1+ week, 5+ day ago  (427+ words) Feb 17, 2026, 12:26 PM The U.S. Postal Service will unveil a new Bruce Lee Forever stamp Wednesday at a public ceremony in Seattle's Chinatown'International District (CID). The first'day'of'issue event will take place at 2 p.m. at the historic Nippon Kan Theater, honoring the Chinese American martial…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (521+ words) Feb 9, 2026, 2:09 PM Two members of a family and a wrongfully detained asylum seeker, all living in Spokane at the time of their detainment, were released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. A father and his 10-year-old daughter from Spokane…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (398+ words) Jan 2, 2026, 9:58 AM The Justice Department announced in May it was canceling proposed consent decrees with Louisville and Minneapolis that sought to curb police racial bias and abuses after the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor that spurred nationwide protests…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (929+ words) Dec 3, 2025, 8:35 AM A deadly UPS cargo plane crash in Kentucky stemmed from corporate choices that favored profits over safety, according to a lawyer who filed two wrongful death lawsuits Wednesday, which allege the company kept flying older aircraft without increasing…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (471+ words) Oct 6, 2025, 2:43 PM Brett Hankison became the first officer involved in the raid to be convicted on criminal charges when a jury found him guilty of using excessive force in November. He was sentenced to 33 months in prison in July but…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (493+ words) Baristas, elected officials, and community supporters are planning to rally at Seattle's Starbucks Reserve Roastery on Monday at 12 p.m., demanding a fair contract. Workers have cited understaffing, low pay, and retaliation for union organizing. The protest follows multiple unfair labor practice…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (620+ words) Sep 5, 2025, 3:00 PM Kevin Coe, the man known as Spokane's "South Hill Rapist," could soon be released from state custody after more than four decades behind bars and in civil commitment. The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (706+ words) Judge James L. Robart ruled on Wednesday that hard work was done at all levels, making the department a "model for reform." "While we embrace change and continue working towards becoming the best police department in the nation, we also understand…...

6+ mon, 3+ day ago  (191+ words) Aug 29, 2025, 1:30 PM The Boone County Sheriff's Office said in a statement that the deputies were in stable condition at a hospital Friday with multiple gunshot wounds. Both were expected to fully recover. The deputies served the warrant Thursday night at…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (346+ words) Aug 13, 2025, 5:47 AM The prisoner was John Nino, 20, and DOC is asking the public to be on the lookout for him. Nino was on the fourth floor with two DOC officers when he escaped. According to Port of Seattle officials, he…...