A Bellingham family is asking for the community’s support as their 11-year-old pug, Simba, recovers from emergency surgery after losing an eye in a dog attack. Simba, described by his family as a “lovable” companion, was bitten in the eye by another dog earlier this month, owner Lola Reed said. He was rushed into emergency…
Washington Congresswoman Emily Randall says she was illegally denied access to an immigration detention center in Tacoma, just days after two wildfire crew workers were arrested by US Border Patrol. Randall, who represents Washington’s Sixth District, attempted to visit the Northwest ICE Processing Center on Saturday, Aug. 30, without prior notice. She told KOMO News…
One person is dead and four others are seriously injured after a car slammed into a Grocery Outlet store in Kirkland. Emergency crews responded to the Bridle Trails Shopping Center on 32nd Avenue NE just before 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, after reports of a vehicle crashing through the store’s front doors, Kirkland Police said….
The Las Vegas Sphere has debuted its reimagined version of The Wizard of Oz unlike anything audiences have seen—or felt—before. Snag your tickets to The Wizard of Oz at Sphere on StubHub. Opened on Thursday, Aug. 28, the groundbreaking production bleds the 1939 film’s restored, high-definition visuals with newly re-recorded music and immersive, real-world effects…
A man drowned in Lake Washington after running from police and entering the water in Renton. Officers were responding to a suspicious vehicle at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park just after noon Saturday, Aug. 30, when a man and woman left the car and tried to evade them by swimming into the lake, according to…
An investigation is underway after a robber targeted a Pierce County Starbucks store early Saturday, Aug. 30. The incident happened before 6 a.m. at the Starbucks located at the corner of Steilacoom Boulevard and 83rd Avenue SW in Lakewood, Puget Press has learned. The store was open at the time of the robbery, though no…
Human remains found near a Lacey elementary school in 2009 have been identified as Donald Myrel Nelson, a Thurston County man who disappeared in 1989. The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the identification this week, bringing partial closure to a missing person case that stretched across three decades. Nelson was reported missing in February 1989,…
A 14-year-old boy was arrested after deputies say he brought a loaded handgun to the first day of school at Graham-Kapowsin High School in Pierce County. Deputies were called to the school just after 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, after staff reported a student with a weapon, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators…
A man in his 20s died after falling 200 feet while climbing the Index Town Wall, a popular but perilous granite formation in Snohomish County. The accident happened around 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, near the town of Index, according to Sky Valley Fire. First responders were told the climber had fallen hundreds of feet,…
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce may have just gotten engaged, but one Snohomish County hotspot is already vying to host their honeymoon. Tulalip Casino had a little fun on Facebook this week, posting a tongue-in-cheek pitch that their AAA Four-Diamond resort might be the perfect love nest for pop music’s reigning queen and the NFL’s…
