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Armchair detectives flood social media as search for Savannah Guthrie’s missing mom continues

<block>Moments after the news broke about the apparent abduction of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother, the floodgates opened on social media.Influencers relayed the timeline from the hours after Nancy Guthrie was last seen and posted photos of the blood found on her front porch that later was a match for the 84-year-old grandmother. Others called out individuals connected to the case as looking “sus” or filmed themselves walking through her neighborhood to help find her.The desperate search for Guthrie, who authorities believe was taken a week ago against her will from her home just outside Tucson, Arizona, has become the latest investigation to pique the widespread interest of online armchair detectives.As the search continues with no suspects or persons of interest, posts across Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook and YouTube have put millions of eyeballs on tips and theories surrounding her disappearance. But they’ve also helped to amplify rumors and forced law enforcement to repeatedly set the record straight on at least one crucial detail.Michael Alcazar, adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and retired New York Police Department detective, said overall the positives outweigh the negatives when it comes to the onslaught of social media posts. “More people are aware; It keeps people alert,” he said. “If they know she hasn’t been found yet, perhaps people will remember that and if they see something, they might say something.”He compared it to the widespread online response to the disappearance and death of Gabby Petito in 2021 and the impact that may have had on her body being found.Two YouTubers said at the time that an image they posted showed Petito and her boyfriend’s white van and that it led investigators to the area where her body was found. But the FBI didn’t specify what led to the discovery.“I think it’s just something that we have to adapt to as far as law enforcement,” Alcazar said. “The true crime community is growing. … There’s a lot of people out there that want to help.”But with the widespread posts also comes the proliferation of misinformation.Ashleigh Banfield, from the cable network NewsNation, announced on her podcast Wednesday that a law enforcement source told her a Guthrie family member is the prime suspect. She seemed to quickly walk-back the statement seconds later, saying the person “may be a prime suspect,” and adding that family members are often looked at first. The information quickly took off across social media, with people posting photos of the person she named.Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos addressed the rumor early in a news conference Thursday, saying authorities don’t have any suspects or persons of interest. That remained the case Friday.“I plead with you to be careful of what it is we put out there. … You could actually be doing some damage to the case, you could do some damage to the individual, too,” he said later in the news conference. “Social media’s kind of an ugly world sometimes.”Other posts have included a medium expressing her feeling that Guthrie is close by and a woman using astrology to point her viewers in the direction of what may have happened.Calvin Chrustie, who has more than three decades of experience in negotiations for kidnapping, ransom and extortions, said if the public truly understood the toll those situations can have on family and law enforcement, they might not hastily post unsubstantiated information. “This stuff on X and other stuff out there that’s pure speculation is actually making it more difficult for the families and making it more difficult to the police to secure the safe, you know, the safe return of the hostage,” he said.Julie Urquhart, an elementary school teacher in New Brunswick, Canada, has been posting about the case on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook. She said she was drawn to the disappearance because she has a mother near Guthrie’s age and was fascinated that someone could have taken her seemingly without a trace.Urquhart said her information comes from national news sites and law enforcement news conferences. One of her posts on TikTok and Instagram amassed more 4 million views, she said.“That’s 4 million eyes that now saw that story and now maybe will see something or know something or know someone who does,” she said. “There’s just so many people it hits.” __Associated Press reporter Safiyah Riddle in Montgomery, Alabama, contributed. </block>

Trump turns to US military leaders for diplomatic efforts on Iran and Ukraine

Bush and Obama administrations, said placing active-duty military leaders like Cooper in diplomatic roles shows how the Trump administration has devalued skilled diplomats and the tools of diplomacy in favor of an overreliance on the military to try to solve foreign policy challenges.“It often takes an enormous amount of time, investment and hard work to get to the point where you can say diplomacy has succeeded,” said Ewers, now a Middle East scholar at the Center for a New American Security, q

‘I want to make the game safer’: Matt Hasselbeck advocates for CTE brain health research

Former Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is using his platform to shine a light on brain health and the long-term effects of playing in the NFL.Hasselbeck joined “The Gee and Ursula Show” on KIRO Newsradio to discuss his involvement with the Concussion Legacy Foundation and a national study that hopes to change how chronic traumatic encephalopathy is identified and treated.“So my dad played in the NFL for nine years,” Hasselbeck said. “My family’s p

