King County News

The suspect in the death of 17-year-old Jessica Scholl Friday morning apparently has been arrested in Oklahoma City, Ok., the Renton Police Department announced Monday afternoon.

Here is a list of what's open and what government offices are closed in honor of Memorial Day today.

De Marco Best, an active parent in the Bethel School District, was recently elected as Washington State PTA Region 5 director for a one-year term beginning June 1. As a region director, he is responsible for holding officers' leadership workshops and providing support for the councils and local units in Region 5, which includes southeast Pierce ... (more)

Editor's note: The following piece is by King County Councilman Bob Ferguson who represents the King County Council's 1st District, including Shoreline and Lake Forest Park.

A list of what's open and closed for Memorial Day on Monday, along with special hours for some public services and businesses.

Memorial Day is Monday, May 28; here is a list of what's open and what government offices are closed.

One person was injured when a small plane with four people aboard flipped Saturday morning at the Vashon Municipal Airport, officials said.

Kristi Adcock of Mukilteo walks her boxers, Ryker and Roxie, in a commercial-size lot on 75th Street, east of Boeing on Friday.

Law-enforcement officers were searching for the ex-boyfriend of a 17-year-old Renton girl who was found stabbed to death in her house Friday, shortly after firefighters found smoke pouring from a second-story window.

SLIDESHOW: UPDATED with photos of...B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" at Boeing Field May 24-27 for "Salute to Veterans" national tour King County Flood Control District Chair Julia Patterson, pictured, and King County Executive Dow Constantine expressed disappointment at a decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deny reimbursement for work ... (more)

Callie is a 4-year-old calico cutie who wants a person of her very own to love. She is a beautiful girl with green eyes and dabbles of orange on her cheek.

Lindbergh junior found dead in home; person of interest sought Developers of controversial Potala Village project file lawsuit against the City of Kirkland Woman's body found in Carnation, could be missing resident Juanita High School senior Molly Grager wins state high jump title State Fastpitch Two hikers in Tolt-MacDonald park may have ended a ... (more)

King County prosecutors have charged Burien man accused of kidnapping a 2-year-old boy and his 7-month-old son.

The Burien Police Department is contracted through the King County Sheriff's Office .

King County sheriff's spokeswoman Katie Larson told KOMO one student was from Shorewood High School and the other from nearby Shoreline Community College .

On Friday , the King County Prosecutor's Office filed four charges against Michael Riley III, 23, accused of confronting his ex-girlfriend in the parking lot of the Burien Library, then stealing her car with Riley's 7-month-old son and her 2-year-old son inside, triggering Tuesday's Amber Alert .

RENTON, Wash. Police have launched a homicide and arson investigation after a teenage girl's body was found at the scene of a house fire Friday morning.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency denied King County's request for a $31 million reimbursement for levee and other costs associated with the Howard Hanson Dam flood threat along the Green River.

A short-term, voluntary treatment center for people with mental illness and substance abuse problems is scheduled to open in the Central District in late July despite protests from some homeowners concerned about living next door to the facility.

Four Crosscut writers won recognition in the recent Society of Professional Journalists' contest for the five-state Pacific Northwest.