U-District

Communities Police: Old man attacked for telling people to stop blocking sidewalk

By Michael Harthorne Published: Jun 13, 2013 at 1:23 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 13, 2013 at 2:31 PM PDT

A young, apparently homeless woman allegedly attacked an elderly man after he told a group of people to stop sitting around and blocking the sidewalk in the University District, according to the Seattle Police Department.

Communities Husband of murder victim dealing with 'emotional marathon' (Video)

By Elisa Jaffe Published: May 30, 2013 at 9:32 PM PDT Last Updated: May 31, 2013 at 7:02 AM PDT

One year ago on Thursday a man named Ian Stawicki opened fire inside Café Racer in the University District, killing four customers and injuring a chef.

Communities Police: Seattle man had sex with 12-year-old runaway girl

By KOMO Staff Published: Jun 11, 2013 at 7:21 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 11, 2013 at 7:21 PM PDT

Police arrested a 21-year-old Seattle man Monday night for allegedly having sex with a 12-year-old runaway girl.

Communities Heroin overdose deaths on the rise in Washington (Video)

By Matt Markovich Published: Jun 7, 2013 at 5:12 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 7, 2013 at 6:47 PM PDT

Heroin overdose deaths are on the rise in our state, and soon-to-be released numbers from the University of Washington show the most dramatic increase is coming from people under the age of 30

Communities Cafe Racer survivor: 'If you stop, it's kind of the same as giving up' (Video)

By Elisa Jaffe Published: May 29, 2013 at 4:33 PM PDT Last Updated: May 30, 2013 at 8:42 AM PDT

Thursday marks one year since a gunman opened fire at Cafe Racer. Ian Stawicki killed five people and himself that morning in May.

Communities Veterinarian: More marijuana means more poisoned dogs (Video)

By Michael Harthorne Published: May 22, 2013 at 11:15 AM PDT Last Updated: May 22, 2013 at 7:40 PM PDT

More dogs than ever before are getting very sick from eating marijuana, and one local vet doesn't see the trend stopping anytime soon now that pot has been legalized.

Communities Poop-sniffing dogs helping save whales all over the world (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Jeff Burnside Published: May 21, 2013 at 10:55 PM PDT Last Updated: May 22, 2013 at 11:18 AM PDT

A local dog named Tucker has a very special talent for tracking, and scientists say he's helping save wildlife -- including killer whales -- all over the world.

Communities Arsonist sets string of fires in U-District

By Michael Harthorne Published: May 21, 2013 at 8:39 AM PDT Last Updated: May 21, 2013 at 8:50 AM PDT

Police are looking for whoever is responsible for setting three fires and trying to set two more Friday evening in the University District.

Communities Thousands run in Seattle to fight juvenile diabetes (Video)

By KOMO staff Published: May 19, 2013 at 5:23 PM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 7:03 AM PDT

About 11,000 runners turned out in Montlake for the 31st annual Nordstrom Beat the Bridge eight-kilometer athletic race and fundraiser.

Communities A week in Seattle cellphone robberies

By Michael Harthorne Published: May 17, 2013 at 1:32 PM PDT Last Updated: May 17, 2013 at 2:33 PM PDT

This past week in Seattle seemed to feature cellphone robberies of every kind: successful robberies, failed robberies, robberies at gunpoint, robberies by possible prostitutes and more. So, let's look back at the week in cellphone robberies.

Communities Police: Rake-wielding man attacks coffee drinkers on the Ave

By Michael Harthorne Published: May 17, 2013 at 10:49 AM PDT Last Updated: May 17, 2013 at 10:55 AM PDT

A group of friends had their afternoon coffee break interrupted by a rake-wielding man Tuesday afternoon on the Ave, according to the Seattle Police Department.

Communities Are you smarter than a kindergartner? These kids will put you to the test (Video)

By Denise Whitaker Published: May 15, 2013 at 12:12 PM PDT Last Updated: May 15, 2013 at 12:32 PM PDT

The kindergarten class at Bryant Elementary might look like a bunch of ordinary 5- and 6-year-olds, but listen to what they're saying and asking and you learn otherwise.