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  • Kent police: Armed robbery suspect hides in house, officers use flock cameras

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    A robbery suspect was arrested Sunday morning following a tense standoff involving multiple law enforcement agencies and several evacuees from multiple apartment units. 

    Timeline:

    At around 6:45 a.m. on Nov. 16, Kent Patrol Officers responded to an espresso stand in the 1700 block of Central Avenue South after receiving reports of a robbery. The victim, a 29-year-old woman from Milton, told officers that a man ordered coffee before brandishing a black gun and demanding money. She said she handed over cash from the till and the suspect fled in a white car. 

    Officers reviewed surveillance footage from the coffee stand and identified the suspect’s vehicle license plate. Using the Flock Safety Cameras system, they tracked the vehicle heading southbound into Auburn. The car was registered to an address at a four-plex in Auburn.

    Auburn Police Department officers located the suspect’s vehicle parked unoccupied on the registered owner’s lawn. Surveillance was set up, and multiple Kent officers arrived on the scene. 

    Robbery suspect spotted, nearby residents evacuated

    At 8:52 a.m., APD reported seeing a man matching the suspect’s description inside the unit. Officers established a safety perimeter. Kent Police reports rising concerns from officers that the situation could escalate into a hostage scenario, as the suspect was last seen armed.

    Officers contacted individuals inside the suspect’s unit, who evacuated safely. However, a 16-month-old child was accidentally left behind. Around this time, a woman called 911, reporting that her husband in a neighboring unit said the suspect had entered their apartment and was hiding in their closet.

    Officers entered the suspect’s residence and retrieved the sleeping child. They also evacuated the neighbor and his children from the unit where the suspect was hiding. Auburn officers used a PA system to urge the suspect to surrender. He eventually emerged, reportedly holding a steak knife to his throat. 

    Officers employed de-escalation techniques, and the suspect ultimately put down the knife and was taken into custody without further incident.

    Kent detectives took over the investigation, interviewing the suspect, a 50-year-old Auburn man, who was later booked into jail for first-degree robbery.

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  • Seattle airport security checkpoint 6 reopens

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    There is more relief for airline passengers coming to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Monday as security checkpoint 6 finally reopens following months of renovations. 

    Just in time for the busy holiday season, and days before Thanksgiving travel begins to ramp up, SEA formally reopened the checkpoint five months after previously opening a new checkpoint back in June. 

    Checkpoint 6 at SEA Airport

    What’s next:

    Checkpoint 6 was temporarily closed for a year for construction as part of the SEA Gateway Project, an effort to expand screening capacity and improve passenger flow through the terminal. The redesigned checkpoint adds the following:

    • Larger space with more efficient layout
    • Expanded recompose area
    • New furniture
    • Digital wayfinding
    • Infrastructure improvements
    • Enhanced security screening operations

    Checkpoint 6 will have general, pre-check and CLEAR lines and is north of Checkpoint 5 at the west side of the pre-security area.

    Checkpoint 6 at SEA Airport

    Dig deeper:

    The improvements are part of the SEA Gateway Project.

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  • Why Tom Selleck is hesitant to join Blue Bloods spin-off Boston Blue

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    Tom Selleck has a lot of love for Blue Bloods and his work on it, but he is not so sure he’ll make it onto its spin-off, Boston Blue. When Blue Bloods was cancelled late last year, the cast, including the Friends alum, made no secret of their disappointment in the show ending after 14 seasons. And though the story of at least one of the Reagan family members, that of Donnie Wahlberg’s character Danny Reagan, lives on in the freshly-premiered spin-off, his on-screen dad still sees it as a different show that he’s not sure Frank Reagan belongs in.

    Speaking with Hour Detroit, Tom, 80, confessed: “I don’t know if I would do Boston Blue — that’s another show,” and explained: “I think it’s partly my lot in life to make sure Blue Bloods has its place in television history, but I don’t think it’s my lot in life to keep playing Frank Reagan.”

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    Tom played Frank for 14 years

    And though he appears sure in his decision to not reprise the Frank character, he again relayed his disappointment in the cancellation of the  mothership show, which aired its last episode on December 13 of last year. “It was a huge disappointment, and I still don’t know why CBS did it. If you get rid of the football, we were the sixth most popular series in all of television,” he said.

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    Tom similarly told TV Insider last year: “I’m kind of frustrated. During those last eight shows, I haven’t wanted to talk about an ending for Blue Bloods but about it still being wildly successful,” adding: “I don’t believe in holding grudges, but if you were to say to the television network, ‘Here’s a show you can program in the worst time slot you got, and it is going to guarantee you winning Friday night for the next 15 years,’ it would be almost impossible to believe.”

    Disappointment over the cancellation and hesitation to join the spin-off aside, his former co-star Donnie has maintained he is supportive of him working on Boston Blue. Recently speaking with Parade, he shared: “Of course, I spoke to Tom the minute I was deciding if this was something I was going to do. And I can’t really get into the details of those conversations, but he’s been very supportive.”

