Amy Radil

Washington's Missing Indigenous Persons Alerts have been used to locate juvenile runaways and to bring new attention to longer-term cases like the disappearance of Puyallup tribal member Besse Handy, pictured here.

Interim Seattle police chief Sue Rahr addresses the press after Mayor Bruce Harrell announced that former chief Adrian Diaz would be stepping down on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at City Hall in Seattle.

Patti Jackson, left, is Patrol Bureau Chief at PCSO. Keith Swank is a retired Seattle Police Captain. They are seeking the open seat for Pierce County Sheriff.

Washington State was first in the nation to implement alerts specific to Missing Indigenous Persons over two years ago. By the end of August this year, the State Patrol had issued 114 of those alerts, with the subject being located in all but 13 cases.

Investigators with the King County Sheriff’s Office accuse a 15-year-old juvenile of shooting everyone in his immediate family at their home in Fall City on Monday, killing five out of six family members. They say the teen also attempted to “stage” the scene and blame his 13-year-old brother, telling dispatchers that the 13-year-old had fired on others and then committed suicide.

Building Industry Association of Washington executive director Greg Lane (pictured right) and Let's Go Washington founder Brian Heywood (center right) help turn in boxes of signatures supporting I-2066, the initiative focused on protecting natural gas access, at the Secretary of State's office in Tumwater Tuesday, July 2, 2024.

Builders and contractors in Washington are celebrating passage of Initiative 2066. They call it a victory for “energy choice.” Opponents have conceded the race. But they say the measure will make it harder to achieve Washington’s clean energy goals, and they may sue to block it.

King County Executive Dow Constantine announced Nov. 12, 2024, that he won't seek reelection when his term ends next year. In this 2022 photo, he announced the county's purchase of a residential treatment facility.

King County Executive Dow Constantine announced Nov. 12, 2024, that he won't seek reelection when his term ends next year. In this 2022 photo, he announced the county's purchase of a residential treatment facility.

Ivan Howtopat carrying his nephew. His family has filed a claim against Klickitat County for his 2023 death in the county jail.