Seattle Police Investigate Daytime Bank Robbery Downtown
This morning while scrolling through InTown, I saw a headline that sounded almost old-fashioned. Seattle police are investigating a bank robbery reported at a downtown branch Monday afternoon.
Josh Underhill’s Family Furniture to close after 80 years
LYNNWOOD — Josh Underhill’s Family Furniture is going out of business after providing Lynnwood and surrounding communities with quality furniture for 80 years. The final liquidation sale opens to the public March 20. Josh Underhill’s Family Furniture traces its roots to 1946 when Frank Underhill began selling...
West Seattle police find Silver Alert subject, 20+ miles away
Thanks to the texter who asked us about a sizable police response in the 2300 block of California, just north of Admiral Way, around 8 this morning. It was logged simply as “suspicious/onview” – the latter word indicates something an officer saw and decided to check out – but listening back to the radio archives, we...
Eastbound SR-18 closed near Tiger Mountain after small landslide in WA
KING COUNTY, Wash. - Eastbound SR-18 near Tiger Mountain closed on Monday due to debris on the road from a small landslide. According to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the eastbound lanes are now closed from Issaquah-Hobart Road to I-90. Crews and geotechnical engineers are assessing the...
Uwajimaya returns to its roots nearly a century later
SEATTLE — From the colorful snacks to the freshest seafood in the city, Uwajimaya has become a Pacific Northwest institution. But for CEO Denise Moriguchi, the future of this family empire is about looking back to its roots. "We're super excited to open two new stores and just serve...
Atmospheric River Aims at the Northwest
High pressure is calling the shots, once again, out west. That's going to bring searing heat to parts of California and Arizona, but it's helping do something else: soak Seattle. A stubborn area of high pressure is going to sit on top of the West Coast for the remainder of...
Arrest made in Rainier Beach shooting that killed two high school students, SPD says
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) says that an arrest has been made in connection with the double homicide in Rainier Beach on January 30.
Public Health: Gastrointestinal illness outbreak associated with 13 Coins
King County Public Health says they investigated a gastrointestinal illness outbreak associated with the 13 Coins restaurant in SeaTac.
Harger: Seattle’s homeless crisis isn’t one problem. It’s three. And we’ve been spending billions...
I got an email last week from a listener named Ben. I’m going to let him speak for himself. “I am currently homeless because I’m underemployed and could not keep up with bills. I live in my Jeep with my dog and am not an addict of any kind, and continue to work. I really dislike that I’m struggling to find housing,...
Wild Winds, Back-to-Back House Fires Slam South King County
As storms rolled through South King County on Friday, Puget Sound Fire crews spent the day juggling a wave of weather-related calls and two separate residential blazes. One person suffered serious injuries in the earlier house fire and was taken to a Seattle-area hospital, while a later two-story blaze burned for...

