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    “I can say, would I love for Tom to come up to Boston? Sure. Or would I love Danny to go to New York and visit Frank? Absolutely, yes,” he added, noting: “Tom’s always going to base his decisions on the work and material, and so yes, of course, I’d love to work with him on the show, and when the time comes, we will hopefully craft an idea that moves his heart and makes him want to do it.”

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    Donnie with his new Boston Blue co-star Sonequa Martin-Green

    He also recently opened up about his decision-making regarding the show, mainly his choice to move forward with it. Speaking on CBS Sunday Mornings on Sunday, October 12, he emphasized: “I love Blue Bloods. I fought tooth and nail to keep it on the air, and here’s an opportunity to keep this character alive,” before noting: “And suddenly when I started to look at it through that lens it was like, ‘How do I not do this?’”

    “If all of those millions of Blue Bloods fans don’t show up and love it, then I know we put our best foot forward,” he added. 

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  • Renton Salvation Army needs Thanksgiving food donations, says SNAP benefits still delayed for some

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    The Salvation Army is stepping up the battle against food insecurity in the western Washington region

    What they’re saying:

    The organization says local food pantries need help in restocking their supplies heading into the holiday season.   

    Leaders at the Renton Salvation Army location at 206 S. Tobin say the food has flown off the shelves in recent weeks, when families experienced a gap in SNAP benefits.  

    They say they are running low on some food items with less than two weeks to go until Thanksgiving.   

    “We filled up our freezer with turkeys,” said Captain James Parks at the Salvation Army Hope Market in Renton. “We’ll allow them to shop at our Thanksgiving wall. They can choose some of the items they want.”

    James says the food bank is a “client choice pantry” that allows people to pick up what they need for their families.  

    He says they are getting ready to distribute food for the upcoming holiday weekend. Seasonal donations, like boxes of stuffing and canned yams, are shown on the “Thanksgiving Wall”, pictured below.

    Because there is so much uncertainty surrounding SNAP benefits due to the government shutdown, James says the need is greater than ever. 

    “It is very difficult to keep the shelves full already,” said James. “The past Monday, we saw there were many new clients coming in. Not only were they new clients, but some were clients we hadn’t seen in 3–4 years.”

    Instead of around 150 people coming through the pantry daily, James says the number of clients has gone up to around 200 a day.  He says that’s a 30% increase, and he feels it hasn’t slowed down. 

    “We haven’t seen people receiving their benefits yet. There are still people who are coming who are scared because there are delays in the benefits.”

     He says businesses are feeling pressure too, with the economy putting a damper on the number of rescue donations coming from partners as well. 

      “All these are rescue items,” he said, pointing to some baked goods. “The grocery stores are already tightening their belts, you know, purchasing less, which means there is less waste.”

    James is putting out a call to the community for help.  He says people can donate online at this link, or by dropping off goods in person in Renton.  Soup, canned chicken and tuna and canned fruit are the most needed items at that pantry. 

    “Anybody who would like to drive by and drop those off would really be blessed,” he said.  

    James says the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign has also kicked off for the holiday season and that will, in part, help to fund food pantries just like the Hope Market in Renton. 

    He says more than 20 Salvation Army pantries and meal programs are operating across the Pacific Northwest.  

    “We want our community to know we are here for them,” said James.  

    He says they hope to hand out 400 turkeys at the Renton pantry along with other fixings before Thanksgiving.  

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  • Mom of Bothell woman found dead increases reward to $6K for answers

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    The body of a Bothell woman who went missing back in June was found in Mason County this September. Now, her mom is hoping a new reward will lead to an arrest in her case and bring answers as to what happened to her daughter.

    FOX 13 met with Denise Barbour at a park in Lynnwood where she used to bring her daughter Mallory. “It’s good that it does hold memories, but it’s painful,” Barbour said.

    She is reminded of the times when she and Mallory would feed the ducks at the end of the dock. “That was kind of our tradition,” Barbour said. “She would be on there, enjoying running around, playing on that playground equipment.”

    The playground is still there, but sadly, her daughter is not.

    Missing Bothell woman Mallory Barbour. (Bothell Police)

    The backstory:

    On Sept. 15, the Mason County Sheriff’s Office found the 27-year-old’s body in the woods near State Route 3 and Pickering Road, about 120 miles away from her home in Bothell. She was last seen alive leaving her home on June 24.

    “It’s stressful, I feel like I’m still in a fog,” Barbour said. She told FOX 13, it’s scary and frustrating because her daughter’s killer is still out there. “We’re working against the clock now, so with every day that goes by its another day that in this case we have not found the murderer,” Barbour said.

    She’s also concerned that whoever is behind her daughter’s murder, could do this again. Which is why she’s now increased the reward to $6,000 for any information that leads to an arrest.

    What they’re saying:

    Until that happens, she’s left missing her daughter, especially the potential of what could have been. “Just knowing that she would have a life that would be enriched, that she would be happy and be able to work in our community, have a partner, maybe even grandkids,” Barbour said. Now, that’s been taken away.

    “She was a great person, she doesn’t deserve this, she did nothing wrong, and she was just in a bad place at a bad time,” Barbour said.

    What you can do:

    If you know anything, call crime stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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  • Bremerton, WA police seek public’s help after deadly hit-and-run

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    Officers in Bremerton are hoping members of the public may be able to help them track down a hit-and-run driver they say caused a deadly crash. 

