Gorgeous Snoqualmie Falls in Washington as atmospheric river pounds region
One of the things you can always guarantee when heavy rainfall hits Washington state: Snoqualmie Falls will be an unbelievable sight. Storms bring heavy rain to the Pacific Northwest, snow and freezing rain to the Upper Midwest. The first of a series of powerful storms is dumping heavy rain and...
Residents threaten to break lease after car break-ins at luxury Seattle apartment’s gated garage
Residents at Walton Lofts in Belltown are demanding answers after they say at least 10 cars were broken into inside the building's supposedly secure parking garage Dec. 4. The break-ins have sparked outrage among tenants who pay $275 per month for gated parking and were told the garage has no working security cameras.
Man charged with 3 felonies after allegedly ramming SPD car with stolen vehicle
SEATTLE — The King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office has charged a man with three felonies after he allegedly rammed a marked police vehicle with a stolen car on Dec. 3. Ryan William Cox, 40, is charged with first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of a stolen vehicle and second-degree malicious...
‘It tracks’: Gee and Ursula not surprised by Seattle’s #1 frugal ranking
A survey recently found that 83% of Americans consider themselves frugal, and Seattle was ranked No. 1 as the most frugal city in the country. In light of the news, co-hosts of “The Gee and Ursula Show,” Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin, broke down why Seattle leads the nation in frugality and questioned if a frugal...
Mayor-elect Wilson holds first transition meeting, stops short of endorsing SPD Chief
SEATTLE — Seattle’s Mayor-elect Katie Wilson held her first transition team meeting and also revealed that changes are coming to Seattle City Hall, with some department heads not being retained. That is nothing new and happens with new leadership. New King County Executive Girmay Zahilay already alerted long-term...
Federal judges hand down prison terms to 3 western WA drug traffickers
Three Seattle-area men were sentenced to lengthy prison sentences in October due to their convictions for drug trafficking and firearms violations. The longest sentence was given to 36-year-old Anthony Raymond Dodd, who received a 10-year sentence for his convictions of possession of fentanyl with intent to...
Driver who allegedly stabbed man in the neck while stopped in Seattle traffic charged
SEATTLE — A 44-year-old who allegedly stabbed a man in the neck with a boxcutter while stopped near Seventh Avenue and Madison Street in Seattle was charged with first-degree assault on Monday. Prosecutors asked the court to set bail for Vesper Keenstar Mikan at $500,000. They will be arraigned...
New orca calf spotted with K pod
SEATTLE — A new orca calf was spotted in Puget Sound on Tuesday afternoon, which is the first calf born into the K pod in over three years, according to the Orca Conservancy. Observers were viewing the Southern Resident Killer Whales, known as the K pod, traveling south when...
26-year-old woman dies after being struck by King County Sheriff’s Office vehicle
KING COUNTY, Wash. — An investigation is underway after a King County Sheriff's Office employee hit and killed a pedestrian early Tuesday morning, the Monroe Police Department reports. Monroe officers responded to the scene just after 6:30 a.m., where A 26-year-old woman had been struck by an unmarked King...
Diversity-related questions disappear from some college essays
At least 19 colleges have changed essay prompts this year, according to one college counseling firm. Will it change how students talk about themselves?
