After a 30-year career in the fire service, Firefighter David Swanson looks back on the day that started it all. “I was fifteen years old…
One subject is in custody Saturday afternoon, after a stand off at his home in Auburn. Shortly after 1:00 pm Auburn police responded to a…
The Washington House of Representatives yesterday passed two police accountability bills that are part of the package proposed by the House Democrats’ Policing Policy Leadership…
Only July 6th, 2020, the King County Sheriff’s Office initiated an internal investigation after receiving an unprecedented number of complaints from community members regarding social…
The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 256 calls for service for the week of February 1-7, 2021. Year to Date our Valley Professional Firefighters…
The 15-year-old victim of what has been described as an accidental shooting remains in critical condition, according to Auburn Police Commander Mike Hirman. The shooting…
Prosecutors have determined there is insufficient evidence to prove a crime was committed in the May 2019 fatal shooting of Enosa (EJ) Strickland Jr. by…
The below is the Weekly Press Release for the investigation of the fatal shooting of Nicholas Ellingson by an Auburn Police Officer on December 17, 2020.…
The two Public Health – Seattle & King County mass COVID-19 vaccine sites, located in Auburn and Kent, opened yesterday. Auburn’s site is located at…
The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 244 calls for service for the week of January 24-31, 2021. Year to Date our Valley Professional Firefighters…
The Washington State Patrol Missing and Unidentified Persons Unit will unveil its newest Homeward Bound Trucks – a program to assist in the recovery of…
The below is the Weekly Press Release for the investigation of the fatal shooting of Nicholas Ellingson by an Auburn Police Officer on December 17, 2020.…
The below is the Weekly Press Release for the investigation of the fatal shooting of Nicholas Ellingson by an Auburn Police Officer on December 17, 2020.…
The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 239 calls for service for the week of January 18-24, 2021. Year to Date our Valley Professional Firefighters…
Thirty-seven years after his first day as a firefighter, Will Highley has decided to retire. Highley began his career in Parkland, Washington, and after six…
In 2003 Gary Ridgway, Washington’s notorious Green River killer, pleaded guilty to murdering forty-eight (48) women. At the time of this plea, four of Ridgway’s…
Last Friday, Rep. Debra Entenman (D-Kent) introduced legislation to mandate the independent investigation of deadly uses of force, custodial deaths, and other officer-involved incidents. The…













