Crime

Crime

Just as Seattle sues over car theft, another Hyundai is stolen

Seattle is suing car makers Hyundai and Kia for an ignition issue that makes some of their vehicles targets for theft. Both say they are working on software fixes now.

Business

Casual Friday with Crystal Fincher & Besa Gordon

This week, a spanking new addition to the Seattle convention center has a hefty price tag. The city teamed up with SDOT to give 10,000 residents in affordable housing free unlimited orca cards. And we take a look at the *inner* beauty the city’s multifamily housing has to offer. Converge media’s Besa Gordon, and political consultant Crystal Fincher join us to break down the week.

FBI warned of neo-Nazi plots as attacks on Northwest grid spiked

As a string of attacks on electrical substations unfolded in Oregon and Washington in 2022, the FBI was warning utilities of white supremacists’ plots to take down the nation’s power grid. A KUOW/OPB investigation reveals the scope of the threat to the Northwest grid.

Crime

Moscow, ID residents shaken by murders, prepare for what’s next following suspect's arrest

"You hear about stories, and stuff does happen here, but for it to be the top story on CNN and all the major news outlets was shocking."

Law & Courts

New podcast uncovers a true story of family, fraud, land and power in the American West

Kim Malcolm talks with Anna King, host of the new podcast Ghost Herd.

Crime

Part 1: The Empire Builders

Meet the Easterdays – ranching royalty rooted in the Columbia Basin in southeast Washington state. But behind the well-known family name hides a dark secret, concealed in spreadsheets and bum invoices, that’s eating away at their vast empire.

Crime

Suspects in Christmas grid attacks planned additional crimes, prosecutors say

The men charged with attacking four substations in Pierce County on Christmas day were plotting even more attacks on the power grid before they were arrested, according to federal prosecutors.

Crime

Police vehicle pursuits could be hot topic at WA Legislature – again

Citing “growing sense of lawlessness,” some coalitions of police, mayors and prosecutors say they will press state legislators to revisit current restrictions on police vehicle pursuits in the upcoming session.

Week in Review: Murder investigation, Washington legislature, and tech layoffs

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with freelance journalist Joanne Silberner, Puget Sound Business Journal’s Alex Halverson, and Seattle Times Elise Takahama.