Making money and possessing wealth is two different things. A lot of people might not have given much thought into it, but the marketing-analytics firm Acxiom has some idea about wealth. The firm uses a variety of public records and private sources to predict a household’s net worth. As per their data, Seattle is one […]
A state court of Appeals in Washington has ordered a new hearing to evaluate a man’s claims that he was wrongly convicted in the shooting of a Washington state trooper who later became a sheriff. Martin Jones, the accused is serving a 50-year sentence after being convicted of shooting Scott Johnson in 2010 in Long […]
A baby was accidentally shot during a house party Saturday night in rural Olympia. The mother of the baby is in shock and wants to see those responsible for facing jail time. The incident also has left the infant’s babysitter wounded. As per Samantha Allen, the gun owner, her neighbor, has a concealed weapons permit. […]
When a series of snowstorms struck Seattle City that brought the Puget Sound region to a standstill, staff and volunteers at Northshore School District ventured out into neighborhoods and mobile home parks, knocked on doors and delivered 2,500 meals to families this week. “Monday morning, I saw somewhere on the national news that there were […]
As per Everett police, a man died after he was found shotin a Jack in the Box parking lot early Sunday morning. The police department said in a statement that officers were called to the scene at 3:43 a.m. after reports of a shooting in the 8500 block of Evergreen Way in Everett. Officers started […]
As per Auburn police, a hit-and-run driver left a 15-year-old Auburn boy for dead Wednesday night. According to the investigators, the teen and his friend were walking on the 800 block of Auburn Way North when a car hit the boy and kept going. Isami Brandan’s family was in shock and said anyone who can […]
As a convention, more Seattle City Council members are leaving public space than seeking re-election. Councilmember Mike O’Brien announced Wednesday that he would not run again. He will be choosing to leave City Hall of his own accord rather than attempt to retain his seat in District 6, which covers Fremont, Ballard, Green Lake, and […]
As per a Snoqualmie Police Department report, a former Washington lawmaker, arrested Sunday after he and an underage relative were drinking in an Eastside bar, told police that he was a Marine Corps colonel and that he wanted to call the mayor to come “take care of this.” The suspect, former Republican Rep. Jay Rodne, […]
Tuesday’s vote count has passed levies to pay for Seattle Public Schools’ daily operations and construction projects. The three-year Educational Programs and Operations levy (Proposition 1) and six-year Building Excellence Capital levy (Proposition 2) would cost $2.2 billion to property owners. The operations levy increased by 66 percent whereas capital levy won by 68 percent. […]
The Justice Department has accused Lockheed Martin Corp. of using false records and making false statements to fraudulently bill the Energy Department for tens of millions of unauthorized profits and fees at the Hanford nuclear site in Central Washington. The federal civil lawsuit, which was filed last week in U.S. District Court in Eastern Washington, […]