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23-05-2025
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Police, helicopters at Seattle's Alki Beach: Here's what we know
The Brief A large police presence, involving SWAT teams and helicopters, is expected near Alki Beach today. The King County Sheriff's Office says it's part of a maritime training exercise. The drill will happen from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 22. SEATTLE - West Seattle residents may notice a large police presence near Alki Beach on Thursday, but authorities say it's just a drill. According to the King County Sheriff's Office (KCSO), its TAC30 Unit and the Seattle Police Department's SWAT team are conducting a maritime training exercise from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on May 22. Several police helicopters and vessels will also be operating in the area near Jack Block Park and the West Seattle Water Taxi Terminal. What they're saying "We have made every effort to ensure aircraft flight paths stay over the water as much as possible to minimize any disruptions," the King County Sheriff's Office wrote in a press release. The sheriff's office says the West Seattle Water Taxi schedule will not be affected. While this may seem unusual, the KCSO says its TAC30 Unit and Seattle SWAT team are constantly training to provide quality police services to the people of King County. The Source Information in this story comes from a press release by the King County Sheriff's Office. Recovery effort underway after boat sinks in Possession Sound near Everett, WA Is Tacoma's Teekah Lewis cold case finally coming to a close? Here's what we know Over 100 Rite Aid and Bartell Drugs stores to close, including 8 in WA Marymoor Park announces 2025 summer concert series lineup in Redmond, WA Olympia, WA man dies at Grand Canyon after lengthy hike Washington raising price of Discover Pass To get the best local news, weather and sports in Seattle for free, sign up for the daily FOX Seattle Newsletter. Download the free FOX LOCAL app for mobile in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store for live Seattle news, top stories, weather updates and more local and national news.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
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Seattle weather: A few early sprinkles to afternoon sunbreaks Thursday
The Brief Western Washington saw sunbreaks Wednesday, with temperatures slightly warmer but below average. Expect mostly cloudy skies tonight, with showers in the South Sound by Thursday morning. Temperatures will rise into the mid to upper 70s by Memorial Day Weekend as skies clear. SEATTLE - We started with a few early showers and clouds, but this afternoon gave way to sunbreaks for western Washington. Temperatures Wednesday were finally a few degrees warmer, but still below seasonal average. Temperatures will slowly warm through the weekend. Tonight's forecast will be mostly cloudy with a few showers moving into the South Sound by early Thursday morning. Lows will be in the mid to upper 40s. What's next A few sprinkles will be around the Puget Sound early Thursday morning with mostly cloudy skies. Showers will linger in the Cascades through the afternoon. Highs Thursday will warm several more degrees, with peak temperatures in the mid 60s. Skies will continue to clear out through the end of the week into the weekend. Temperatures will also be warming into the mid to upper 70s for Memorial Day Weekend. The Source Information in this story is from FOX 13 Seattle Meteorologist Claire Anderson and the National Weather Service. Tacoma cold case investigation yields no new evidence in Teekah Lewis case Zillow to block some WA listings starting June 30. Here's why Filipino father with green card detained at Sea-Tac Airport, ICE facility bound Mom of teen killed in Pioneer Square shooting urges shooter to come forward Seattle residents need to earn nearly six figures to afford rent To get the best local news, weather and sports in Seattle for free, sign up for the daily FOX Seattle Newsletter. Download the free FOX LOCAL app for mobile in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store for live Seattle news, top stories, weather updates and more local and national news.
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22-05-2025
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‘Where is Teekah?': Mother speaks out after Tacoma, WA cold case
The Brief Tacoma police confirmed a backyard search was related to Teekah Lewis's 1999 disappearance, but it yielded no new evidence. Teekah's mother, Theresa Czapiewski, expressed relief but frustration, urging more transparency and the release of a suspect's image. The investigation remains open, with police continuing to follow leads and seeking public assistance. TACOMA, Wash. - After days of silence from investigators, Tacoma police confirmed Wednesday that a backyard search was tied to the 1999 disappearance of Teekah Lewis. But the dig turned up nothing. "It was a sign of relief, but we're back at square one again — where's Teekah?" said Theresa Czapiewski, Teekah's mother. "It's been an emotional rollercoaster since the first call I got." The backstory Investigators spent two days searching a property on South Gunnison Street in Tacoma's Oakland neighborhood. The holes dug by authorities have since been refilled, the mobile command unit packed up, and police have moved on from the scene. "Fortunately, we did not find anything of evidentiary value related to this case," said Tacoma Police spokesperson Shelbie Boyd. "The leg that led us here to South Gunnison, for now, is finished." Czapiewski said she had a feeling the search was about her daughter the moment she heard investigators were on site. "When I found out that one of the investigators was out there, I knew it was mine. I knew it was about my daughter," said Czapiewski. While she said she's grateful for direct communication with the police chief, Czapiewski believes more transparency is needed. She is urging police to release an image of a suspect connected to the case. "We just want closure, we want to know what happened," she said. The investigation remains open. Tacoma police say they are continuing to follow leads and are urging anyone with information to come forward. The Source Is Tacoma's Teekah Lewis cold case finally coming to a close? Here's what we know Over 100 Rite Aid and Bartell Drugs stores to close, including 8 in WA Marymoor Park announces 2025 summer concert series lineup in Redmond, WA Olympia, WA man dies at Grand Canyon after lengthy hike Washington raising price of Discover Pass To get the best local news, weather and sports in Seattle for free, sign up for the daily FOX Seattle Newsletter. Download the free FOX LOCAL app for mobile in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store for live Seattle news, top stories, weather updates and more local and national news.
