July 2, 2018 Rachel Dolezal, also known as Nkechi Diallo, booked and released on welfare fraud, other charges Former Spokane NAACP President Nkechi Diallo -- who became infamous as Rachel Dolezal, a white woman pretending to be black --was booked and fingerprinted at a Washington state jail Monday as she awaits trial on multiple charges, including welfare fraud.
July 2, 2018 Seattle bans plastic straws, utensils, becoming first major US city to do so Seattle has officially become the first major U.S. city to ban restaurants from giving plastic straws and utensils to customers in an effort to help the environment.
June 30, 2018 Man on the run charged with murder after his DNA was found on samurai sword believed to be used to behead woman: police Jacob Gonzales, 33, was charged with murder in connection with the beheading death of Katherine Cunningham after police found DNA on a samurai sword believed to be used to kill the woman.
June 30, 2018 Former ICE chief counsel sentenced to prison for stealing identities of illegal immigrants A former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorney has been sentenced to four years in prison in an identity theft case that victimized illegal immigrants facing deportation.
June 29, 2018 Seattle cops flee the force in 'mass exodus' due to frustrations with city's politics, report says At least 41 cops have left the Seattle Police Department this year, many of them reportedly citing frustration with the city's politics and a perceived lack of support from local officials.
June 28, 2018 Protesters burn American flag outside Washington state detention center, ordered to vacate Teen protesters outside a Washington state detention center set fire to an American flag on Wednesday, drawing criticism from others there supporting the immigrant families inside.
June 24, 2018 Carjacking suspect dead outside Walmart store after armed citizens take action, police say Two armed citizens were credited with taking action Sunday after a carjacking suspect went on a rampage in Washington state, about 30 miles southwest of Tacoma.
June 24, 2018 Armed man who shot, killed Walmart gunman is a pastor, report says One of the armed citizens credited with taking out a carjacking suspect who went on a rampage in a Washington state Walmart parking lot Sunday reportedly is a pastor in the area.
June 24, 2018 Walmart shooter stole girlfriend's handgun, investigators say A man who opened fire at a Walmart Supercenter in Washington state on Sunday was reportedly a convicted felon and wasn't allowed to have a gun.
June 24, 2018 Gun-owning pastor who shot, killed would-be carjacker outside Walmart speaks out The armed pastor who fatally shot a carjacker after he opened fire at a Walmart in Washington state over the weekend spoke out on Wednesday about the need to protect his family.