Nation Jul 30 Seattle mayor says police chief has resigned after criticism of festival shooting response By Gene Johnson, Martha Bellisle, Associated Press
Nation Jul 29 Police say bullets that killed 2 at Seattle festival were not fired from arrested teen's gun The bullets that killed two bystanders during a shootout at a crowded Seattle food festival last weekend do not appear to have come from the gun that a 15-year-old arrested at the scene was firing, police said in court documents filed Wednesday. By Gene Johnson, Hallie Golden, Associated Press
Nation Jul 28 Seattle police say 15-year-old arrested in connection with food festival shooting had a ghost gun Police Chief Shon Barnes told a news conference Tuesday that the weapon was a 9 mm gun from Polymer80 — a now-defunct company that was once a leading manufacturer of ghost gun parts. By Gene Johnson, Claire Rush, Associated Press
Nation Jul 28 Shootout that killed 3 at festival in Seattle possibly gang-related, investigators say There were at least three suspects involved in a shootout at a crowded food festival near Seattle’s Space Needle over the weekend, police said Monday. One of them was among those killed in the violence. By Gene Johnson, Hallie Golden, Associated Press
Nation Jul 27 Watch 2:36 3 killed in shooting at crowded festival in Seattle Gunfire erupted at a food festival in Seattle, killing at least three people and wounding at least four others. One person is in custody, and police say another suspect may still be at large. Geoff Bennett reports on the city… By Geoff Bennett, Winston Wilde
Jul 27 Court documents reviewed by AP say there were at least 3 shooters at Seattle food festival By Gene Johnson, Associated Press Police now say there were at least three suspects involved in a food festival shooting near Seattle’s Space Needle over the weekend, and that one of them was among those killed in the violence. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 6:48 Art programs give hope to veterans facing PTSD By Stephanie Sy, Mike Fritz Post-traumatic stress disorder is common among veterans, with 10% of men and nearly 20% of women reporting having symptoms at some point in their lives. But could exposure to more arts programming be the needed prescription for those who have… Continue watching
Dec 16 Man found dead in submerged car near Seattle after a week of heavy rain and flooding By Manuel Valdes, Claire Rush, Associated Press A man who drove past warning signs has been found dead in a car submerged in floodwaters near Seattle. It's the first reported death following a week of heavy rain and flooding in the region. Continue reading
Feb 25 Federal judge blocks Trump effort to suspend nation's refugee admissions system By Gene Johnson, Associated Press The ruling came Tuesday in a lawsuit brought by major refugee aid groups, who argued that Trump's executive order suspending the federal refugee resettlement program ran afoul of the system Congress created for moving refugees into the U.S. Lawyers for… Continue reading
Nov 22 Bomb cyclone pummels northern California with heavy snow and record rain, knocks out power for hundreds of thousands in Seattle By Janie Har, Christopher Weber, Godofredo A. Vásquez, Associated Press Forecasters warn that the risk of flash flooding and rockslides will continue through Friday. Continue reading