Spike O’Neill: Reagan-era policies widened the wealth gap

A growing divide between the wealthy and everyone else is at the center of a heated debate in Washington, and KIRO host Spike O’Neill says decades of economic policy are largely to blame.During “The Jake and Spike Show” on KIRO Newsradio, Spike pushed back against arguments defending low taxes on high earners, saying the widening wealth gap shows that trickle-down economics has failed to deliver on its promises.“The wage gap, the pay gap, and the wealth gap have just widened si

‘I Don’t Trust Anybody’: Curley troubled by Epstein Documents and DOJ Secrecy

The release of more Jeffrey Epstein-related documents has raised serious questions about accountability in politics, business, and law enforcement.During “The John Curley Show” on KIRO Newsradio, KIRO host John Curley explored the documents in detail, highlighting a complex web of influence, alleged crimes, and cover-ups that continue to shape public perception.“I don’t trust anybody,” Curley said, reflecting on inconsistencies in official accounts. “The DOJ isn’t releasing everythin

Spiritual ties of ousted Venezuelan President Maduro and successor include guru Sathya Sai Baba

<block>Venezuela’s former President Nicolás Maduro and current acting President Delcy Rodríguez — both raised Catholic in an overwhelmingly Christian country — have a deep reverence for an Indian spiritual leader who died in 2011.Religious identity is complex in Venezuela, where it is common for people to blend multiple religious and spiritual practices. For Maduro and Rodríguez, that blend includes the teachings of Sathya Sai Baba, who has had a strong global following for over 50 years for his message of unity, love and spiritual oneness that transcends religious, social and cultural barriers.Maduro frequently invoked Christ, the Holy Spirit and God in his speeches as president, framing his government’s struggles as a spiritual battle for Venezuela’s soul and sovereignty. Just weeks before his Jan. 3 capture by U.S. forces, he celebrated the centenary of Sai Baba in a social media post, expressing his hope that “the wisdom of this great teacher will continue to illuminate us in the mission of building a homeland of love, peace and high spirituality.”Rodríguez visited Sai Baba’s ashram in southern India as recently as 2024. She said during her first presidential media briefing last month that the Venezuelan people faced “a new moment where coexistence, mutual respect, and recognition of others allow for the construction and building of a new spirituality.”Rodríguez also said <a href="https://www.sssmediacentre.org/watch/67cb380fcc6245412f23ee7c/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in an interview</a> with the organization’s official channel during a 2023 visit that she still feels the guru’s presence in trying times.“Many times, when I was in danger, I felt Baba with me, my family and also with my country,” she said. “He is always with us, teaching us … and showing a path for peace and love.”<hl2>Top leaders’ fondness for Sathya Sai Baba</hl2>The U.S. military seized Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, from their Caracas home Jan. 3 in a stunning operation that landed them in New York to face federal drug trafficking charges. Maduro called himself “a man of God” while pleading not guilty.After Maduro’s capture, several news outlets in India published a 2005 photo that shows him and his wife seated at the feet of the Sai Baba, who had distinctive black, curly locks and wore a long saffron robe. It has been widely reported that Maduro displayed a large, framed photograph of Sai Baba in his office at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, alongside portraits of Latin America’s liberator Simón Bolívar and former Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez.Maduro, who declared a national day of mourning upon Sai Baba’s death in 2011, marked <a href="https://venezuela-news.com/un-faro-de-amor-incondicional-maduro-honra-al-lider-espiritual-sai-baba-por-centenario-de-su-natalicio/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the 2025 centenary</a> by hailing the spiritual leader as “a being of light” and a “beacon of unconditional love, selfless service and truth.”Videos posted by Sai Baba’s organization, which is still active and ubiquitous in India, have shown Rodríguez visiting its ashram and headquarters in Puttaparthi, a town in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. During visits in 2023 and 2024, she can be seen praying at the sanctum, the guru’s final resting place, which devotees believe radiates spiritual energy. She can also be seen interacting with R.J. Rathnakar, Sai Baba’s nephew who currently heads the organization.The Associated Press’ efforts to reach the Sai Baba organization in India and Venezuela for comment went unanswered.