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March 12, 2021

Seattle police chief warns of 'staffing crisis,' fewer responses as city weighs $5.4M budget cut

Seattle’s police chief has warned city lawmakers this week of a potential "staffing crisis beyond mitigation" -- and officers having to say "no to requests for services" -- as they consider slashing $5.4 million from the department’s budget this year. 

March 11, 2021

Washington man arrested for allegedly stealing 400-pound slide, mounting it to child's bunk bed at his home

A Washington man is accused of stealing a 400-pound slide from a playground and mounting it to a child’s bunk bed in his mobile home, police said.

March 11, 2021

Stolen playground slide found mounted to child's bedroom

Even fun crime is still crime.

March 11, 2021

Seattle parents outraged as schools, teachers' union delay reopening

The first scheduled day of going to school in a year did not go as planned for Seattle parents and students. District officials planned to bring back kindergartners and first graders, but the Seattle Education Association refused.

March 11, 2021

Washington state driver fires gun inside vehicle, striking himself and passenger; taken into custody: report

Major traffic backups occurred on Interstate 5 in Washington state on Wednesday after a law enforcement officer struggled with an armed driver, according to a report.

March 11, 2021

Idaho killer Joseph Duncan has terminal brain cancer

Convicted killer Joseph Duncan has terminal brain cancer, which will likely kill him before his federal death sentence is carried out, court documents say, according to reports this week. 

March 9, 2021

Jason Rantz: Why is Biden rewarding scandal-plagued West Coast agency leaders with administration jobs?

In the private sector, multibillion-dollar screwups normally earn you a pink slip and industry scorn. In President Joe Biden’s White House, they land you cushy jobs that put American workers at risk of losing economic support at the worst possible time. 

March 4, 2021

Jason Rantz: Washington's anti-police tactics – are they a test case for the rest of the country?

Wondering why Washington state Democrats were silent as Antifa and other radicals attacked police for eight straight months in Seattle? They were busy drafting legislation that radically reimagines policing, while simultaneously releasing dangerous criminals from jail.  

February 26, 2021

NASA honors 'Hidden Figure' Mary Jackson during Washington headquarters naming ceremony

In a Friday ceremony, NASA officially named their Washington, D.C. Headquarters building after pioneering engineer Mary Winston Jackson.

February 26, 2021

Washington state Senate approves open carry ban at Capitol, permitted rallies in party-line vote

Washington state senators voted along party lines Thursday to pass a bill that would ban the open carry of firearms and other weapons both at the Capitol building in Olympia and within 250 feet of a permitted demonstration anywhere in the state.