Bellevue WA

Starbucks announced it will open a corporate operations office in Nashville later this year, a move that has prompted renewed calls from Seattle business leaders for the city to rethink its approach to employer taxes. The Seattle-based coffee giant said its global headquarters will stay in Seattle’s SODO neighborhood...

A 57-year-old man wanted on a Washington Department of Corrections escape warrant for first-degree murder was arrested Wednesday after Tukwila officers found him at a transient encampment, according to police. The department shared photos of the arrest, credited Officer Wright - a new lateral officer in his second...

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is working to return a lost little cow home after she was found by the side of the road in Kirkland. WSDOT crews spotted the stuffed animal on the shoulder of NB I-405, just south of 116th, in Kirkland on Wednesday, February 4. The team brought her to safety,...

A 68-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder and felony hit-and-run in the death of an 88-year-old woman at a Bellevue YMCA parking lot last month. Police say Mark Adams struck and killed Shinko Oshino on Feb. 28 before fleeing and later hitting two pedestrians in separate crashes in Tacoma the same day.

An entity tied to Seattle restaurateur Angela Dunleavy is renovating the former Salumi storefront at the base of the Mottman Building in Pioneer Square for a new venue called Doris Social. The project would replace a longtime neighborhood fixture and is another sign that restaurant life is creeping back into...

COVINGTON, Wash. — The man suspected of stabbing a 17-year-old Skyline High School student to death has been released from custody, with prosecutors saying they lack sufficient evidence to file charges despite witness accounts and video of the confrontation. Saef Kamil of Sammamish was killed March 1 at the...

Last Saturday, Africatown Community Land Trust co-founder Wyking Garrett unveiled a $107 million investment plan for the Black community during the organization’s annual State of Africatown address. Garrett said the initiative reaffirms a long term strategy to strengthen Black homeownership, reduce displacement and...

YAKIMA – It was fast, it was physical, and it didn’t go the way of the Lions who fell to Renton 46-36 in the first round of the 2A boys state tournament. After averaging 12 points per quarter in the first half, Lynden was able to manage just 12 points in the entire second half as the defensive pressure of the Red...

Washington motorists beware: I-405 in Bothell is set to close in both directions for two upcoming weekends. Plan Ahead: I-405 to Close Near SR 522 for Two Weekends. Travelers should expect 2-to-3 mile backups on I-405 during the full closures. WSDOT issued a statement on March 2nd, notifying motorists of...

Scattered showers continue Wednesday, with snow levels dropping and several inches possible at Stevens and Snoqualmie passes.