Not every King County school district is bringing home a report card worth hanging on the refrigerator. Education review website Niche has released its 2027 school district evaluations, and while several districts earned top marks, three found themselves at the other end of the grading scale. Of the 18 public school districts included in Niche’s…
Auburn offers convenient access to Seattle, Tacoma and the rest of the Puget Sound region, making it a popular choice for commuters and families. But residents say life in the South King County city comes with trade-offs. While many praise Auburn’s location and diversity, others point to traffic, crime, suburban sprawl and a lack of…
Troopers stopped a Tesla driver after spotting her asleep behind the wheel while traveling 78 mph on Interstate 5 in south King County, police said. The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday on I-5 near South 272nd Street in Federal Way, according to the Washington State Patrol. The Tesla passed a trooper while traveling 78…
Authorities are asking for help in locating a King County teenager who has been missing for over a month. Francisco Islas-Mitchell, 13, was last seen at his Kent residence on Thursday, April 30, according to the Kent Police Department. Francisco Islas-Mitchell, 13, was last seen at his Kent residence on Thursday, April 30, according to…
An Auburn man who admitted to targeting a Black woman because of her race and stabbing her after forcing her off a King County Metro bus has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison. Adan Hernandez-Mayoral, 25, was sentenced Tuesday, June 2, to 54 months in prison after pleading guilty to a…
A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed at a Federal Way apartment complex late Monday night, and detectives have identified a suspect. Federal Way officers were dispatched at about 9:40 p.m. to an apartment complex in the 2400 block of South Star Lake Road after multiple witnesses reported hearing gunfire, according to the Federal Way…
A King County jury convicted a Kent man on 11 felony counts for operating a staffing agency that allegedly used stolen identities of licensed nurses to place unqualified imposters in nursing homes and long-term care facilities across Washington. Jurors found David Mungai Njenga guilty on all counts on May 28 following a trial prosecuted by…
A King County man is suing Honda after he says a recalled lawn mower suddenly malfunctioned and injured him while he was preparing to do yard work. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Seattle federal court, accuses American Honda Motor Co. of selling defective lawnmowers with engines tied to a nationwide recall involving hundreds of thousands…
One person was killed and several more were injured in a suspected head-on crash involving multiple vehicles that shut down SR-18 in Maple Valley on Thursday afternoon. The collision happened just west of Southeast 231st Street around 5 p.m., according to Washington State Patrol. Troopers initially described the crash as a “serious injury head-on collision”…
A Washington woman is suing Motel 6 and several related companies, alleging she was trafficked for sex as a minor at two SeaTac motel locations while employees and management ignored glaring warning signs The lawsuit, filed Monday in Seattle federal court, names multiple G6 Hospitality entities connected to Motel 6, along with SeaTac Hotels, LLC…
