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KOMO News - 12/04/2025 10:41:43 PM. A recent study by LawnStarter has ranked Seattle as the third-most relaxed city in the U.S. The study evaluated the 500 largest U.S. cities across seven categories, finding that higher income levels significantly reduce stress. In fact, 26 out of the top 30 cities reported a median...

Across the country, raising the minimum wage continues to be a topic of conversation. Some claim that raising the minimum wage to $20 would help both low-income employees as well as employers. Though some are moving forward with this experiment, others are being more cautious. For example, voters in Olympia, Wash.,...

Students walked into Northwest Yeshiva High School in August ready to start the year only to discover that they had to stow away their phones. This year, students have to turn in their phones when they enter the school. If a student needs to contact their parents they must go to the front office and ask for their...

We have been seeing a much-needed break in the wet, windy weather today but that will come to a very quick end this evening as the atmospheric river moves back north from its quick visit to Oregon.

Seattle’s 160-Year Lion Dance Legacy Since 1860s. Seattle’s Chinatown has kept a 2,000-year-old tradition alive since the 1860s. Chinese immigrants brought lion dancing with them, a practice dating back to the Han Dynasty. By 1930, colorful lions danced along Seventh Avenue South during Lunar New Year, with shop...

Muddy tire tracks cutting through a King County forest led deputies to a hidden encampment where at least six stolen cars were tucked out of public view. What started as a routine patrol near Maple Valley turned into the discovery of a makeshift chop shop, underscoring how vehicle theft and homelessness are colliding...

King County Executive Girmay Zahilay has issued an emergency proclamation in preparation for the impact of severe storms and river flooding on the region.

On August 26, 2025, Washington Public Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove stood in Tiger Mountain State Forest near Issaquah and signed an order protecting 77,000 acres of forest across western Washington. These aren’t old growth forests yet, but they’re getting close. Logged between the 1920s and World War II,...

Gov. Bob Ferguson is holding a fundraising lunch on Tuesday with special guest, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who is under intense fire after failing to stop a massive welfare fraud in his state.

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Several new laws in Washington state will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2026, impacting workers, consumers and businesses. Following the 2025 legislative session in Olympia, these laws include a range of topics, including an increase on the price of plastic grocery bags to cannabis licenses to...