    On Sunday, Nov. 16, BPD reported the death of a female pedestrian who was struck and killed by a vehicle in the area of Wheaton Way and Ivy Road. The incident happened around 5:50 a.m. according to their press release. 

    What you can do:

    While investigators say they have received some leads, they are asking anyone with more information about the incident to contact Officer Jacynda Hoyson at Jacynda.Espinosa@ci.bremerton.wa.us. 

    Kitsap County Medical Examiner’s Office is still working to identify and notify the next of kin for the victim. Their identity will not be released until that happens. The investigation remains ongoing as of Sunday afternoon. 

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  • Seattle Theatre Group opens Kerry Hall on Capitol Hill

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    On Saturday, the Seattle Theatre Group (STG) held a grand opening for Kerry Hall, revitalizing historic space for the arts community up on the city’s famed cultural hub of Capitol Hill. The opening comes after an impressive push from students to preserve the building after Cornish College of the Arts announced it would sell the property.

    Kerry Hall will host dance and movement workshops, live music, community showcases and other family-friendly activities at its century-long location on East Roy Street.

    On Nov. 15, public officials, including Seattle City Councilmembers, kicked off the day of festivities with a ribbon cutting around 11 a.m. Then, community organizers gathered for an art market, dance performances, and more.

    Seattle’s historic Kerry Hall over the years (Seattle Theatre Group)

    Kerry Hall grand opening by the Seattle Theatre Group

    What they’re saying:

    “STG celebrates a vibrant new chapter with Kerry Hall, a space that centers creativity, connection, and community,” representatives for the group said in a letter to press on Saturday.

    Seattle’s historic Kerry Hall over the years (Seattle Theatre Group)

    Seattle’s historic Kerry Hall over the years (Seattle Theatre Group)

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  • Seattle Seahawks legend Kenny Easley dies at 66

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    A legend in Seattle sports has passed away: Seahawks Hall of Famer Kenny Easley was 66 years old. 

    The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced that Easley died on Friday, Nov. 15, after years of battling health issues. “Kenny always gave his all and held the game and his life at the highest standard,” his wife, Gail, told the Hall of Fame on Saturday.

    Kenny Easley (Credit: Seattle Seahawks)

    The Seahawks released a statement on Saturday about Easley, who came to be known as “The Enforcer.” 

    “Kenny embodied what it meant to be a Seahawk through his leadership, toughness, intensity, and fearlessness. His intimidating nature and athletic grace made him one the best players of all-time…we extend our sincere condolences to his wife, Gail, and children Kendrick, Gabrielle and Giordanna,” the statement read, in part. 

    In 1984, Kenny was the first player in franchise history to earn Defensive Player of the Year honors. 

    Local perspective:

    The famous Seahawks safety was also only the fourth player in franchise history to have his jersey, No. 45, retired. The honor was given to Easley 30 years after kidney failure forced him out of the game.

    Kenny Easley (Credit: Seattle Seahawks)

    Easley played just 89 games across seven seasons before his career ended in 1989. However, he earned a reputation as one of the hardest hitting defenders in NFL history. 

    CANTON, OH – AUGUST 05: Kenny Easley poses with his bust during the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium on August 5, 2017 in Canton, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

    The Seahawks selected Easley, a three-time consensus All-American at UCLA, with the No. 4 overall pick in 1981. Easley never worked out for the Seahawks. He didn’t think the team would draft him, and he admits, he didn’t want to play for a relatively new franchise in Seattle.

    Easley made the most of it, becoming known for devastating hits and dazzling interceptions.

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  • Washington resident is infected with a different type of bird flu

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    A Washington state resident has bird flu, and it’s a different type than what was seen in previous infections, state health officials said Friday.

    It is the nation’s first human case of bird flu since February. The older adult with underlying health conditions remains hospitalized.

    State health officials had announced the preliminary bird flu diagnosis on Thursday. On Friday, they said it had been confirmed.

    The person was infected with a bird flu called H5N5, state officials said. State and federal health officials said it appears to be the first known human infection with the H5N5 bird flu virus.

    That version is not believed to be a greater threat to human health than the H5N1 virus behind a wave of 70 reported human infections in the U.S. in 2024 and 2025. Most of those have been mild illnesses in workers on dairy and poultry farms.

    “These viruses behave similarly,” said Richard Webby, a prominent flu researcher at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. “My gut instinct is to consider it the same as H5N1 from a human health perspective.”

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday issued a similar statement that said no information would suggest “the risk to public health has increased as a result of this case.”

    The agency is awaiting a specimen from Washington to conduct additional testing.

    The distinction between H5N5 and H5N1 lies in a protein involved in releasing the virus from an infected cell and promoting spread to surrounding cells.

    “Think along the lines of different brands of car tires. They both do the same job, it’s just each is better tuned for specific conditions, which we don’t fully understand,” Webby wrote in an email.

    H5N5 may have a different preference for which kind of birds it most readily infects, he added.

    The Grays Harbor County resident, who has not been identified, has a backyard flock of domestic poultry that had been exposed to wild birds, health officials said. They believe the domestic poultry or wild birds are the most likely source of exposure, but say they are still investigating.

