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After spending $6,500 to ship his Rivian R1T from Alaska to Washington for a warranty repair, an owner was told by Rivian's Seattle service center that they "never promised to cover shipping both directions" for a subsequent warranty repair, leaving his truck stranded 2,300 miles from home. The owner went...

You know that feeling when you’re driving through a perfectly normal neighborhood and suddenly there’s an 18-foot concrete troll clutching a Volkswagen Beetle under a bridge?. Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood has turned that fever dream into a beloved landmark that’s been confusing and delighting visitors since 1990.

TUKWILA, Wash. — A teen boy was detained three times in one evening after repeatedly returning to the scene of a disturbance at a Tukwila retail location, police said Saturday. Officers initially responded Friday night to reports of about six men damaging property at the store. When police arrived,...

Being a parent is nonstop hard work, making it challenging to stay on top of news that impacts families in Washington state. This Hits Home is your weekly hit of news, commentary, and, occasionally, opinion. Want to have a say? Look for the ‘Take action’ prompts. Here’s the update for the week of Feb. 23-March 1.

Ten years ago, I wasn’t highly skeptical of state spending. I’m not so sure anymore. I covered Olympia long enough to know that most of the people there genuinely want to help. The problems they’re wrestling with — homelessness, addiction, education, housing — are real and genuinely hard. A pandemic hit at the start...

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) says one person was shot in the leg during a robbery in Pioneer Square early Sunday morning.

It was the 70s. We girls, my cousin and I, sat at the end of a long dock on the river near her house. King County, Washington State. We saw a white van stop on the road near us. “That’s the Green River Killer,” she said. She wasn’t kidding. She...

After Twin Peaks Day 2026 was acknowledged by the Mayors of Snoqualmie and North Bend, Washington, long-time Valley resident Karl Reinsch and I set out for downtown Seattle. During the Metropolitan King County Council meeting on February 24, District 3 Councilmember Sarah Perry recognized the day with a special...

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. — The driver wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run investigation was arrested Sunday morning in Port Townsend, authorities said. At about 9:30 a.m., patrol deputies with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office arrested a suspect sought by the Bellevue Police Department in connection with...

When Denise Barbour found out the man accused of killing her daughter was no longer behind bars, she said she felt both "shocked" and "disappointed." The defendant was released from custody after posting bond on Feb. 25, 2026, even though Mason County Superior Court had previously ordered bail at $250,000 and...