<hl2>The Sai Baba’s organization’s presence in Venezuela</hl2>Sai Baba’s organization came to Venezuela long before Maduro and other politicians sought out the guru. The organization opened its first center in Caracas on Aug. 22, 1974, started by Arlette Meyer, a devotee who wrote books in Spanish about the guru. In her apartment, she and a few other members sang devotional hymns and studied Sai Baba’s teachings — the organization’s first such center in Latin America.The organization in Venezuela now appears to be centered in Abejales, a town in the state of Táchira, about 465 miles (750 kilometers) west of Caracas, where it runs a “Human Values School.” The town is the birthplace of former lawmaker Walter Márquez, who has maintained close ties with Sai Baba before and after serving as Venezuela’s ambassador to India. Márquez was honored by the Sai Baba organization in Venezuela late last year. Some estimates put the number of Sai Baba followers in Venezuela at about 200,000 and millions globally.<hl2>The role of religion in Venezuelan politics</hl2>Faith in Venezuela is not monolithic, said Andrew Chesnut, professor of religious studies at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. He said while Catholicism is still dominant, it coexists comfortably with evangelical Protestantism, Afro-Indigenous traditions and transnational religious figures, without requiring formal conversion or exclusive allegiance.“This syncretic religious ecology helps explain how Nicolás Maduro can describe himself as a devotee of Sri Sathya Sai Baba while simultaneously cultivating close relationships with evangelical leaders who operate within a very different theological universe,” he said.Religion is invoked rhetorically by Venezuelan politicians, rather than to dictate policy or shape laws, Chesnut said. Encounters with figures like Sai Baba “carry symbolic and performative weight rather than serving as drivers of political ideology or decision-making,” he said. <hl2>An influential and controversial figure</hl2>Sathya Sai Baba, who was born Ratnakaram Sathyanarayana Raju, claimed to be the reincarnation of Shirdi Sai Baba, a guru revered by Hindus and Muslims, who died in 1918. Sathya Sai Baba became popular in India and worldwide in the 1970s and 1980s as word spread of his miraculous abilities to materialize objects such as rings, necklaces and sacred ash. He is believed to have performed spontaneous healings and resurrections.Sai Baba encouraged his followers to practice their own religions, often saying that God is one and that all paths led to the same truth. He was known for sayings that reflected his message of unity and service: “Love All, Serve All” and “Help Ever, Hurt Never.”The guru was known for interacting with devotees, meeting them individually or in groups. Though he traveled just once outside India — in the 1960s to East Africa — the movement became global, establishing nearly 2,000 nondenominational centers in 120 countries, including 200 in the U.S, according to the organization’s website.Among his followers are Bollywood actors, cricketers, prominent business leaders and millions of average Indians who flock to Sai Baba centers for worship, prayer and singing bhajans or devotional songs, many in praise of the guru.Sai Baba faced intense criticism from some corners, particularly rationalists and scientists, who accused him of faking his miraculous materializations. He also faced criminal allegations including accusations of fraud, sexual abuse and murder, but was never charged with any of those crimes. His followers dismissed those allegations as slander and propaganda.Sai Baba still has ardent devotees like Dr. Samuel Sandweiss, a retired psychiatrist based in Southern California, who visited the guru nearly 80 times since 1972. He said he has seen the guru materialize everything from sacred ash called vibhuti to several golden rings.Sandweiss is not surprised that Maduro and other Venezuelan leaders followed Sai Baba.“I’ve seen him with all kinds of people from all walks of life — from the lowest to the highest,” he said. “His main message was that love transcends all religion and unites us all.”___Associated Press writers Jorge Rueda, in Caracas, Venezuela, and Sheikh Saaliq, in New Delhi, India, contributed to this report. ___Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP’s <a href="https://bit.ly/ap-twir" target="_blank" rel="noopener">collaboration</a> with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content.</block>

Franjo von Allmen of Switzerland wins men’s downhill, first gold medal of Milan Cortina Games

