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'I'm sure it's the fireworks': Neighbor recounts Whidbey Island home explosion
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (586+ words) Jun 25, 2026, 10: 01 AM Federal investigators are examining whether fireworks played a role in a devastating explosion that destroyed multiple homes on Whidbey Island, as residents recount the terrifying moments surrounding the blast. The explosion leveled a home in the Greenbank area…...
Cold Case: A 26-Year-Old Beaten to Death " Still No Answers
3+ week, 2+ day ago (309+ words) The family of Nicholas "Nick" Serra is still pleading for answers after the 26-year-old was found beaten to death at the Winton Woods Apartments in Poulsbo in October 2023. Nick's uncle, Tom Rice, told KIRO Newsradio he was stunned when the…...
WA Rep. Tarra Simmons asks Ethics Board to dismiss misconduct allegations
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (588+ words) Jun 25, 2026, 8: 38 AM Washington Representative Tarra Simmons is asking the state Legislative Ethics Board to dismiss allegations that she violated public ethics rules, arguing in a newly filed brief that investigators failed to prove any wrongdoing. In a 34-page closing brief…...
24-year-old man presumed drowned after falling off paddleboard at Alder Lake
5+ hour, 34+ min ago (343+ words) Jun 25, 2026, 6: 11 AM Crews searching Alder Lake for a missing paddleboarder are no longer hoping to find him alive, as the Pierce County Sheriff's Office's search has pivoted to a recovery mission. "Yes, sadly this is a drowning," the Pierce County…...
17-year-old in serious condition after shooting in Seattle's High Point neighborhood
4+ hour, 6+ min ago (407+ words) Jun 25, 2026, 7: 39 AM According to the Seattle Police Department (SPD), "rapid gunfire" broke out near Sylvan Way S. W. and S. W. Morgan Street just before 12: 45 a. m. Thursday. When officers arrived at the scene, they found the 17-year-old victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the…...
Whidbey Island home explodes, two houses destroyed, 3 firefighters hurt
5+ hour, 49+ min ago (398+ words) Jun 25, 2026, 5: 56 AM Firefighters with Central Whidbey Island Fire & Rescue and South Whidbey Fire/EMS were called to a house fire near Smuggler's Cove Road, close to Lagoon Point, just before 3 p. m. Wednesday. Shortly after crews arrived, the home exploded. "The firefighters…...
Nicholas Serra's unsolved murder: Family still searching for closure 3 years later
6+ hour, 46+ min ago (635+ words) Jun 25, 2026, 5: 00 AM The family of Nicholas "Nick" Serra is still pleading for answers after the 26-year-old was found beaten to death at the Winton Woods Apartments in Poulsbo in October 2023. Nick's uncle, Tom Rice, told KIRO Newsradio he was stunned…...
Americans are inundated with suspected scams. New polling shows why few victims report them
14+ hour, 43+ min ago (1179+ words) Jun 24, 2026, 9: 02 PM A separate survey conducted by Gallup and the Stop Scams Alliance that was provided exclusively to the AP found that last year alone, about 1 in 10 U. S. adults said they or someone else from their household was deceived by a…...
Former AG Rob Mc Kenna blames Washington's $1. 7 billion payout crisis on 'strict liability regime"
20+ hour, 42+ min ago (843+ words) Washington's self-insurance liability fund has fallen more than $1. 7 billion into deficit, driven by a surge in large legal settlements and judgments, according to state financial officials. The Office of Financial Management recently authorized the state's Liability Account to operate in…...
Whidbey Island home explosion injures 3 firefighters, destroys 2 homes in Greenbank
14+ hour, 18+ min ago (432+ words) Jun 24, 2026, 9: 27 PM An explosion and fire destroyed two homes and damaged a third on Whidbey Island. Three firefighters were injured. (Courtesy of Central Whidbey Island Fire & Rescue) The explosion happened on Smuggler's Cove Road near Lagoon Point in the early…...