Bellevue WA

Saturday morning turned grim on State Route 2 east of Monroe, where a two-vehicle crash left the highway fully blocked, killing two people and seriously injuring another, according to authorities. Troopers and emergency crews swarmed the scene, working through the wreckage and trying to keep traffic moving as best they could. The collision shut down the route around milepost 18 near Sofie Road...

Seattle authorities cleared out a homeless encampment from a park earlier this week, only for the homeless to return within less than a day.

A night out at a Lynnwood neighborhood bar ended in tragedy after a 38-year-old man was shot outside and later died, and police say a suspect is now behind bars facing a murder charge. The victim, Mecos Oneal, was wounded on April 10 and died at a hospital on April...

SEATTLE — An incident at the BP Cherry Point Refinery prompted an emergency response Saturday, leaving three people injured. Officials say the situation at the refinery has been contained and does not pose a risk to nearby communities. Three individuals were hurt and transported to a local hospital for treatment. All other staff members have been accounted for.

SEATTLE — An emotional homecoming on the Seattle waterfront, 146 days in the making. “It’s great to be home. Everybody misses their friends and family, pets, whatever that might be, but it’s great to be back in Seattle,” said Capt. Jeff Rasnake, the Commanding officer of the Polar Star.

Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information following a robbery at a Pioneer Square market where a suspect used a wine bottle to assault two employees. One victim suffered broken teeth while the other was left in a coma for weeks with severe head trauma. Seattle police are seeking...

Seattle — Cannabis may be legal in Washington, but clinicians say the health fallout landing in exam rooms and emergency departments is getting harder to ignore. A new University of Washington survey of doctors, nurses and other providers across the state finds many are seeing a steady stream of serious cannabis-related problems and feel they are playing catch-up on how to handle them...

The I-405 closure this weekend will create major delays as crews tackle necessary roadwork between Renton and Bellevue.

As dawn breaks over the Puget Sound region a subtle transformation has become evident to those who travel through Bellevue Downtown Station each morning. Longtime residents and daily commuters alike have observed what can only be described as massive morning shifts in the flow of people and the atmosphere surrounding them. Where once a uniform […] The post Seattle Commuters Notice Massive Morning Shifts Amid...

One group that was notably missing from a public discussion of Mayor Katie Wilson’s shelter expansion plan was the King County Regional Homelessness Authority, which is supposed to manage every publicly funded homeless shelter contract in the region. Instead, the city is going it alone in Wilson’s top campaign priority—building 1,000 new units of shelter, such as tiny house villages, in 2026, and...