BORMIO, Italy (AP) — Swiss racer Franjo von Allmen captured the Olympic downhill Saturday to win the first gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games.On a picture-perfect day in Bormio, von Allmen powered through the challenging course in 1 minute, 51.61 seconds. His time was good enough to withstand the charge of Italy’s Giovanni Franzoni, who finished with the silver medal. Franzoni’s teammate, the 36-year-old Dominik Paris, had a fast run to take bronze and knock Marco Odermatt of Switzerland off

What to know about Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapping and the race to find her

(AP) — It’s been a week since “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie ‘s mother disappeared from her home in Arizona in what authorities say was a kidnapping. Investigators have been examining ransom notes and looking for evidence but have not named a suspect. On Friday, officers returned to 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie ‘s home near Tucson and to the surrounding neighborhood to continue their search.Here’s what to know about the case:The disappearanceFamily members told officials they

Explainer: Why are many Hispanic surnames formed from 2 names and how does that work in the US?

<block>NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — What’s in a surname? For many people from Spain and Latin America, it’s about who your father is and who your mother is. The tradition of using two surnames helps clearly identify familial relationships in much of the Spanish-speaking world. But in the United States, having two surnames can be a bureaucratic headache, or worse. More than 68 million people in the U.S. identify as ethnically Hispanic, according to the latest census estimates. Many of them use two surnames.One famous example can be found in the birth name of Puerto Rican rap superstar Bad Bunny, who is set to perform in the halftime show at this weekend’s Super Bowl. His given name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, after his father Tito Martínez and his mother Lysaurie Ocasio.But there is more to the origin story of Hispanic surnames.<hl2>How are Hispanic surnames formed?</hl2>In Spain and most Latin American countries, surnames are composed of two names. The first name is from the father and the second from the mother, with some exceptions.Here is how it works. If Victoria’s father is named Daniel Flores Garcia, and her mother is named Ana Salinas Marquez, her surnames will be Flores Salinas.Women often keep their birth names when they marry, but laws and traditions vary by country. Women sometimes append the husband’s paternal surname. An older way to do this is using “de,” which means “of” as part of the name.So if Victoria Flores Salinas marries Carlos Sandoval Cruz, she will likely remain Victoria Flores Salinas. But in some countries she might become Victoria Flores Sandoval or Victoria Flores de Sandoval. Other variations are also possible, like appending Sandoval after Salinas.Regardless, if Victoria and Carlos have a child named Francisco, his full name will be Francisco Sandoval Flores. <hl2>How does this work in the United States?</hl2>People with typical Hispanic surnames who live in the U.S. often simply use the paternal surname to conform with the norm of a single last name. So in the United States, Francisco Sandoval Flores might just go by Francisco Sandoval. However, people unfamiliar with these naming conventions sometimes assume the father’s name is a middle name, not a surname.To avoid that problem, some people continue to use both surnames. Still others hyphenate the two names. Occasionally, people even squish the two names together. Susana Pimiento has had to use all three of these strategies in the more than 20 years since she moved to the U.S. <hl2>Making sure official documents match, almost</hl2>Pimiento owns a translation and interpreter services agency in Austin, Texas, but is originally from Colombia. Her full name is Susana Pimiento Chamorro, but she uses that only for official government business. Even then, things can get tricky. When she went to get a driver’s license for the first time in Texas, the only way they would allow her to keep her two surnames was by hyphenating them. “I could have dropped my mother’s last name, but then it wouldn’t have matched with my passport,” she said. Some airlines only allow one surname on a ticket, so she has to run both of her surnames together as if they were one word. When she got a green card, things were even worse. The government issued it with her husband’s name “not even in the American way, but in the old Latin American way,” she said. “So I was Susana de Hammond. Like ‘of Hammond.’”She had to return the card, which did not match any of her other documentation. It was a year before the government finally issued a new one with her actual name. In the meantime, she had to seek special permission to leave the U.S. so she could travel for work. “Before I got married, I told my husband, ‘I’m not taking your name, you know? There is no way’,” she said. “So then when my green card came with Susana de Hammond, we laughed. We thought that it was a joke. But, oh my gosh, it was so hard to straighten it out!”</block>

Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked

“Cause they ain’t gonna do nothing but bang you up some more.”“Hope they don’t kill you,” she adds.“And y’all gave the man a concussion,” a male bystander shouts.The witness who posted the video declined to speak with AP or provide consent for the video’s publication, but Castañeda Mondragón confirmed he is the handcuffed man seen in the recording.At least one ICE officer later told staff at the medical center that Castañeda Mondragón “got his (expletive) rocked,” according to court docume

