Jennifer Dowling

3 weeks ago | fox13seattle.com | Jennifer Dowling

The city of Renton is being proactive in making sure its outdoor areas are safer ahead of the return of more spring and summer-like weather. As part of the effort, officers and outreach workers are visiting encampments ahead of potential sweeps and cleanup efforts that are scheduled in the coming weeks. At the Cedar River Natural area, officers have been getting the word out that change is coming, while offering life-saving connections for those living there.

3 weeks ago | fox13seattle.com | Jennifer Dowling

Parents and members of the public packed a Seattle Public Schools meeting to protest a number of issues. Those included the subject of ongoing waitlists for students hoping to get into schools of their choice. Parents and guardians said Wednesday that the school district was leaving some students in limbo. "I’m here to talk about under-enrollment, yet, I see 400 families on the wait list," said one parent during public testimony.

4 weeks ago | fox13seattle.com | Jennifer Dowling

Two friends in Lacey are hoping to rebuild after an RV destroyed their home and livelihoods. The backstory: Farrier Michael Bennett specializes in caring for the hooves of horses and runs his own mobile educational programs in person and online. He says he was staying with his friend Jeremy in Lacey and their pets in the RV they were sharing when the fire broke out Sunday. In video taken of the fire, you can hear the anguish in Bennett's voice as he yells, "Oh my god, no," while the RV burns.

1 month ago | fox13seattle.com | Jennifer Dowling

An Auburn business went up in flames on April 8 while Kent police and other law enforcement officers were searching for a domestic violence suspect who they thought was hiding inside. They surrounded the business before the fire started, and initially thought he had died, later determining he wasn't in the building and was alive. What they're saying: With the business destroyed, an employee from the event space is sharing his memories from his time working there.

1 month ago | fox13seattle.com | Jennifer Dowling

A man in Puyallup says his home was targeted by potential thieves who, according to the victim, called police on themselves before breaking into his garage at around 10:15 p.m. Saturday night. In a strange twist, he says the men asked Puyallup Police to come to his home while he was gone. The group of men then allegedly told responding officers that something that belonged to them was in his garage. "I got a notification that one of my cameras went down," said Larrick Firkins of Puyallup.