Bellevue WA

SEATTLE — There's a new top cop officially leading the Seattle Police Department. In a unanimous decision, the city council on Tuesday confirmed Shon Barnes as Seattle's next police chief. "I think more than ever, our city has needed an outside leader to come in and lead this department,"...

For the last three months, Jonathan Hoang’s family has lived in a painful limbo following his disappearance from their Arlington home. But new home surveillance video from a Kirkland neighborhood is offering them a renewed sense of hope—and urgency.

A popular Seattle burger and shake chain is expanding. Lil Woody’s will be opening in Tacoma by early next year, according to The Tacoma News Tribune. The restaurant will be nestled in the Stadium District sometime in early 2026. Lil Woody’s named best Washington burger in 2024. Lil...

(The Center Square) – Seattle still does not have federal funding for equipment used for major event safety planning, despite the release of some U.S. Department of Homeland Security funding. Earlier this month, Seattle joined a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, over stalled...

(The Center Square) – Seattle City Councilmember Sara Nelson plans to introduce legislation that would dedicate up to 25% of any sales tax increase for addiction treatment services. Nelson’s resolution seeks to fill gaps in the city’s existing substance abuse services with any sales tax increase that the state...

A 33-year-old Seattle man faces a second-degree murder charge after King County prosecutors amended a first-degree assault charge following the death in April of a Kent auto mechanic he allegedly attacked in 2024. The amended charging papers were filed Tuesday, July 1 by the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office...

This "down-to-earth" spot reportedly "sells out fast."

A new Washington law allows state and tribal law enforcement agencies to certify tribal warrants as state warrants, facilitating arrests and returns to tribal lands. Tribes must comply with federal and state laws to achieve certification, ensuring transparency in criminal laws and procedures, and affirming...

SEATTLE, Wash. -- An anesthesiology resident from the University of Washington Medical School who worked at Seattle Children's Hospital, UW Medicine, and Harborview Medical center has been charged with using medicine intended for children while on the job.

The Fourth of July is a time for celebrating our nation’s independence, but it can quickly turn tragic. In fact, they’re banned in quite a few areas of Washington state.