From: KOMO Seattle on Thu, Feb 03 2011 9:50 PM

Anyone who rented from Hollywood Video or Movie Gallery before the companies went out of business could soon find an unpleasant surprise waiting for them - in their credit file.

From: KOMO Seattle on Sat, Jan 29 2011 12:18 AM

Gary Shafer told his wife, "I’m sick in the head and I need help," investigators said. His wife told investigators she found what she believed to be child pornography on his computer.

From: KOMO Seattle on Fri, Jan 28 2011 12:19 PM

The former Highline School District teacher who was jailed and gained international attention for her sexual relationship with an underage student is now a grandmother.

From: KOMO Seattle on Fri, Jan 28 2011 2:11 AM

They once warned of air raids. Now the air raid sirens warn of volcanic eruptions or tornadoes. But in this small Lewis County town, a new law makes them illegal.

From: KOMO Seattle on Thu, Jan 27 2011 10:11 PM

Gary D. Shafer, 32, of Olympia allegedly molested two 6-year-old girls aboard a school bus last month. The allegations first surfaced last month when a parent alerted authorities.

From: KOMO Seattle on Thu, Jan 27 2011 10:10 PM

A woman whose husband was shot to death during a home invasion robbery says she is in danger of losing the home her husband died trying to save.

From: KOMO Seattle on Tue, Jan 25 2011 9:43 PM

The deputies have been identified as Andrew Paul Ejde, 48, of North Kitsap County, John Roy Stacy, 50, of South Kitsap County and Krista Rae McDonald, 38, of Pierce County.

From: KOMO Seattle on Mon, Jan 24 2011 11:21 PM

The 6-year-old boy killed over the weekend in a float plane crash was identified Monday as Jacob Jeter, of Anacortes.

From: KOMO Seattle on Mon, Jan 24 2011 11:20 AM

Detectives are investigating why a man ran from deputies and then opened fire in a Walmart parking lot, sparking a shootout that left him and the woman he apparently was with dead and two law officers wounded.

From: KOMO Seattle on Sat, Jan 22 2011 10:33 PM

A float plane with a father and son aboard flipped over as it landed on Lake Goodwin on Saturday afternoon, trapping both of them inside, officials said.

From: KOMO Seattle on Thu, Jan 20 2011 5:44 AM

He was hired to deliver the mail, but instead he hoarded, dumped and burned them. Prosecutors said Richard Farrell’s "extreme laziness" caused him to hoard thousands of pieces of mail, then set them ablaze or dump them.

From: KOMO Seattle on Wed, Jan 19 2011 11:43 PM

It’s a plan to help ease gridlock. The problem is that it's a plan that will only make gridlock worse.

From: KOMO Seattle on Wed, Jan 19 2011 11:43 PM

Two people were seriously burned and another suffered minor burns Wednesday afternoon when their van caught fire in the middle of a Bellevue street, fire officials said.

From: KOMO Seattle on Wed, Jan 19 2011 11:43 PM

Under the three strikes law, three convictions earn armed robbers, rapists and even purse snatchers a life term in prison. It’s the law's application to purse snatchers that are now getting a second look.

From: KOMO Seattle on Tue, Jan 18 2011 11:18 PM

Eric Williams could barely choke his words out as he holds up the last picture he ever took of his brother, John T. Williams. "This was two hours before he was shot," he said, sobbing, on the witness stand.

From: KOMO Seattle on Tue, Jan 18 2011 9:18 PM

Local scuba diver Laura James took her camera down off Harbor Avenue SW to document the stunning stream of storm sediment now rushing into the Sound.

From: KOMO Seattle on Tue, Jan 18 2011 9:18 PM

Heavy rains have taken a toll in Snohomish County. Several sections of Mountain Loop Highway gave way and tumbled into the Stillaguamish River, leaving residents on the other side trapped.

From: KOMO Seattle on Tue, Jan 18 2011 9:18 PM

A prominent eye surgeon is on trial, accused of trying to hire a Russian hit man to kill his business partner. But the attorney for Dr. Michael Mockovak says he is the victim of a setup by the FBI.

From: KOMO Seattle on Tue, Jan 18 2011 7:18 PM

Two people were injured and several cars were damaged in a crash in Bremerton Tuesday morning.

From: KOMO Seattle on Tue, Jan 18 2011 7:18 PM

Prosecutors say Scott Johnson can now positively identify Martin Jones as the man who snuck up behind him 11 months ago and fired a shot into the back of his head at point blank range.