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  • Small business owners in Washington state forced to shut down after tax increases

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    FOX 13 is hearing from another small business owner who says he’s been forced to shut down over big state tax increases

    Business owner Nikhil Singhal is calling it quits over the state’s new $9 billion tax package passed earlier this year by lawmakers in Olympia.

    “The math simply doesn’t add up for us to continue doing this business,” Om Spark owner Nikhil Singhal said.

    Singhal has operated Om Spark, an online marketing company based out of Redmond, for 13 years. His online company has tailored their services to small businesses to advertise and elevate their brand. Singhal says the latest increase in taxes is hitting him in several different new ways, including an increase in the business and occupation tax and an expansion of the retail sales tax that now captures online digital ads.

    “It’s really hard, if you think about it, it’s a self-created crisis in my opinion by the government,” Singhal said.

    Singhal says he finds it incredulous over how quickly lawmakers passed the massive tax increase.

    “People take more time to buy a car, the state actually took more time discussing the state bird than they spent time discussing a $9 billion state tax increase,” Singhal said.

    He says many small business owners do not feel heard, and that lawmakers need to research and hear from small business owners before making sweeping taxes or changes.

    “What I want to tell them is talk to the people who will be impacted by this, let’s figure out a solution,” Singhal said.

    Singhal is the latest to share his frustration over the state’s business climate. Back in October, FOX 13 spoke with Josh Dirks, who shut down Project Bionic in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. Dirks was forced to lay off his staff at his social media digital ad agency after 16 years in business. 

    He says the latest tax increase was the last straw and he could not keep his business viable.

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  • Owl caught on camera stealing hat from runner near Woodinville, WA

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    You may get a hoot out of this story.

    An owl in Woodinville has been swooping at unsuspecting visitors on the Paradise Valley Conservation area trails. One local resident says he captured video of one of the prime suspects in the act. 

    What they’re saying:

    When Nathan Kuchta goes running on the Paradise Valley Conservation Trail, he often wears a cap. 

    “This is the only running hat I have,” said Kuchta.

    Woodinville owl hat thief

    To a phantom menace that stalks the woods, the practical piece of running gear is more like bait.

    This feathered avenger of the forest was captured on video, swooping in on Nathan’s head as if it were making a kill.

    “I did not hear it at all. It was absolutely silent,” he said.

    The bird stealing his pride, along with his cap.

    “It snatched it right off the top of my head,” he said. “He just took my hat.”

    Not giving a hoot about the theft, the owl took the hat sky high, and taunted him from the treetops.

    Woodinville owl hat thief

    “Are you serious?,” Nathan asked in the video. “The owl I felt like was kind of daring me to come after it.”

    This wasn’t his first run-in with an owl on the trails in the nature area. He said he was on or near a portion of the Lloyd Trail when he was first attacked a week prior.

    “The first time I ended up in the urgent care because it put some talons in the top of the head,” said Nathan. During that encounter, he noted he was not wearing his hat. That hat spared him from scratches a week later when an owl made another swoop.

    Dig deeper:

    After Nathan reported his owl encounters, Snohomish County Parks posted warning signs on the trail.

    Aggressive owl warning Woodinville

    After FOX 13 sent the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife the video, they identified the thief as a likely barred owl. 

    Though owl encounters aren’t uncommon, many others who regularly use the trail say they haven’t seen anyone attacked before on camera.

    “Oh yeah, that got you nice,” said one man who viewed Nathan’s video while we were interviewing him.

    “Usually they are just sitting up in a tree and get a good pic of them. But I haven’t caught any coming down on me like that. That’s a great video,” he said.  

    With a potentially wise old owl on the prowl, Nathan has a word to the wise; perhaps it’s best to wear a hat, or even a hard hat on the Paradise Valley trail for now.  He says it protected his head from the owl’s talons.

    “The second time it felt like an owl booped me on the top of my head instead of punching me,” he said, adding that the hat protected him from scratches.   

    Fortunately for Nathan, the winged assailant eventually dropped his hat. 

    “Are you going to swoop me again?,” he asked as he went to retrieve it.

    Mother nature provided a distraction so he could snag it. Another owl appeared on scene and the two birds appeared to start tussling, flying further back into the woods. 

    “Oh, there’s two of them!,” he exclaimed on video.

    Now that Nathan knows you can’t spell owl without the word “ow”, he started a “RunFromOwls” YouTube channel to celebrate his special interactions with nature. 

    “I feel lucky it happened a couple times, or very, very unlucky. I’m not sure,” said Nathan.

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  • 15-year-old arrested for Port Orchard, WA stabbing

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    A 15-year-old boy is under investigation following a stabbing near a convenience store in Port Orchard on Thursday night. 

    The teen was arrested for first-degree assault after a deal went bad between himself and two other teens. 

    Port Orchard stabbing scene on Thursday, Nov. 13. (Source: Kitsap County Sheriff)

    The backstory:

    Two 16-year-olds arranged to meet the suspect to buy marijuana and alcohol off him, however a fight broke out when the two realized the boy only brought the marijuana and did not have any alcohol to sell them, according to a Friday statement from the Kitsap County Sheriff. 

