Burien

Communities 2 western Washington men plead guilty to child porn charges

By KOMO Staff Published: Jun 6, 2013 at 4:52 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 7, 2013 at 7:04 AM PDT

Two western Washington men with long and disturbing rap sheets were in federal court on Thursday to plead guilty to numerous child pornography related crimes.

Communities 'I just didn't think my baby was going to make it' (Video)

By Elisa Jaffe Published: Jun 11, 2013 at 5:05 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 12, 2013 at 6:39 AM PDT

Tuesday marked a huge milestone for a high school senior from Burien, and it was one many feared she wouldn't reach.

Communities Widow of murdered taxi driver suing to get his license back (Video)

By Lindsay Cohen Published: May 30, 2013 at 6:41 PM PDT Last Updated: May 31, 2013 at 11:42 AM PDT

Kaur’s husband, Harjit Singh, was gunned down last August – shot five times as he sat behind the wheel of his taxi van in Burien.

Communities Albertsons employees honored for rescuing boy from rape attempt (Video)

By KOMO Staff Published: May 21, 2013 at 12:02 AM PDT Last Updated: May 21, 2013 at 7:38 AM PDT

Police say the child did the right thing by screaming and yelling, and what the Albertsons store employees did next earned them high honors.

Communities Coke, cash seized, man arrested in search of three houses

By Michael Harthorne Published: Apr 29, 2013 at 11:48 AM PDT Last Updated: Apr 29, 2013 at 12:31 PM PDT

The King County Sheriff's Office and Burien Police Department searched three houses in Kent and Des Moines last week, seizing 0.25 kilos of cocaine and more than $6,000 in cash.

Communities Man dies from injuries in forklift crash at Sea-Tac Airport

By KOMO Staff Published: Apr 24, 2013 at 3:21 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:38 PM PDT

A worker at Sea-Tac Airport has died from injuries he sustained Tuesday night in an industrial accident, officials said.

Communities Worker injured in forklift crash at Sea-Tac Airport

By KOMO Staff Published: Apr 23, 2013 at 10:53 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:38 PM PDT

A worker at Sea-Tac Airport was taken to Harborview Medical Center with numerous injuries after a Tuesday night accident at the airport.

Communities 4 arrested following lengthy prostitution investigation

By KOMO Staff Published: Apr 19, 2013 at 4:05 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:02 PM PDT

A lengthy prostitution investigation that spanned several local cities ended Thursday night with the arrest of three woman and a man, according to police.

Communities Airport workers say they're exposed to blood, vomit and worse (Video)

By Denise Whitaker Published: Apr 18, 2013 at 5:51 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:38 PM PDT

Workers at Sea-Tac Airport claim they're exposed to blood, vomit and worse every day, and they say they don't have procedures in place to keep them from getting sick.

Communities Man stabbed in White Center, male suspect in custody

By KOMO staff Published: Apr 13, 2013 at 1:08 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:43 PM PDT

Suspect arrested near the scene; victim, 51, is in serious condition

Communities 'It's breathtaking, actually': Burien's dead whale draws a crowd (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Kristen Drew Published: Apr 14, 2013 at 6:12 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:30 PM PDT

Hundreds of people showed up Sunday to get a good look at a dead fin whale that washed ashore at Seahurst Park in Burien.

Communities Dead whale washes ashore near public park in Burien

By KOMO Staff Published: Apr 13, 2013 at 12:57 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 12:41 PM PDT

A dead fin whale drifted onto shore near a public park in Burien on Saturday morning, but there was no immediate information on how it died.