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22-05-2025
- Business
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The new Ballard H Mart will open June 5
SEATTLE - The newest H Mart will officially open on June 5 in Ballard, the company announced Tuesday on social media. The popular Asian grocery chain — founded in Queens, New York in 1982 — will add its 10th location in Washington at 951 N.W. Ballard Way and will open at 10 a.m. on June 5. The store will feature fresh produce, Korean snacks, K-Beauty products, Artbox character goods, and other international grocery items. H Mart opened its first store in the U District in 2017, and has continued to expand across the Seattle Metropolitan Area in locations like Bellevue, Lynnwood, and in Redmond, which opened most recently in Sept. 2023. The new store will be in the same building as a New Seasons grocery that closed back in 2019. The Source Information in this story came from H Mart social media and website. Tacoma cold case investigation yields no new evidence in Teekah Lewis case 17 arrested in Kent, WA during ICE raid Washingtonians will need state permit to buy guns under new law Activist marks 2 weeks in tree to protest logging near Port Angeles Rescue underway after boat sinks in Possession Sound near Everett, WA Murder, arson charges for suspect in Gig Harbor, WA house fire To get the best local news, weather and sports in Seattle for free, sign up for the daily FOX Seattle Newsletter. Download the free FOX LOCAL app for mobile in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store for live Seattle news, top stories, weather updates and more local and national news.
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21-05-2025
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Recent search at Tacoma home was part of Teekah Lewis investigation, police say
A 3-day search at a Tacoma home for clues into the disappearance of 2-year-old Teekah Lewis ended Wednesday with no results, police said. The Police Department received a tip that was related to the on-going investigation into Teekah's disappearance. She was last seen at an arcade at New Frontier Lanes bowling alley on Center Street on Jan. 23, 1999. Police believe she was kidnapped. The recent tip led detectives to a home in the 3200 block of South Gunnison Street, according to the department. 'The past three days of work on Gunnison Street represented one avenue this recent tip led detectives to pursue,' the department wrote on X. Teekah was not located, nor any evidence related to the case, the post said. 'The Tacoma Police Department remains steadfast in its commitment to seeking answers for Teekah's family and to resolving all of the city's cold cases. Every tip and lead we receive is taken seriously and pursued completely,' the post said. There are 147 unsolved homicides in TPD's cold-case files and 20 missing-person cases with strong possibility of homicide. Teekah was playing in the bowling alley's arcade before she went missing. She was reported missing to a police officer who was working there off-duty 20 minutes later at about 10 p.m. She was last seen wearing a Tweety Bird T-shirt, white sweatpants and red, white and black Air Jordan shoes. A maroon 1980s or '90s Pontiac Grand Am with tinted windows and a spoiler was seen speeding away from the bowling alley parking lot shortly after Lewis disappeared. Over the years, detectives followed up on more than 700 tips in Teekah's disappearance, The News Tribune reported in 2020. Cadaver dogs have been used to search the homes of sex offenders, and a small area in Point Defiance Park was dug up in 2010 after a man reported having a vision of where the girl was buried. A lack of evidence and no clear eyewitnesses have been the main challenges in the investigation, according to a Tacoma detective interviewed for a previous News Tribune story. Since her disappearance, Teekah's mother, Theresa Czapiewski, has held candlelight vigils for her daughter every year. She also got Teekah's missing-person's poster displayed on the side of semi-trucks used for shipping and transportation. Anyone with information on Teekah's disappearance is asked to contact the Tacoma Police Department.
