Christian Balderas

3 weeks ago | king5.com | Christian Balderas

Local News The local LGBTQ+ nonprofit tried to put up an unauthorized Pride flag at Wilcox park, which the city says is against city policy. Author: Christian Balderas Published: 9:43 PM PDT June 4, 2025 Updated: 9:43 PM PDT June 4, 2025 LYNNWOOD, Wash. — A local LGBTQ+ nonprofit is accusing the City of Lynnwood of discrimination after a Pride flag they raised at Wilcox Park on Sunday was taken down. The city says the removal was due to city policy, not prejudice.

3 weeks ago | kgw.com | Christian Balderas

SEATTLE — Just over a month after a deadly incident at Vancouver’s Lapu-Lapu Day Festival, the Kalahi Philippine Folk Dance group returned to the stage over the weekend at Seattle Center for the annual Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival. The Vancouver event turned tragic when a car drove through the crowd, killing 11 people, ranging in age from five to 65, and injuring many others. A suspect is in custody and facing second-degree murder charges.

3 weeks ago | krem.com | Christian Balderas

SEATTLE — Seattle police are searching for the driver responsible for a hit-and-run that seriously injured a person riding an electric unicycle in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Merc Malden was riding southbound on Melrose Avenue East around 1 p.m., May 25 the week of their birthday, when they were struck by a vehicle. Malden ended up trapped underneath the car and was dragged about a block, ending up at the intersection of Melrose and Roy Street.

1 month ago | king5.com | Christian Balderas

SEATTLE — Some residents in West Seattle are on edge following a series of unusually similar car crashes in their neighborhood, which they believe was intentional. Over the past two weeks, there have been four separate incidents involving a car rolling down and crashing on Southwest Alaska Street, a steep hill in a residential area. Multiple residents say the vehicles involved were all Hyundai sedans and appeared to be unmanned. “The thing is, we come out and look at them: nobody is there.

1 month ago | king5.com | Christian Balderas

KENT, Wash. — Internet service in Kent has been repeatedly disrupted due to vandalism, affecting thousands of residents. As of May 5, more than 20 incidents have been reported this year, with 35 in the past six months, according to a spokesperson for Xfinity Comcast, the city’s main internet provider. “Initially I think people think, ‘I can’t stream a movie, or my kids can't play a game,’ but really it's much more serious than that,” Mayor Dana Ralph said.