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Six organized retail theft suspects in King County court Monday as Washington leads nation in shoplifting
7+ hour, 29+ min ago (804+ words) Six defendants accused of organized retail theft were arraigned in King County court Monday, part of what prosecutors describe as a steady flow of cases hitting Puget Sound businesses in 2026. The cases involve some of the region’s most recognizable retail…...
California contests for governor, LA mayor head toward primary election with no clear leaders
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (210+ words) May 31, 2026, 9:31 PM In the governor’s race, former Fox News TV host and British political adviser Steve Hilton is urging Republicans to unite behind him as he fights for one of two spots in the November election alongside two Democrats, billionaire…...
Three arrested after fight breaks out at Seattle protest outside Jewish event
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (308+ words) Apr 20, 2026, 6:41 AM BY KIRO NEWSRADIO NEWSDESK According to The Seattle Times, dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators showed up. The event was hosted by StandWithUs Northwest, a Jewish group that fights “rising antisemitism, hate, and misinformation online.” Things escalated when a protester…...
California's Newsom signs a reparations study law but vetoes other racial justice proposals
9+ mon, 6+ hour ago (686+ words) Oct 13, 2025, 5:27 PM He signed a law authorizing $6 million for California State University to study how to confirm an individual’s status as a descendant of an enslaved person. But he vetoed other bills the California Legislative Black Caucus championed as tools…...
One of San Francisco’s most troubled neighborhoods brings a pumpkin patch to its children
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (517+ words) The Tenderloin neighborhood near City Hall is among San Francisco’s most troubled, rife with open drug use and homelessness. But it also has the highest concentration of kids in San Francisco, an estimated 3,000 children from largely immigrant families. The idea…...
A shopping mall shooting wounds 2 and prompts a Black Friday evacuation in the Bay Area
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (247+ words) Nov 28, 2025, 8:04 PM The shooting was an isolated incident, the San Jose Police Department said on the social platform X. Officers evacuated and cleared Valley Fair Mall in Santa Clara to confirm there was no threat to public safety. The wounded were…...
Masked thieves conduct smash-and-grab at North Seattle shop
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (286+ words) Seattle police are investigating an early morning smash-and-grab burglary that caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to a smoke shop in North Seattle. Around 2:25 a.m., officers heard that a car had crashed into a business in the 8000 block of Lake…...
Cal Anderson Park encampment grows, city calls it 'resolved"
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (754+ words) Talk Show Host and Columnist at AM 770 KTTH Swaths of homeless people have overrun Cal Anderson Park, with tents now lining the popular green space in Seattle’s Capitol Hill. But don’t tell that to the city of Seattle — a department…...