'No locks, no cells' approach in youth detention expected by 2028

King County Executive Dow Constantine is pushing for a groundbreaking change in the juvenile justice system: the abolition of detention centers for teenagers by 2028. However, the path to achieving this ambitious goal is riddled with questions about its feasibility and what the alternative would entail.

Lou Whittaker, famed Rainier guide and mountaineer, dies at 95

Lou Whittaker, a legendary American mountaineer who helped lead ascents of Mount Everest, K2 and Denali, and who taught generations of climbers during his more than 250 trips up Mount Rainier, the tallest peak in Washington state, has died at age 95.

Deadly crash becomes homicide investigation

A car crashed into another head-on at a low rate of speed. When that driver got out to check on her, the other driver was unconscious. First responders found she had a gunshot wound and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Woman may have to be taken off life-support after hit-and-run

WSP said a vehicle was heading south in the center lane of SR 99 at the time of the incident. The pedestrian, identified by her family as 30-year-old Taylor Druliner, was crossing from east to west when they were struck. After the collision, the vehicle did not stop and fled the scene.