Washington

A man who was caught texting about molesting children by a fellow plane passenger has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

A gunman opened fire in downtown Seattle on Wednesday night, killing one person and wounding seven others, authorities said. 

A police officer was moved to tears after a family gifted him a tribute to his K-9 partner who recently died.

Over the weekend, a Minnesota man drove thousands of miles to help reunite a terminally ill woman with her dog.

Authorities in Washington said they arrested an inmate who allegedly escaped work release and proceeded to post taunting images on his social media showing himself posing outside of a jail with his girlfriend.

One person died and a suspect was taken into custody following a shooting at an apartment complex in Vancouver, Washington.

It was a horrifying revelation for a mother in Washington when she found out her 11-year-old son with special needs had his desk moved into the bathroom by a teacher.

A young Washington state girl who nearly lost her sight in one eye following a freak accident recently celebrated her near-perfect vision with a fitting “Wonder Woman” themed photo shoot.

A Washington man ended up behind bars after he reported his truck stolen and police discovered it was taken while the man was allegedly robbing a business.

Two Safeway employees in Woodinville, Washington, made quite the discovery as they were unpacking boxes of bananas in the back of the store Sunday — 22 kilos of cocaine, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office.

A Washington state trooper who pulled over to help what he thought was a disabled vehicle found something else instead: The driver had eight phones simultaneously playing the video game Pokemon Go.

A Washington state woman was arrested on first-degree murder charges this week, accused of strangling her mother, then dismembering the body and scattering the remains in dumpsters and trash cans around the city where they lived, according to reports.

A 77-year-old Washington man and his 76-year-old wife were found dead a “likely murder-suicide,” as notes were left on the scene about concerns over their high medical bills, according to police.

A Washington woman, hoping an octopus on the face would make for a prize-winning photo, instead wound up with something she never expected: a faceful of pain and a trip to the hospital.