, as elections officials released a new count of 20,000 ballots.

Law enforcement officers from throughout the region are gathering to honor slain Officer Timothy Brenton with a long procession and large funeral service at KeyArena.

Two more businesses were damaged by flames early Thursday in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood , and fire investigators said both were deliberately set - bringing to eight the total number of arsons there in recent weeks.

Severe congestion is expected Friday during a memorial procession for Seattle Police Officer Timothy Brenton that will begin at 9 a.m. at the University of Washington and end around noon at KeyArena.

Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck has fully participated in practice a day after sitting out to give his broken ribs a rest.

Two more fires burned businesses early Thursday in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood.

Results are all on this page . City Attorney - West Seattle incumbent Tom Carr vs.

A police car was draped in a white blanket Saturday night on the corner of 29th Avenue and East Yesler Way.

The reward has grown to $105,000 for information leading to the arrest and charges of the suspect who killed a Seattle Police officer Halloween night.