A Kent police officer shot an armed man on a Des Moines beach after responding to reports of a 58-year-old threatening ...

The president’s new executive order gives Musk and DOGE carte blanche and sets limits on hiring veterans and transitioning ...

The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled that Seattle police officers who attended the January 2021 rally and protests at the U.S.

On Tuesday afternoon, the Seattle City Council approved a measure allowing Seattle Police Department (SPD) officers to use ...

Previous legislation—passed as a result of public outcry—had all but barred the use of less-lethal weapons such as tear gas ...

Past councils restricted the use of so-called less-lethal weapons following the department’s violent response to racial ...

A new team is in place in north Seattle to help people on the streets who are homeless, in crisis, or need help with issues ...

Kirkland Connections is a new 24/7 mental health crisis center that could prove a model for the five crisis centers a county ...

CHS reported on the city’s response to public safety concerns around the Pike/Pine nightlife district with plans for improved policing and new resources including CCTV cameras ...

SEATTLE — The new Pierce County sheriff would have been fired from the Seattle Police Department (SPD) if he still worked there, according to a new disciplinary report by Seattle's outgoing ...

Kent Police Chief Rafael Padilla hired Thompson in September 2024 after he moved to the Seattle area last July following his ...

(The Center Square) – Shon Barnes, who started his new job as chief of the Seattle Police Department on Friday, has big goals for 2025, including fully establishing his command staff within 100 ...