Coldest Novembers in Washington since 1895
Stacker compiled a ranking of the coldest Novembers in Washington since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Rankings are based on the lowest average temperature in each month. For each of the coldest months listed below, we've included the average state temperature, state-wide...
Washington’s Homeless Crisis: Is There Any Hope Left?
It’s no surprise that the homeless population is increasing everywhere. There are fingers pointing blame in every direction, and in many ways, all of them are correct.
Girmay Zahilay makes history as youngest, first refugee elected as King County Executive
King County Executive Elect Girmay Zahilay is hitting the ground running as he prepares to take over the office later this month. At just 38 years old, Zahilay is the youngest person ever elected to serve as King County executive. He’s also the first immigrant and the first refugee to hold the office.
Washington’s chain restaurant prices are highest in the US, report finds
SEATTLE — If you've ever visited a chain restaurant in western Washington and felt like the prices are substantially higher than in other parts of the country, there is new data to support that idea. Washington state's chain restaurants cost diners 13.6% more than the national average, according to...
Westfield Southcenter Mall in Tukwila, WA, Keeps Breaking Records
On a patch of marshland in Tukwila, Washington, between two unfinished interstates and a river tamed by a new dam, three men imagined a new kind of city. It was 1956, and James Douglas, Wells McCurdy, and Rex Allison were thinking in acres, not square feet. The trio, veterans of...
Study finds Washington dining costs soar under government mandates
A new analysis reveals that mandates and high operating costs, not just market forces, have made Washington the most expensive place in the contiguous U.S. for dining out.
Docs: Shooting outside Metro bus stemmed from man telling passenger to stop smoking fentanyl...
A man allegedly shot a fellow bus passenger following a confrontation where he tried to get an elderly rider away from the victim, who may have been smoking fentanyl on the bus.
Corvette Owner Shoots At Group Of Armed Men Who Tried To Carjack Him
The driver was detained for questioning and then released.
E-bike rescuers reaches stranded hiker on Mailbox Peak as cold closes in
No helicopter was used in the mission — a point Seattle Mountain Rescue emphasized, noting that most King County rescues are done entirely by volunteer ground teams.
Flood alert: Free sandbags available for county residents
Through the county’s Be Flood Ready campaign, residents are eligible for — and encouraged to pick up — free sandbag materials to protect their homes, properties and businesses and are encouraged to seek them out as increased rain and flood alerts ring out through the area. Residents...
