Bellevue WA

Amid a mixture of loud and tearful protests, on Monday morning crews from Cascade Tree Care began the process of cutting down the 100-foot redwood -– known to many as Big Red — growing at the entrance to the Boardwalk Condominiums parking area at 1024 5th Ave. S. Crews arrived on schedule at 7:30 a.m. and were...

There is an astonishing number of wineries in Washington State: 900 according to recent estimates. Though arguably not as famous as more celebrated wine-growing regions in North America, such as California and Florida, the history of wine in Washington goes all the way back to the 1800s — though the exact date is...

OLYMPIA, WA – Amid rising tensions with Washington, D.C., state lawmakers advanced a bill Friday that would grant Gov. Bob Ferguson authority to prohibit another National Guard from entering his state. The Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs

Many locals speculated that the ring could be a rare weather phenomenon, a swarm of insects, or even an extraterrestrial sighting.

If gas isn’t already expensive enough in Washington, prices could soon be going even higher. In Olympia, the House is mulling over a proposal that would increase Washington’s gas tax by six to nine cents per gallon by this summer after it passed in the Senate March 31.

The Bellevue Police Department says officers arrested someone accused of trying to kidnap a 16-year-old girl in the Lake Hills neighborhood.

King County Executive Dow Constantine was officially named the new Sound Transit CEO Thursday, March 27, with a hefty $450,000 per year salary attached to the job. Constantine has served as the county executive of King County since 2009. One of his biggest critics, Burien Council member Stephanie Mora, is celebrating...

SEATTLE — An animal keeper at a Seattle zoo was treated at a local hospital after being bitten by an orangutan Saturday. Woodland Park Zoo (WPZ) says the keeper suffered a serious but non-life-threatening injury to their hand after the orangutan bit them through a mesh barrier. The zoo...

Data: County Health Rankings ; Note: Community conditions include social and economic factors, physical environment and health infrastructure; Map: Axios Visuals King County residents have above-average access to doctors, grocery stores, places to exercise and other community conditions that make for better health,...

Starting Monday, passengers need to show proof that they paid for their fare on King County Metro busses.