Lynsi Burton
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Seattle, WA, United States
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'Underresourced for years': Lawmakers push to speed up rape kit processing
Seattle clearing its backlog by sending its kits to the State Patrol crime lab doesn't mean sexual assault cases can now be quickly solved. The State Patrol itself had accumulated a stash of 6,460 untested kits from 208 police agencies, according to an Attorney General's Office report issued in October. Efforts in the state Legislature are aimed at speeding up that processing and assuring that… → Read More
Teen sexually assaulted on Seattle flight; lawsuit says United Airlines did nothing
A lawsuit filed last week accuses United Airlines of failing to protect a 16-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted on a July 2017 flight from Seattle to Newark New Jersey. → Read More
Man tackled in racist attack at Capitol Hill QFC, charge says
A 53-year-old man was charged with a hate crime this week after a man of Asian descent was tackled and assaulted at a Capitol Hill QFC, prosecutors say. → Read More
Cops ask public's help in solving SR-509 shootings
At least 11 drive-by shootings have occurred along state Route 509 in the South Seattle area since June, including a December shooting that blinded a 14-year-old boy riding in the passenger seat of a car on the way home. → Read More
Sheriff: Son lived among parents' dead bodies for days before killing self in Sammamish
Detectives say 34-year-old Matthew Ficken killed his parents days before killing himself at their Sammamish home on Tuesday. → Read More
Could Kent Dick's Drive-In be torn down for Sound Transit facility?
When Dick's Drive-In opened its seventh location in Kent last month, the 65-year-old Seattle-area franchise didn't imagine it could soon be torn down. → Read More
Author, realtor, son are the 3 found dead in Sammamish, reports say
The three people found dead in a Sammamish home Tuesday evening in an apparent murder-suicide are a longtime realtor on the verge of retirement, a prolific local historian and their adult son. → Read More
Mother kidnapped her own children and took them out of Wash., charge says
Seattle police believe 29-year-old mother took her own children from their foster parents and whisked them out of the state, according to a criminal charge filed last week. → Read More
Seattle among top global cities for vegans
Any vegan knows that Seattle is a fantastic place to live - and it's only getting better. → Read More
The Who coming to Seattle's T-Mobile Park
Just a few years after their last visit, rock'n'roll gods The Who plan to hit Seattle once again. → Read More
Tax-inflation lawsuit against Expedia adds Washington state claim
An Edmonds woman filed a class-action federal lawsuit against Bellevue-based travel company Expedia last week, adding to the claims that the company falsely inflates tax rates and pockets the proceeds. → Read More
Woman rammed King County deputy with car during White Center getaway, charges say
An 18-year-old woman was arrested Thursday, accused of ramming a King County deputy with her car after shoplifting from a White Center Safeway store. → Read More
Ravensdale couple charged with the deaths of 2 dogs in fetid, filthy home
King County prosecutors charged a Ravensdale couple with animal cruelty Wednesday after animal control officers recovered dead pets and dehydrated live ones at their home in October 2018. → Read More
Seattle hotel workers take fight for worker protections measure to state Supreme Court
When the state Court of Appeals struck down Initiative 124 on Christmas Eve 2018, the litany of protections that 77 percent of Seattle voters approved for hospitality workers were abolished with it. → Read More
Woman in scooter run over by UPS truck in Auburn, reports say
Auburn police say a woman riding in a scooter was hit and killed by a UPS truck Wednesday morning. → Read More
Charge: Seattle man who claimed to have killed brother 'thought he was a lizard'
A 26-year-old man is charged with murder after police found a sword through his brother's head in a Fremont-area home Sunday night. → Read More
Lawsuit: Former Bellingham police officer assaulted man without provocation
A man who claims to have been assaulted by a Bellingham police officer in 2017 sued the city last month, hoping to expose Bellingham's alleged pattern of knowingly employing violent cops. → Read More
Charge: Man who stabbed teen in S. Seattle 'wanted to kill white people'
Police say that a 32-year-old man accused of stabbing a 17-year-old boy in South Seattle last month "wanted to kill white people" and "wanted to shoot police officers," according to court documents. → Read More
Charges: Man harassed, assaulted lesbian couple at Seahawks game
King County prosecutors say a 34-year-old Tacoma man harassed a lesbian couple for their sexual orientation at a Seahawks game last month, groping one of the women and punching the other in the face. → Read More
White nationalist fliers found in West Seattle, Tacoma, other Puget Sound cities
Residents in West Seattle, Tacoma and beyond discovered fliers citing a white nationalist hate group in their neighborhoods Sunday, prompting police to investigate who is responsible for the littering. → Read More