Federal Way News

ELLENSBURG, Wash. - A second man is under arrest for an early January attempted robbery of a woman and her son who were lured here by car-sale ad on Craig's List Internet site, police said.

Two men are accused of tying a rope around a bull's neck, attaching the rope to the rear of a car and dragging the animal at least a half-mile along South Star Lake Road in unincorporated King County near Auburn.

Following is a sample from the Federal Way police log: a Obscene vandalism: At 2:56 p.m. June 27 in the 31900 block of 30th Avenue Southwest, it was reported that unknown suspects spray-painted racial slurs and images of male genitalia on a vehicle.

Jamel Adams is charged with the attempted rape of a teenage girl. King County detectives say over a three-year period, Adams attempted to sexually abuse the teen, turning her stay at a foster home into a living hell.

A 47-year-old man was shot and seriously wounded Friday night when two masked men stormed into to the house he shared with his parents.

Following is a sample from the Federal Way police log: a Copper theft: At 10:09 a.m. June 24 at 35020 Enchanted Parkway South, it was reported that unknown suspects unlawfully entered a location and stole approximately $1,000 worth of copper wire and bathroom fixtures.

For the second time in two days, firefighters in Federal Way are investigating an overnight fire at a vacant duplex on 28th Place off South 288th Street.

A shambling sentence about screaming seafarers on the sturdy whaler Ellie May stood shoulders above the rest in an annual bad writing contest.

On January 2nd, 2009 an attempted armed robbery occurred at the I-90 motel in Ellensburg, involving two male suspects who were selling a car on Craigslist.

The City of Federal Way, along with 18 other Washington cities, is named in a class action lawsuit, filed June 23, concerning red light photo and school zone speed cameras.

Five members of an extended family have been sentenced to prison for growing marijuana at suburban Seattle houses.

Following is a sample from the Federal Way police log: a A Robbery: At 6:46 p.m. June 18 at 28722 Pacific Highway South, officers were called to a Checkmate check cashing facility in response to a robbery.

A Federal Way man has been charged with first-degree manslaughter after allegedly beating his wife and leaving her body in the apartment for about a week.

TITO HINOJOS Federal Way Mirror Que onda? Today, 10:23 AM UPDATED It was a gorgeous day in the Puget Sound and by all reasons, there was no reason to be unhappy.A These types of days are numbered and short lived.

WOODINVILLE, Wash. - Claire Thornhill of Woodinville says she was lured to New York with the promise of being a star.

A New York City prosecutor says the Oscar-winning songwriter and director behind "You Light Up My Life" has been charged with several counts rape and sexual assault, and his assistant, who is from Federal Way, also faces related charges.

Adan Rodriguez Sarinana, 21, accused of stabbing and killing his roommate on June 3, pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder June 17.

A car erupted in fire, blocking the carpool lane and the adjacent left lane of southbound Interstate 5 in Federal Way Monday morning.

A change in Federal Way's park hours is expected to increase safety and noise compliance.

What to do with a grand piano? That's what the Federal Way Arts Commission had to ask.