‘Apologize for stealing a moment’: Gee and Ursula call out NFL, Druski over butchering Smith-Njigba

Jaxon Smith-Njigba was named the NFL Offensive Player of the Year, but the award was almost overshadowed when comedian Druski butchered his name during the ceremony.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Why did they make Druski try to pronounce Jaxon Smith-Njigba? 😅<a href="https://t.co/be4NRDs02t">pic.twitter.com/be4NRDs02t</a>— Deadspin (@Deadspin) <a href="https://twitter.com/Deadspin/status/2019633394934587500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">February 6, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>KIRO host Ursula Reutin noted Druski could have easily used the star player’s nickname, JSN.“Dude, you could have called him JSN — if you really were confused, which I don’t think you were — just say JSN, which you eventually did anyway. But to even go that route …,” Ursula said on <a href="https://mynorthwest.com/gee-and-ursula" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“The Gee and Ursula Show”</a> on KIRO Newsradio.“In such a big moment, too,” KIRO fill-in host Angela Poe Russell chimed in. “To get Offensive Player of the Year in the league, huge moment.”<h2>Gee demands verbal apology from NFL, Druski</h2>KIRO host Gee Scott called on the NFL, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, and Druski to apologize to Smith-Njigba.“Apologize for stealing a moment last night at the NFL honors. You stole a moment from Jaxon Smith-Njigba. You stole a moment from his father, Maada Smith-Njigba. You stole a moment from his brother, Canaan Smith-Njigba. You stole a moment from his mother, Jami,” Gee said.“You stole a moment from the people of Rockwall, Texas. You stole a moment from the Seattle Seahawks organization. You stole a moment for the teammates of Jaxon Smith-Njigba. You stole a moment from Seahawks fans all over the world. An apology, not a statement, a verbal apology,” he continued.Angela said she absolutely agreed with Gee.“Names for so many people mean something, especially when you are, like most of us, descendants of immigrants,” she said. “And for him, whose grandfather came here from Sierra Leone, changed his name to Smith so he could fit in, and to have Jaxon reclaim that name in high school, to reclaim the name and say, I am Jaxon Smith-Njigba.”Angela added that so many hosts of events think the event is about themselves.Ursula said there are ways to prepare for events so that names aren’t mispronounced.<h3>‘Does someone at the top like this kind of thing?’ Angela questions NFL’s choice of host</h3>Angela agreed and believed the NFL should have chosen a different person for the job.“There are many African American hosts, MCs in this country, and time and time and again, some of these large organizations choose to go with people who perhaps aren’t always the best person for the job,” she said.“I look at how even NBC has just embraced Snoop Dogg as their Olympic correspondent. ‘Oh, my God, he’s funny.’ And it’s like, do you see what he talks about in his music? Do you see how he called Gayle King the B word?” she continued. “Of all the people in the country that you could pick to have this role, that is who you pick. And at some point, I have to think, do you like this? Does someone at the top like this kind of thing? Because a lot of us do not, and we do not ask for this.”“A great point,” Ursula responded. “And to the folks who are saying, ‘Well, you know, it’s not even that hard to say.’ You know what? It can be tricky to say, but that’s not what it was about. And the NFL needs to do better, and Druski needs to do better.”Druski wrote on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reels/DUZwCFzkdtW/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a>, “NOBODY TOLD ME HOW TO PRONOUNCE ‘Jaxon Smith-Njigba’ (laughing and crying emojis) CONGRATS THOUGH !”Watch the full discussion in the video above.Listen to Gee and Ursula on <a href="https://mynorthwest.com/gee-and-ursula" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“The Gee and Ursula Show”</a> weekday mornings from 9 am to 12 pm on KIRO Newsradio.