    The connection was reportedly arranged on the social networking app Snapchat and went down at a convenience store on Southeast Lund Avenue in Port Orchard. 

    During the altercation, deputies say the 15-year-old stabbed one of the 16-year-olds in the chest. The victim was then transported to an area hospital in Tacoma and expected to recover from his injuries. 

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  • Explosive new documentary probes ’80-year global coverup’ of UFO secrets

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    For decades, military pilots, radar operators, and ordinary citizens alike have reported strange objects darting through the skies, often dismissed by officials or buried under classification.

    Despite congressional hearings and government task forces, little clarity has emerged about what Americans are actually seeing.

    Now, the director of a new explosive documentary is pulling back the curtain on that mystery. 

    Director and producer Dan Farah sat down with Fox News’ Bret Baier on Friday to discuss his new documentary, “The Age of Disclosure.”

    UFO TRACKER MAPS EERIE CLUSTERS OF UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS LURKING BENEATH US SHORELINES: ‘WE’RE BEING LIED TO’

    Director Dan Farah’s documentary ‘The Age of Disclosure’ features 34 senior U.S. officials revealing an alleged 80-year government cover-up of non-human intelligence. (The Age of Disclosure)

    “For a very long time, the public, Congress, and even the President have been kept out of the loop on this subject,” Farah said. “In the last few years, senior members of Congress, senior members of the administration, thanks to whistleblowers, have found out what’s been going on, and they are now in pursuit of the truth for themselves and for the American people.”

    The film explores an alleged “80-year global cover-up” of non-human intelligent life and a secret race among world powers to reverse-engineer advanced technology of non-human origin. It features interviews with 34 senior members of the U.S. government, military, and intelligence community — including Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

    “Every single person I interviewed made it very clear that it was no longer a question of whether this was a real situation,” he said. “It’s a very real situation.”

    Farah, who worked on the film for more than three years, said each person he spoke to had “direct knowledge of this issue” and “extreme credibility.”

    “We’ve had repeated instances of something operating in the airspace over restricted nuclear facilities, and it’s not ours,” Rubio said in the trailer.

    He said the film reveals how the U.S. government is engaged in a “high-stakes, secret Cold War race with adversarial nations like China and Russia to reverse engineer technology of non-human origin.”

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    Director Dan Farah’s new documentary ‘The Age of Disclosure’ explores an alleged 80-year government cover-up of non-human intelligent life and UAP encounters. (iStock)

    “The first country that cracks the code on this technology will be the leader for years to come,” said Jay Stratton, a former Defense Intelligence Agency official and director of the government’s UAP Task Force, in the film’s trailer.

    Farah said some are calling it “the Manhattan Project on steroids.”

    “The fear here is that if another nation wins this race it could really change the lay of the land in terms of power,” he said.

    But skepticism surrounding UAPs remains. Farah said the question now isn’t whether UAPs exist, but where they come from, who controls them and what their purpose is.

    He said joking about this topic is “the equivalent of laughing at a terrorist threat.”

    “Who would do that?” he said. “It makes no sense when you think about it. You know, if someone said, ‘Hey, there’s this constant terrorist threat. Terrorists are penetrating the airspace over our nuclear weapons sites.’ Who would laugh at that? It makes no sense.”

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    Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens to a question as he speaks to the media after visiting the Civil-Military Coordination Center in southern Israel on October 24, 2025. (Getty Images)

    High-level officials in the film claim the issue was moved away from presidential oversight, with defense contractors “gatekeeping information.” However, Farah said members of Congress and the Trump administration are now working to uncover answers.

    “Now we have leaders in Congress and in the administration that are trying to get to the bottom of it, and there are people in this film who are respected in their fields, who say they have seen these craft and have seen the recovered non-human bodies,” he said.

    He said on-the-record interviews are even more important in this digital age, with many people dismissing everything they see as fake or artificial intelligence. He hopes the film will serve as the evidence many believe doesn’t exist.

    “Some officials go on record claiming to have seen craft and non-human beings with their own eyes, and these are people who are putting their reputation and their names on the line,” he said.

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    Farah said he thinks President Donald Trump could be the first president to speak openly about this unexplained phenomenon.

    “I think it’s only a matter of time at this point before we have a sitting president step to the microphone and have the biggest moment a leader can possibly have, which is telling all of humanity that we’re not alone in the universe and that the United States intends to lead the way,” Farah said.

    The film will be released on Nov. 21 and will play in select theaters in New York, Washington D.C., and Los Angeles, and will also be available worldwide to purchase or rent on Amazon Prime Video.

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  • South Carolina triple murderer set to be third man to die by firing squad in state this year

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    A man in South Carolina who killed three people more than 20 years ago is scheduled to become the third person in the state to be executed by firing squad this year. 

    Stephen Bryant, 44, is expected to die at 6 p.m. Friday at Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia, South Carolina. 

    South Carolina restarted executions in September of last year after a 13-year pause, partly related to the state struggling to keep an adequate supply of lethal injection drugs and concerns over botched lethal injection executions. 

    Four men have been killed by lethal injection in the state since September 2024. The electric chair is also legal there.

