It’s official: Agreement in place to bring Tokitae home from Miami Seaquarium to Puget Sound

It’s official: An agreement is in place to bring Tokitae, a Southern Resident killer whale also known as Lolita, home to the Pacific Northwest after she was forcefully removed from a cove near Whidbey Island more than 50 years ago.

Why was murder defendant free before killings of mom, daughter in Washington state?

The family of a mother and 7-year-old daughter killed in Washington state want to know why the woman’s ex-boyfriend was granted bail on a serious domestic violence charge while facing a murder trial in Arkansas.

Man found living in Washington homeowner's attic after residents smelled cigarette smoke

The resident first noticed something was amiss when he began smelling cigarettes inside the home. In the attic, police found a makeshift bed, drug paraphernalia and half-eaten food.

Suspect arrested for arson after Seattle marina fire destroys dozens of boats

Dozens of boats were destroyed, and a man was arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire near Seattle's Ship Canal Bridge early Wednesday morning.

Watch: Surreal 'hair ice' grows from dead branch on frozen Washington morning

Nature photographer Mathew Nichols just spent a few chilly nights in the woods of northwestern Washington documenting the surreal formation of "hair ice," which can be found when conditions are just right in the winter.

Stalker from Texas kills podcaster and her husband in their Washington home, police say

Three people are dead after a suspected stalker broke into a Redmond, Washington home and killed a podcaster and her husband, police said. The woman's mother survived the attack, escaped and called 911.

Husky dog who was called 'ugly' for crooked smile finds family who drives 2.6K miles to adopt him

A funny-faced Husky named Harvey, who some people called "ugly," was adopted last month by a Washington family who drove 2,600 miles roundtrip over six days to pick him up in Southern California.

Watch: Man fights off carjacker at gas station

"I was just freaking out, you know, just trying to be stupider and crazier than he was," the man recalled.

Seattle becomes first city in U.S. to ban caste discrimination

The Seattle City Council has added caste to the city’s anti-discrimination laws, becoming the first U.S. city to specifically ban caste discrimination.

Attempted robbery suspect shot, killed in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood

A Seattle store worker turned the tables on an armed suspect during an attempted robbery on Monday, shooting and killing the would-be thief in an exchange of gunfire, authorities said.

Washington father allegedly shot, killed 'erratic' man after he 'endangered' child's life

Police in Washington state said an armed father who was with his child at a dog park fatally shot an “erratic” man who police said "attempted to endanger the life of the small child."

Fully clothed bathing burglar found in Seattle home's bathroom

A man suspected of breaking into a woman's home in Seattle has refused to come clean about his intentions, even though police found him fully clothed in a bathtub filled with water.

3 killed in 'random' Yakima, Washington convenience store shooting; suspect dead

A suspect believed to have been involved in a triple deadly shooting at a convenience store in Yakima has died of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds, according to police.