‘This is catastrophic’: Seattle payroll tax revenues $47M short as jobs leave city
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell released his payroll expense tax (PET) report for 2024 Tuesday, and its projections came up nearly $50 million short. “Today’s announcement that PET revenues collected in 2024 were $47 million lower than projected requires action to ensure our budget remains balanced,” Harrell explained in...
Wednesday’s severe weather could bring significant hail, lightning and possibly tornadoes
Much of Western Washington could see isolated severe storms that are capable of producing significant hail, lightning and severe wind in the afternoon Wednesday, March 26. The National ...
The price of the ‘American dream’ in Seattle
Among the biggest cities in the United States, two in the Pacific Northwest rank near the top of the list for income needed to feel financially secure, according to a new report. According to a report by GOBankingRates, a financial planning and information website, the household income needed to live a "comfortable...
Rare severe thunderstorms forecast for West Coast. Here’s where worst weather may hit
Dangerous thunderstorms in Seattle and Portland, Ore. on Wednesday could feature hail as large as tennis balls, damaging wind gusts and even a tornado.
Only one college in Washington made this list of the most beautiful campuses in...
The university’s campus has water views and proximity to the downtown business district.
Gov. Bob Ferguson cancels parole for man convicted of triple murder
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday reversed a decision by former Gov. Jay Inslee to allow a man convicted of a triple murder more than four decades ago to be released from state prison. ...
She’s been in US for 50 years. Now Pierce County woman with green card...
Her attorney said she was detained when she returned from an overseas trip due to a prior nonviolent criminal conviction.
Severe Spring Storm Warning for Parts of Washington State
Spring Storm Warning for Parts of Washington State On Wednesday, 3/26. That old saying "in like a lion, out like a lamb" comes true in the PNW on Wednesday, March 26th. Spring Showdown: Major Storm Warning Across Parts of Washington This Week. According to Meteorologist Chris Nunley, parts of Washington...
‘The number is just crazy’: Jake and Spike shocked at West Seattle light rail...
Sound Transit’s West Seattle light rail extension project is facing a staggering $3 billion budget shortfall despite not having laid a single inch of track. “The number is just crazy. I lost my mind,” Jake Skorheim of “The Jake and Spike Show” on KIRO Newsradio exclaimed. “I don’t even know how that’s possible.”
Metro fare enforcement goes into effect at the end of the month
A reminder if you ride the bus — King County Metro will start enforcing fares a week from today!