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    Stephen Bryant, 44, is expected to die at 6 p.m. Friday at Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia, South Carolina.  (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP, File; AP)

    Three prison employees have volunteered to carry out Bryant’s execution from 15 feet away. 

    He has no pending appeals but is allowed to ask the governor for clemency. A South Carolina governor has not given clemency, which wouldn’t come in until minutes before the execution, since the United States resumed the death penalty in 1976. 

    Bryant chose to die by firing squad over lethal injection and the electric chair last month.

    DEATH ROW INMATE STEPHEN BRYANT CHOOSES FIRING SQUAD EXECUTION AFTER ADMITTING TO GRUESOME MURDER 

    Bryant admitted to fatally shooting Willard “TJ” Tietjen in his home, burning his eyes with cigarettes and painting “catch me if u can” on the wall with Tietjen’s blood.

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    Candles were lit around Tietjen’s body and the corner of a potholder was dipped in Tietjen’s blood and used to write “victem 4 in 2 weeks. catch me if u can” on a wall, according to officials.

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    Tietjen’s daughter called him six times, telling investigators on the final call, a strange voice answered and told her they killed Tietjen.

    Prosecutors alleged Bryant also shot and killed two other men in the back after offering them rides in October 2004, one prior to Tietjen’s death and one after.

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    Mikal Mahdi, 41, is set to be executed on April 11 at 6 p.m. at a prison in Columbia.  (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP)

    Bryant’s lawyers said he was distressed before the killings, repeatedly asking for help as he struggled with trauma from being sexually abused by four male relatives as a child, according to the report. He allegedly tried to cope through drug use, including meth and bug-spray-laced joints.

    Attorneys for Mikal Mahdi, the last man put to death by firing squad earlier year, are suing the state, claiming that the bullets missed his heart and he was likely alive and suffering for up to a minute afterward.

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    Mahdi, 42, was convicted in the 2004 killings of an off-duty police officer in Calhoun County, South Carolina, and a convenience store clerk in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was sentenced to death for the murder of the officer and life in prison for the clerk’s murder. 

    Fox News’ Sarah Rumpf-Whitten and Alexandra Koch and The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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  • LIVE UPDATES: Heavy rain slams Seattle, causing urban flooding

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    Heavy rain is sweeping through the Seattle area on Friday, creating widespread water-accumulation problems in low-lying and urbanized districts.

    While rain-soaked roads and standing water are common during seasonal storms, Friday the breadth and speed of accumulation have been notable. Urban drainage systems are being challenged.

    In particular, neighborhoods with older infrastructure or heavy pavement cover are seeing water pooling at intersections, storm drains backing up, and slower-moving surface runoff.

    Keep reading for live updates on weather in western Washington.

    12:10 p.m. – Semi crash, lane closure on SR 512 in Puyallup

    A semi driver went off of SR 512 in Puyallup near Meridian St. and hit the cable barrier in the median around noon Friday. Nobody was hurt.

    According to the Washington State Patrol, the left eastbound lane was expected to be blocked for several hours.

    10:27 a.m. – Snoqualmie road report

    Transportation officials say roads are bare and wet with areas of standing water along I-90 in and out of Snoqualmie. WSDOT has a mountain pass travel time report available on their website.

    9:12 a.m. – Car slides up over I-5 highway barrier

    The high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane was blocked just after 9 a.m. on Friday as commuters navigated increasingly slick roads due to quick accumulation across the Puget Sound region.

    WSDOT reports a car ended up hanging over the concrete highway barrier along I-5 South just past NE 130th in Seattle. 

    8:54 a.m. – Crash on West Seattle Bridge

    A crash on the West Seattle Bridge was blocking the right westbound lane just west of SR 99 for about an hour-and-a-half.

    8:40 a.m. – Safety precautions urged for residents and drivers

    Officials advise residents and motorists to exercise caution. The AlertSeattle system emphasizes:

    8:30 a.m. – What this means for the coming hours

    Heavy rain caused flooding on Seattle roads on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (FOX 13 Seattle)

    According to forecasts and past storm-behavior for the region:

    • Additional rainfall could further saturate soils and drainage systems, increasing the chance of flooding, especially during any short bursts of heavier showers.
    • Roads may become slick and visibility reduced; hydroplaning risk is higher when standing water remains.
    • Smaller creeks and drainage channels are likely to remain elevated, potentially spilling over into adjacent streets or properties if the rain persists.
    • Once rainfall eases, water may remain standing for longer periods in flatter neighborhoods or where drainage capacity is constrained.

    8:25 a.m. – How residents can prepare now

    • Sign up for flood alerts from King County and AlertSeattle.
    • Avoid all shortcuts through flooded streets; turn around rather than risk getting stuck.
    • Move vehicles off low-lying streets if flooding is anticipated.
    • Clear leaves and debris from gutters and near storm‐drain inlets; blockages slow drainage.
    • If your home begins to flood, turn off utilities (electricity, gas) if safe to do so and move valuables to higher ground.

