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SEATTLE — Western Washington’s spring housing market is losing momentum for the third straight year, as rising mortgage rates and global uncertainty give buyers pause, according to a local mortgage expert. After dipping below 6%, mortgage rates recently climbed back into the mid-6% range following geopolitical tensions that...

SEATTLE — Multiple Seattle police officers are moving forward with a proposed class action lawsuit against the city, alleging they were exposed to carbon monoxide and other vehicle exhaust inside the West Precinct’s underground garage and nearby work spaces for years - a problem their attorney says could affect about 200 officers or more.

SEATTLE — Seattle police detectives and SWAT officers have arrested an Ohio fugitive wanted on a nationwide warrant for murder, felony assault, and trafficking cocaine. Detectives in the Seattle Police Department’s Gun Violence Reduction Unit received information on April 2 at about 12:15 p.m. that a 24-year-old wanted man may be in the Seattle area.

A Seattle mother has been charged with manslaughter after her 11-month-old son died of a fentanyl overdose in 2024, after state child protection workers were alerted to drug use concerns in the home. According to charging documents in King County Superior Court, Safarah Rotaya Red, 33, initially told investigators that...

Seattle police have taken Aboubacarr Singhateh back into custody, nearly two years after a downtown crash that killed a 74-year-old woman and injured several others. Detectives arrested the 27-year-old on April 3, 2026, after he completed treatment in a residential program, and booked him into the King County Jail. The move has reignited debate over how prosecutors juggle violent traffic cases and defendants' mental...

The Ballard OfficeMax (1145 NW Leary Way) is closing soon and is hosting a liquidation sale until it closes. A spokesperson from OfficeMax told My Ballard that its last day open will be Saturday, April 11. The building will soon become an AutoZone, which purchased the building for $7.8 million in late 2025.

Seattle has long been known as one of the least religious parts of the country. A new survey shows it's gotten even less religious in the past 10 years. Among the nation's largest metro areas, Seattle tied for the highest share of residents who have no religious affiliation — that is, they are atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particular." Also, for the first time, the number...

Renton police are asking for the public’s help in locating a woman last seen on April 4.

New Luck Toy is a 21+ Chinese restaurant and bar in West Seattle that isn’t really tiki aside from a couple stools, but does provide excellent cocktails and an immersive space that will appeal to fans of the genre. There’s a main dining room, a back room with the bar, plus a small karaoke lounge / waiting room near the main entrance. There’s also a really...

SEATTLE — When tourists travel to Seattle, it's common to take in the Space Needle and the downtown skyline from Puget Sound.