Sound Transit breaks ground on Renton Transit Center in Washington State
Sound Transit, a transit service in the Central Puget Sound region, and its project partners recently broke ground on the Renton Transit Center. The project will relocate the current Renton Transit Center to better serve the regional Stride S1 line, local King County Metro services, and the future RapidRide I Line....
State agriculture officials target SeaTac in Japanese beetle eradication proposal
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is proposing a multi year Japanese beetle eradication effort in parts of SeaTac beginning in 2026, offering free insecticide treatments to affected properties pending available funds. According to WSDA officials, the program is designed to protect local...
Seattle plumbers bear-sprayed by brazen burglars
Three plumbers are recovering after being bear-sprayed by thieves in West Seattle when they refused to let the suspects get away with their tools. The incident happened on Thursday morning while the O’Neill Plumbing crew was working at a home in the neighborhood. One of the plumbers walked outside...
Washington Weather Alert: Valentine’s Day Brings Persistent Cold To Seattle As Winter Pattern Holds...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. SEATTLE, Wash. — Below-normal temperatures are expected to dominate across Washington from Valentine’s Day through Feb. 20, reinforcing a persistent winter pattern that will bring continued chances for rain...
Man arrested in Bremerton after seizure of 3D-printed firearm parts
Bremerton police arrested a man suspected of having several 3D-printed firearm parts, drugs and counterfeiting materials this week, a month after a parking complaint in West Bremerton led them to discover the contraband. The 33-year-old man was arrested Thursday, Feb. 5 and is currently being held on over $1 million...
Skagit Co. man sentenced for threatening phone calls against Congressmen
A Skagit County man has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for making threats against two U.S. Congressmen and their staff.
Tribe Cuts Old Farm Dikes, Lets Stillaguamish Run Wild Near Stanwood
The Stillaguamish Tribe has literally given its river room to roam, carving open old farm dikes at the mouth of the Stillaguamish River north of Seattle and letting the tides pour back in. Heavy equipment and carefully sequenced engineering turned long-drained fields into a young tidal marsh that shorebirds and...
Unprovoked confrontation preceded fatal shooting at Los Jalapenos store in Renton
SEATTLE — King County prosecutors charged Jose Cruz Victorino with second-degree murder and a firearm enhancement Friday in the fatal shooting of a man inside a Renton grocery store earlier this week. PREVIOUS | Judge finds probable cause to charge Renton grocery store shooting suspect. Victorino is accused of...
Seattle’s Tech Reckoning: Layoffs, AI, and the Human Side of Disruption
The greater Seattle tech ecosystem—long defined by relentless growth, deep talent pools, and global influence—is hitting a moment of reckoning. In recent months, a spate of layoffs has rippled across the region, highlighted by Amazon cutting nearly 2,200 Washington-based jobs last week, more than half of them in core...
Alaska Man Sentenced To Prison For Molesting Teen Midair
A routine flight from Anchorage to Seattle turned into a criminal case that ended in federal court Thursday, when a Deering, Alaska, man was convicted for abusing a 17-year-old girl in the air on January 15, 2025. Trayton C. Ballot, 29, was sentenced to 18 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release....
