Seattle weather: Showers to start Wednesday, cooler afternoon temperatures
SEATTLE - Showers return for Wednesday morning through about midday as an upper-level low slowly moves eastward. Most of the showers will stay south of the northern interior with even a few sunbreaks by the afternoon. Showers return for Wednesday morning through about midday as an upper-level low slowly moves...
Dozens of King County workers protest return-to-office mandate in downtown Seattle
Roughly 75 King County workers packed themselves into the lobby of the county’s downtown Seattle office building Tuesday to protest a return-to-office mandate. The mandate, which would require county employees to be in-office three days a week, was first introduced more than a year ago, but was never fully enforced. In January, King County Executive Girmay Zahilay announced he would impose...
Providence Hauls HQ To Renton With 260K-Square-Foot Longacres Deal
Providence Health & Services is packing up its headquarters and heading to Renton, locking in a roughly 260,000-square-foot lease at the Longacres office campus that is being billed as the largest new office deal in greater Seattle so far this year. The health system will consolidate several administrative operations into the Glacier and Baker buildings on the former Boeing site and is planning...
28-year-old stabbed, left with knife stuck in his hand in Roosevelt
A 28-year-old man was stabbed Tuesday night in Seattle’s Roosevelt neighborhood, leaving him with the knife stuck in his hand. At approximately 11:20 p.m., Seattle Police Department (SPD) officers responded to reports of a stabbing near N.E. 65th Street and 9th Avenue N.E., SPD announced. On the scene, officers...
Westside Man Given 17 Months In Jail For Ellensburg Computer Thefts
A Westside man has been sentenced to 17 months in jail for stealing three tablet computers from an Ellensburg box store two years ago.
Bystander killed in self-defense shooting at Renton trailer, police say
A bystander was inadvertently killed by a stray bullet fired in self-defense during an attempted robbery in unincorporated Renton, according to King County prosecutors. Fernando Gastelum Jr., 28, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the alleged burglary and attempted robbery on March 27 that ended in the death of 64-year-old Johnny E. Willing.
King County elections leaders respond after box found with blank ballots in Renton
King County Elections officials are pushing back on claims that elections are not secure after a citizen reportedly found a box of unused ballots near a dumpster in Renton.
Tacoma store owner accused of exchanging SNAP benefits for cash
SEATTLE — The owner of a small Tacoma grocery store pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges alleging he defrauded a government nutrition program of more than $600,000. Manjit Bedi, 64, of Kent, was arraigned in U.S. District Court in Tacoma on multiple counts of wire fraud and Supplemental...
Millions of dollars unaccounted for following audit of King County Regional Homelessness Authority
A forensic audit of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) revealed on Wednesday that millions of dollars in public funds are missing.
SeaTac’s Silver Dollar Casino Goes Dark As Maverick’s Money Woes Deepen
SeaTac’s Silver Dollar Casino is cashing out for good, as Maverick Gaming shuts down the neighborhood card room on International Boulevard near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in the latest turn of its long-running financial unwind. The closure, part of Maverick’s Chapter 11 reorganization, was first reported by the Puget Sound...
















