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About 150 people slogged through the rain Saturday afternoon during a rally to support a retired King County Metro driver who was arrested on Capitol Hill last summer while out for his daily walk. In honor of William Wingate and in protest of his arrest, “Walking While Black” marchers carried a variety of golf clubs. In July, Wingate, was…

After two shootings in Belltown last week, the Seattle Police Department says it prevented a probable shooting Saturday night with quick action by patrol officers. After bar closing early Saturday morning, officers monitoring the area noticed a disturbance near the 2200 block of First Avenue and people running away. Someone told officers a man had a…

A 20-year-old woman was arrested early Saturday in connection with a drive-by shooting in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. Officers were in the area when they heard shots fired around 1 a.m. near First Avenue and Blanchard Street. A woman reported that a bullet came through her apartment window and witnesses reported seeing a white Camaro fleeing the area,…

A man was arrested after he allegedly stabbed another man during a bar fight Friday in Seattle’s Interbay neighborhood. Police say the man they arrested had been harassing a woman at a bar in the 3400 block of Gilman Avenue West at 10:30 p.m., when the other man stepped in to intervene and was stabbed. When the suspect tried to…

About eight people have been displaced after a blaze burned through a second-story unit of a Kirkland apartment building. Kirkland Fire Department Battalion Chief Kenneth Henderson said Kirkland and Bothell firefighters responded to a call at the 11600 block of 91st Avenue Northeast at 11:15 a.m. Saturday. They encountered heavy smoke and flames coming from the…

The burn bans in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties, including Darrington, have been lifted following heightened concern of rising air pollution levels Thursday. With the help of rain and wind, air pollution levels everywhere dropped to “good” and “lower moderate” Friday night, according to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency. The levels had dropped Friday to Stage…

A 20-year-old man thought to be involved in a drive-by shooting in Rainier Valley on Dec. 27 was arrested Friday night after a fight. Police were called to the Brighton neighborhood at about noon Dec. 27 after someone in a car started shooting at another car that had just pulled into a driveway. Nobody was injured in the…

About 20 people rallied in downtown Seattle on Saturday to show their appreciation and support for police officers and all public servants who put on a uniform to protect and serve. “I wanted to show positive support for our police and all officers in our community,” said rally organizer Rebecca Cleveland-Diel. “I wanted to celebrate that…

Seattle police Saturday morning found Evan, the missing 17-year-old boy with autism who had been missing since Thursday night after being last seen in downtown Seattle. The Police Department thanked people who helped look for the teen.  

Update at 4:35 p.m.:  While the Summit at Snoqualmie did get a fair amount of snow Saturday morning, accumulation was very light through the rest of the day. The resort says it will announce its decision by 7 a.m. Sunday on whether to open Summit West for limited operations. “Hopefully it comes in strong the rest of…