Bellevue WA

Uber Technologies has secured a long-term lease at Four106 in downtown Bellevue, ConnectCRE has reported. Patrinely, in partnership with Dune Real Estate Partners' affiliates, made the announcement. According to the article, Uber will occupy about 170,000 square feet. The 21-story office tower is located near Bellevue Downtown Park, Old Bellevue,...

The man convicted in a crime spree that included several armed carjackings, a shooting, and leading police on a high-speed chase across four King County communities in November 2022 finally faced a judge today.

A mother duck and her 13 ducklings wandered into Spir Candle Co. on Ballard Ave last week. The folks at Spir, which is a candle store at Cathedral (5449 Ballard Ave N) employing young men who have been incarcerated, caught the whole thing on camera. The ducks wandered in through...

SEATTLE — A King County man who was in possession of an explosive device when he was arrested on Interstate 90 in October 2024 was sentenced to 18 months in prison for unlawful possession of a destructive device on Monday. During Sokphana Soeung's sentencing, U.S. District Court Judge John...

King County councilmembers are proposing an independent Inspector General with subpoena power after a program manager allegedly funneled $813,000 in public grants to her family members. Despite warnings as early as 2020, the county failed to launch a formal probe until 2025, raising serious concerns about oversight as the DCHS...

Seattle police arrested a 38-year-old man Saturday after a stabbing at a tent encampment in the city’s SODO neighborhood left a 54-year-old man with a deep leg wound. Seattle Fire crews took the injured man to a hospital, where authorities said the injury was serious but not considered life-threatening.

On Tuesday, April 21, King County Executive Girmay Zahilay cut the ribbon on Copperleaf Northgate, a seven-story building beside the Northgate Link light rail station that brings 235 income-restricted apartments to the neighborhood. The project occupies roughly one acre of what used to be a King County Metro park-and-ride and includes on-site resident services plus a ground-floor daycare...

Seattle rolled out of bed under a cool, gray lid Monday morning, with Boeing Field clocking in at about 48°F around 5:35 a.m. PT on April 27, 2026. A shallow marine layer has much of Central Puget Sound and shoreline neighborhoods tucked under low clouds, while inland spots are on track for at least partial clearing later in the day. By afternoon...

King County is warning wastewater customers to get ready for a serious jolt to their sewer bills. Under a new plan, wholesale sewer rates would climb about 12.75% in 2027, which county officials say would tack roughly $8 a month onto the typical wastewater treatment portion of a utility bill. That extra cash would help cover about $14 billion in work over the next...

SEATTLE — In 2025, Seattle Public Utilities reported clearing nearly 2 million pounds of trash and debris from homeless encampments and through RV cleanup efforts. One volunteer group in West Seattle contributes a small portion of that work for what it considers to be a big impact. Erik Bell...