‘It’s better to grow the pie than to fight about slicing it’: Lawmakers hear public testimony on ‘millionaire tax’ proposal

“We’re having a conversation around what does the best for our kids for a very long time to come.”RELATED STORIESWA millionaire tax would bypass voters, but Ferguson won't support it yetWA income tax on millionaires: Lawmakers introduce long-awaited billHarger: New WA 'millionaires tax' includes emergency clause blocking voter referendumRepublicans: Tax will hurt economy, small businessesRepublican state lawmakers are firmly against the tax proposal, which they said will drive up prices and hurt

Pentagon says it’s cutting ties with ‘woke’ Harvard, discontinuing military training, fellowships

The Pentagon said Friday it is cutting ties with Harvard University, ending all military training, fellowships and certificate programs with the Ivy League institution.The announcement marks the latest development in the Trump administration’s prolonged standoff with Harvard over the White House’s demands for reforms at the Ivy League school.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement Friday that Harvard “no longer meets the needs of the War Department or the military services.”“For

Substance found in Snohomish County campus ballot box prompts evacuation

Two buildings on the Snohomish County campus have been evacuated.The Admin East and Admin West buildings, at 3000 Rockefeller Avenue in Everett, were evacuated Friday after a suspicious substance was found in a ballot box in the basement, the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office reported via Facebook.The Everett Fire Department, along with bomb technicians and detectives, is working to identify the substance.“Out of an abundance of caution, both buildings have been evacuated,” the

Gun left in Bellevue elementary school restroom during church event over winter break

21, 2025, during a regularly scheduled facility rental at Phantom Lake Elementary by Lighthouse Church for a Christmas service.Follow this link to read additional stories from KIRO 7A guest visiting the church unintentionally left a gun in a restroom.A district custodian discovered the firearm and immediately notified church staff and reported it to his supervisor, the district said.District Safety and Security and the Facilities Department were also notified.The district said the incident occur

Investigation underway after Federal Way police officer kills carjacking suspect

An officer fired their gun and hit the armed suspect.The suspect was taken to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries.RELATED STORIESEverett man arrested for allegedly posing as off-duty cop, pulling over driver'Dangerous pattern': Skagit man sentenced for death threats against Congress membersLight rail between Angle Lake and Federal Way to be shut down for repairs, Sound Transit blames copper wire theftFederal Way officer placed on administrative leaveAccording to KIRO 7, the offic

Seahawks fans flood San Francisco ahead of Super Bowl

One Seattle father, Quinton, brought his son back to the same event he attended years earlier as a child.RELATED STORIESCats, clues, and the Super Bowl: KIRO hosts' playful predictions favor the SeahawksNearly 12 years later, the sound of that Super Bowl interception still echoesFrom ancestral mask to NFL icon: The Indigenous origins of the Seahawks logoAs Quinton shared those memories, his young son, Levi, wearing an old school Jim Zorn jersey, hugged his dad and said, “I’m having the best time

Cheers for Team USA turn to jeers for Vance at Milan Cortina opening ceremony

MILAN (AP) — American athletes received an enthusiastic welcome at the opening ceremony for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, but the mood shifted when cameras briefly turned to Vice President JD Vance.Led by speedskater and flag bearer Erin Jackson, Team USA was among the last delegations to enter Milan’s San Siro stadium in the parade of nations on Friday.The crowd cheered for the Americans but jeers and whistles could be heard as Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, were shown on the

Body believed to be Lil Jon’s son D.J. Young is found in pond near Atlanta

Young Slade, left his home in Milton “under unusual circumstances” early Tuesday morning, police said.Lil Jon said in a statement posted to his Instagram page that he and Smith’s mother, Nicole Smith, are “extremely heartbroken for the tragic loss of our son.”“Nathan was the kindest human being you would ever meet,” the statement reads. “He was immensely caring, thoughtful, polite, passionate, and warmhearted — he loved his family and the friends in his life to the fullest.”Nathan Smith, 27, “ra

Bellevue police confirm DHS operation as video shows apparent immigration arrest

A video circulating online appeared to show an immigration arrest near Robinswood Park in Bellevue Friday morning.Unmarked vans blocked a car as masked, plainclothes officers in vests labeled “police” detained someone.In the video, the person can be heard shouting “asylum” in Spanish.The Bellevue Police Department (BPD) told KIRO Newsradio police were sent to the intersection of 148th Avenue Southeast and Southeast 16th Street after reports of a vehicle blocking the southbound lane.The callers s