Catalina Gaitan

4 weeks ago | spokesman.com | Catalina Gaitan

Kline, a 31-year-old transgender woman in Seattle, thought she had dodged disaster when she held her renewed passport that the U.S. Department of State had mailed to her last week. The 31-year-old software developer said she rushed to apply to renew her passport in February, about a month after President Donald Trump issued an executive order declaring the U.S. would recognize only two sexes — male and female. The Jan.

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Lauren Girgis |Catalina Gaitan

A 54-year-old Everett man was arrested on suspicion of a hate crime after police say he blew up his friend’s neighbor’s car using a pipe bomb in December and called the woman an anti-Black slur. The Everett man, who is white, was arrested Monday on suspicion of second-degree arson, malicious mischief, possessing an explosive device, using an explosive without a license and hate crime.

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Catalina Gaitan

Federal and local police are investigating after people reported what appeared to be a fake Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicle circling a parking lot in front of a Ukrainian grocery store in Fife on Sunday. Someone called Fife police to report a suspicious vehicle after seeing a black “law enforcement-style” SUV with no license plates slowly circle the parking lot outside Emish Market on 70th Avenue East at about 5 p.m., the Fife Police Department said in a statement.

1 month ago | tri-cityherald.com | Catalina Gaitan

A 74-year-old man and a "lifelong skier" died after falling in the snow and injuring his neck during a trip to the Stevens Pass Ski Area with his brother and a friend on Thursday morning, King County Sheriff's Office said. The men were on their first run of the day when the 74-year-old skied toward several small bumps in the snow, which was "very normal for his skill level," shortly after 9 a.m., said King County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Brandyn Hull.

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Catalina Gaitan

A 74-year-old man and a “lifelong skier” died after falling in the snow and injuring his neck during a trip to the Stevens Pass Ski Area with his brother and a friend on Thursday morning, King County Sheriff’s Office said. The men were on their first run of the day when the 74-year-old skied toward several small bumps in the snow, which was “very normal for his skill level,” shortly after 9 a.m., said King County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Brandyn Hull.