This List Of The 8 Best Places To Live In Washington Includes Seattle At...
Travel + Leisure just released a list of the 8 Best Places to Live in Washington, and Seattle was included on it along with other large cities like Tacoma as well as charming small towns like Poulsbo and Walla Walla. To decide which Washington cities and towns deserved a spot, T+L spoke to local real estate experts....
Sea-Tac Measles Scare Has Health Officials Sounding Alarm for Travelers
A traveler who passed through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Thursday has been confirmed with measles, according to health officials. The person moved through the airport's A Concourse, passed through the international arrivals hall and baggage claim, then exited on the lower level of the main terminal....
Seattle has Built Over 14,000 Affordable Units Since 2020 — More Than Any Other...
Seattle leads the way in affordable housing production among major U.S. metros, according to a report from RentCafe. Doug Trumm covers the story in The Urbanist, noting that Seattle produced 14,290 affordable apartments over the last five years, narrowly beating New York City, which produced 14,240 units in the same...
Near-record warmth hits Seattle 76 years after only zero-degree day
SEATTLE - Decades ago, Seattle saw its first, and only, day with a recorded temperature of zero degrees Fahrenheit. While a brutal arctic freeze hit the Emerald City on Jan. 31, 1950, today we saw the city reach a near record high. Seattle area residents enjoyed an unusually mild winter's...
Seattle’s Quirky Old-School Candy Shop Has Some Of The Best, Nostalgic Sweets In Washington
If only there were a place that had all the nostalgic charm of an old-school candy shop, where grown-ups could peruse a selection of fine chocolates while kids revel in the quirky Willy Wonka-esque magic of discovering a rainbow of gobstoppers and gummy bears. Oh, wait a minute. There is. Located in the Ballard...
Woodland Park Zoo shares new photos of tiny lion cub sisters
SEATTLE — Woodland Park Zoo has released new photos of two African lion cubs, offering a peek at a pair of growing sisters still settling into life behind the scenes. The female cubs were born Jan. 14 and recently got a quick check on the scale with the zoo’s animal care team. One weighed about 6.5 pounds and the...
SPD officer injured in struggle with high-risk suspect in South Seattle
An officer with the Seattle Police Department (SPD) was injured Wednesday night after getting involved in an altercation with a felon on federal probation. Just before 9 p.m. Wednesday, officers found a car illegally parked without license plates between two handicapped spaces during a routine patrol in the 3600...
Hundreds attend vigil for teens killed in Rainier Beach
The Rainier Beach community gathered to mourn the loss of two teens who were gunned down at a bus stop Saturday afternoon.
King County Metro rolls out new fleet of battery-electric buses
King County Metro is launching a new fleet of battery-electric buses that the agency says will enhance transit operator safety, reduce harmful emissions and prioritize deployment in South King County communities disproportionately affected by air pollution. Kent, Renton and Auburn will each see the new yellow and...
About that circling airplane over northeast West Seattle
Scott Ulrich January 30, 2026 (11:11 pm) Tom January 30, 2026 (11:13 pm) It’s weird watching it circling circling circling. We were trying to figure out what was going on and naturally, WSB has the answer!. Sarah in Admiral January 30, 2026 (11:15 pm) It’s so handy when you...

















