Bellevue WA

A 56-year-old man from Seattle is dead after police say he tried to outrun them and crashed into a utility pole.

Seattle police swarmed the Gatewood neighborhood Saturday afternoon after an 8-year-old girl reported that an adult man tried to grab her near the 36th Avenue SW and SW Othello Street area. Another child who was with her backed up her account. Officers were dispatched around 2 p.m., checked nearby streets, and put the neighborhood on alert. No arrest was reported in the...

A man convicted of three carjackings and shooting someone will be sentenced on Monday.

A Saturday outing on Lake Union turned tense near the 1000 block of Fairview Avenue North when reports came in of a kayaker in distress, prompting a rapid response from Seattle Fire. Crews located the kayaker at the scene, and two rescue swimmers went into the water to help. The department’s initial update did not say how the kayaker was doing or whether they...

SEATTLE — Seattle police say a man is in custody following a stabbing at a tent encampment in the city’s SODO neighborhood Saturday. Officers were called around 3 p.m. to the area near Occidental Avenue South and South Handford Street after reports of a stabbing. When they arrived, they found a 54-year-old man with a leg wound and significant bleeding.

The 55th Northwest Folklife Festival returns to Seattle Center this May, running for four days from Friday, May 22 through Monday, May 25. Since its origins in the 1970s, the festival has invited attendees to explore new music, sample diverse foods, try different dance styles, and engage with the many cultures that shape the Pacific Northwest. This year’s theme, Ubuntu—an African philosophy captured...

On April 28, 1968, nearly 3,000 spectators flock to Larry Van Over’s farm in Duvall to see (hear?) a piano drop from a helicopter. Duvall is located in King County northeast of Seattle. Van Over, better known as “Jug” for his musicianship as a member of the Willowdale Handcar...

You know what’s funny about living in Washington?. We’ll drive three hours to stand in line for a mediocre brunch, but there’s a cathedral of ancient trees just off Highway 410 that most of us zoom past without a second glance. Federation Forest State Park near Enumclaw...

SEATTLE — A car break-in in Seattle’s University District has sparked a search for deeply personal items, including the ashes of a beloved dog. Brandon Dunn said his wife, Holly, had packed her car Wednesday night as she prepared to move back to North Carolina after a job opportunity in Seattle fell through. Sometime overnight, while Holly walked back to her apartment, someone smashed...

A South Seattle daycare owner has raised concerns about illegal encampments returning to the area after months of improvement were seen. As of late, these encampments have led to violence, including a recent stabbing where a man was found bleeding just steps away from her school in Mount Baker. As...