Late-Night Knife Attack Outside Beacon Hill QFC Shocks Rainier Avenue Shoppers
A quiet late-night grocery run in Beacon Hill turned violent just after 11 p.m. Friday when a 37-year-old woman was stabbed outside the QFC on Rainier Avenue S in south Seattle. She suffered a single stab wound near her left shoulder that officers described as non-life-threatening and was taken to Harborview Medical Ce
TJ Maxx officially swings doors open to brand new 25,000-square-foot store
SHOPPERS welcomed a new TJ Maxx location this week that’s now extremely close to a top competitor. The addition comes as the off-price retailer plans to open a wave of...
First next-generation Amtrak Cascades train arrives in Seattle
SEATTLE — The first next-generation Amtrak Cascades Airo trainset arrived in Seattle on Saturday, marking the beginning of a major passenger rail upgrade for the Pacific Northwest. The new train is the first of eight planned for the Amtrak Cascades route connecting Eugene, Oregon, Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, Briti
The top 25 high schools for athletes in Washington
As every part of the country continues to grow and get better at a variety of sports, the Pacific Northwest is no different. Washington leads the charge in that region, continually producing elite high school talent on a yearly basis. Legends of the past, like Drew Bledsoe and John Stockton, paved the way for current a
Seattle weather: Drying out and warming up
Seattle - Saturday's showers and isolated storms will wrap up by overnight as the cold low exits Western Washington. Skies will start off foggy Sunday morning with sunbreaks by the afternoon. After a few cool and wet days, temperatures will begin warming back up beginning Sunday. Many spots will top...
Gray Skies Clock Out as Seattle Warms Up for Mellow Week
Seattle woke up Sunday, May 17, under a blanket of low clouds and a bite in the air, with Boeing Field (KBFI) reporting about 43°F at first light. As the morning wears on, skies should gradually thin while an offshore ridge builds, setting the stage for mostly sunny afternoons with highs near 63°F and light west-southw
District championships: Gig Harbor blanks Kentlake, Sumner buries No. 1 Tahoma
Daniel Sleeter likes playing in district championship games in Auburn. Last year, he won a 3A District title with the Peninsula Seahawks. This year, he won one with the Gig Harbor Tides, after transferring to play for Gig Harbor coach Ben Sleeter, Daniel’s dad. He was the starting pitcher in both games. And this time:
Where are Amazon’s headquarters? Seattle and beyond
Jef Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie Scott, drove from New York City to Seattle to start Amazon.com in a rented garage. They stayed there and made Washington’s biggest city the headquarters for the world’s biggest online retailer. Later on, the company grew, and as part of its expansion, it set up a ...
72-year-old man killed in motorcycle crash on I-5 in Thurston County, WA
THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. - Troopers are investigating after a man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Thurston County Saturday morning. According to the Washington State Patrol, the crash happened just before 3 a.m. on I-5 near the Nisqually River. Investigators say the 72-year-old Renton man was riding southbound I-5...
Emergency crews airlift hiker who fell 50 feet on Mt. Si
NORTH BEND, Wash. — The King County Sheriff's Office performed a mountaintop rescue Saturday after a hiker fell about 50 feet and may have incurred a head injury. According to a video released by law enforcement, the man was hiking near Haystack Rock on Mt. Si when he fell and hit his head. The rescue was encumbered by