    Urban flooding in the Puget Sound region is not uncommon during late-fall and early-winter storms, especially when heavy rain coincides with saturated ground, clogged drains or elevated tides. Past events have shown how quickly streets can become impassable and how much strain storm-water systems can face. For instance, heavy rains and strong winds have previously caused roads to flood and trees to topple in Western Washington. FOX 13 Seattle+1
    While today’s event appears within the range of expected seasonal flooding, the combination of rain intensity and urban drainage stress makes it important for residents to remain alert until conditions stabilize.

    8:22 a.m. – Abby’s forecast for western WA

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  • 2 men dead in Lacey, WA shooting

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    An investigation is underway after two men were killed in a shooting early Friday morning in Lacey. 

    At about 2 a.m., officers and medics responded to a report of shots fired near College Street Southeast and 24th Avenue Southeast. 

    When officers arrived at the scene, they found two men with gunshot wounds at the scene. 

    Medics performed life-saving measures, but the two men died from their injuries at the scene. 

    The identities of the victims are not known and police are investigating what led up to the shooting. 

    This is a developing story, and will be updated. 

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  • 21 gang members arrested in massive North Texas crime crackdown, FBI says

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    More than 20 Kiccdoe gang members accused of violent crimes in Texas were arrested last week, according to Arlington police and the FBI.

    Law enforcement executed search warrants in multiple cities, including Arlington, Dallas, Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Mansfield and Forney, FBI Dallas Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jeremy Wright said at a news briefing, according to FOX 4. Police also confiscated weapons, drugs and money.

    Officials took 21 known members of the Kiccdoe gang into custody and charged them with RICO, or Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization, conspiracy.

    Some suspects also face drug and weapons charges, among other offenses, while others are charged with murder and sexual assault.

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    More than 20 Kiccdoe gang members accused of violent crimes in Texas were arrested. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP )

    “Charges including murder, drug trafficking, assault, burglary, even aggravated sexual assault of a child,” FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on X. “This was a multi-agency effort of over 450 local and federal law enforcement personnel to investigate, go in and clean up the violence in Arlington.”

    If convicted on the federal charges, many of the suspects face prison sentences of 20 years to life in prison.

    The arrested suspects are 22-year-old Blake Scott, 21-year-old Bradly McArthur, 18-year-old Cortez Atkinson, 18-year-old Datraven Warren, 19-year-old DeMarco Westmoreland, 20-year-old Dillen Opare, 19-year-old Raphael Opare, 21-year-old Isaiah Wiley, 19-year-old Jakyla Totten, 20-year-old Jamarion Manogin, 22-year-old Jaylen Franklin, 18-year-old Joseph Hill, 22-year-old Kyron Oates, 18-year-old Michael Mensah, 21-year-old Lamarion Austin, 20-year-old Marcus Shaw, 21-year-old Sadedrick Wilson, 19-year-old Vernell Woods, 21-year-old Sir James Mack Williams, 22-year-old Chauncey Ross and 20-year-old Keyshawn Burton.

    “Do not let the ages distract from the havoc that they’ve inflicted upon our community,” Wright said. “These gang members allegedly use violence and intimidation to protect our territory and profits. They instilled fear in their victims and took revenge on their rivals.”

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    Some of the suspects were slapped with murder and sexual assault charges. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

    “Kiccdoe members are allegedly responsible for drive-by shootings, numerous attempted murders and even homicides,” he continued. “In addition, they’ve allegedly engaged in organized crime, drug trafficking, weapons possession, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, armed robbery, resisting arrest, assaulting a public servant and aggravated sexual assault of a child.”

    Arlington Police Chief Al Jones said the gang is responsible for much of the violent crime in the city and that he asked the local FBI field office for help last year, according to FOX 4.

    “Our violent crime unit and our gang specialists have investigated numerous cases involving this group and have been closely monitoring their activity since January of 2022,” he said. “We have documented 180 criminal incidents involving Kiccdoe members. This includes aggravated assaults, robberies, burglaries, shootings, and drug offenses. That’s just within the city of Arlington.”

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    Jones said he hopes the arrests send a message and will help keep the community safe.

    “Our city is safer with these suspects off the street, and I hope our community can rest a little easier tonight knowing that. I also hope that we have proven to them that we will not tolerate violence in our community, and we’re going to do everything in our power to stop it,” he said.

    Arlington police and the FBI said their joint operation will continue.

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  • WA’s SR 20 North Cascades Highway temporarily closed for wintry weather

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    The SR 20 North Cascades Highway will be closed through at least the weekend, as a wintry mix is expected to fall.

    What we know:

    The highway closed at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, with the possibility of reopening on Monday, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. It’s currently inaccessible between the Ross Lake Dam and Silver Star Mountain gate (milepost 134 to 171).

    Officials say the closure is due to snow and rain in the forecast, which could create hazardous conditions for drivers. However, it’s looking drier next week, so crews will assess whether the road is safe to reopen on Monday.

    The North Cascades Highway typically closes during the winter and reopens in the spring each year. It’s an important route for travelers and stretches across four Washington counties, including Skagit, Whatcom, Chelan and Okanogan counties.

    Last year, the North Cascades Highway closed for the season on Nov. 18 due to avalanche risk. It reopened this year on Earth Day, April 22.

    What’s next:

    There is no estimated time for when the highway will reopen, but WSDOT will update its real time travel map or the mountain pass page with the latest conditions.

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  • Sen. John Fetterman suffers fall after ventricular fibrillation flare-up: spokesperson

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    Senator John Fetterman is recovering after staffers say he fell and hit his face due to a ventricular fibrillation flare-up.

    What we know:

    A spokesperson for Fetterman said the health scare happened during an early morning walk near his home in Braddock, Pennsylvania. 

    Fetterman, 56, fell to the ground and hit his face after feeling light-headed, according to spokesperson. 

    It was later determined by doctors at a Pittsburgh hospital that Fetterman’s light Headedness was caused by a “ventricular fibrillation flare-up.” 

    He was treated for minor injuries and opted to stay at the hospital so that doctors could “fine tune his medication regiment.” 

    What they’re saying:

    Fetterman remained in good spirits about the medical scare, saying through a spokesperson “If you thought my face looked bad before, wait until you see it now!”

    He thanked the doctors and nurses who provided care during his hospital stay.

    The backstory:

    Fetterman suffered a stroke during his 2022 campaign for U.S. Senator in Pennsylvania, a medical emergency that lead to him needing a pacemaker to manage two heart conditions – atrial fibrillation and cardiomyopathy.

    Fetterman was left with an auditory processing disorder, which can render someone unable to speak fluidly and quickly process spoken conversation into meaning. To manage it, Fetterman used devices in conversations, meetings and congressional hearings that transcribe spoken words in real time.

    His campaign released a letter from a Pittsburgh-area physician who said it exhibited no effects on his “cognitive ability” or his ability to think and reason after the stroke.

    In 2023, Fetterman checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to seek treatment for clinical depression.

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  • Stimulus payment November 2025, IRS direct deposit relief payment & tariff dividend fact check

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    Don’t spend that money just yet! Rumors are circulating online that the federal government will issue new stimulus checks before the end of the year.

    But Congress has not passed any legislation authorizing payments, and the IRS has not confirmed that any new stimulus checks are scheduled in the coming weeks.

    Here’s a look at the facts:

    Federal stimulus payments for November 2025?

    What we know:

    The last round of economic impact payments came in 2021. Any future payments would require new legislation from Congress.

    In 2024, the Internal Revenue Service announced that they would issue automatic payments to eligible people who did not claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax returns. The maximum payment was $1,400 per individual.

    No action was needed for eligible taxpayers to receive those payments, which went out automatically from December 2024 to January 2025. The payments were automatically direct deposited or sent by check. Eligible taxpayers received letters notifying them of the payment.

    The final chance to claim the $1,400 Recovery Rebate Credit was by filing a 2021 tax return before April 15, 2025. That deadline has passed, with no extensions available.

    READ MORE: IRS direct deposit relief payment in November? Here’s what we know

    Trump $2000 tariff dividend proposals?

    What we know:

    President Trump has floated the idea of using tariff revenue for tariff dividends.

    “A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Sunday.

    In the post he defended tariffs, saying the U.S. is the richest and most respected nation, with low inflation, a record stock market and strong 401(k) gains. Trump also pledged to begin paying down the country’s $37 trillion national debt, adding that leftover funds from dividend payments would go toward the balance.

    Currently, the tariff revenue payments remain proposals. No payments have been approved.

    During an interview on FOX 5 Thursday, NOTUS reporter Violet Jira was asked about the chances of a tariff dividend payment actually happening. She said it was difficult to say.

    “I will say yesterday at the White House press briefing, Karoline Leavitt was asked, is the Trump administration committed to sending these checks to the American people? And their answer was yes,” Jira said.

    “Since that truth social post from Trump, we’ve gotten more details. For example, he said that the checks would be going to middle to low income people. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated that would be individuals or families who make $100,000 or less,” Jira added. “So we’re getting more details about the plan, but as for whether or not this actually comes to fruition, it’s a bit difficult to tell. There’s a couple of factors at play that have made some people skeptical.”

    READ MORE: $2000 tariff dividend? Here’s what President Trump said about the payments

    Stimulus scams and rumors

    Recurring online claims of $1,702 payments or $1,390 checks can often be traced back to state-level programs, such as Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend, or are scam posts.

    READ MORE: $1702 stimulus payment? Here’s what we know

    IRS stimulus warnings 

    What you can do:

    The IRS continues to caution taxpayers about fake stimulus payment messages designed to trick people into sharing personal information.

    Here are some ways to tell if the IRS is reaching out or if it’s a scammer:

    • The IRS never makes contact through email, texts, or social media; scammers often use fake accounts or links.
    • The IRS begins communication with an official letter or notice, which can be verified through a secure IRS Online Account or customer service.
    • Agents may call after sending a notice, but they will not leave threatening, pre-recorded messages or demand payment.
    • Private agencies may contact taxpayers only after written notice, and all legitimate collection notices include a matching Taxpayer Authentication Number.
    • The IRS has ended most unannounced visits by revenue officers to improve safety for taxpayers and employees.
    • More info from the IRS online.

    The Source: Information in this article comes from the Associated Press, the IRS and previous FOX 5 reporting.

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