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SEATTLE — Homestead Community Land Trust celebrated the completion of Nest, a new mixed-income condominium community on Seattle’s Phinney Ridge, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday. The development creates 30 homeownership opportunities in one of Seattle’s most sought-after neighborhoods, including 19 permanentl

A Seattle motorcyclist remains in intensive care after a hit-and-run crash that his family believes may have stemmed from a road rage incident. Dominic Martinez has undergone seven surgeries since the June 2 collision and faces additional operations as he recovers from life-threatening injuries. Police have impounded a

Facing a $175 million budget gap that must be closed in just over six months, Mayor Katie Wilson and her team considered a novel approach: make the Fire Department self-funded. If voters signed off on the idea to start a taxing district just for the Fire Department, the department’s budget...

A man was seriously injured after being shot in the leg in downtown Seattle overnight.

A late-night walk just north of Morgan Junction turned into a gunpoint robbery Thursday, after two masked teens reportedly held up a pedestrian near California Avenue SW and SW Raymond, stole the victim’s phone and sped off in a gray Tesla with no license plates, according to police. Officers...

A humpback whale made an appearance off Blakely Rock this afternoon, heading south and lining itself up for a possible cameo along West Seattle's west-facing shoreline. Local spotters said its spouts and unhurried surface moves might be visible from area beaches if it keeps the same route. Viewers are urged to keep a s

Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman believed that " Getting old is like climbing a mountain; the higher you get, the more tired you become, but the view is much better." Aging inevitably brings limitations, losses, and unwelcome surprises. But it can also bring perspective about what truly matters. Earlier this spring, afte

Decades ago, White Pelicans were common in Puget Sound. But with pesticides and habitat changes, they disappeared. I've only seen them twice in 70 years. Today was one of those times. The pelicans flew over while my camera and I were having coffee on the deck. With the loss of...

Temperatures are expected to spike 20 degrees above normal in Bellingham and Whatcom County for several days as the season’s first extended heat wave gets ready to fry Western Washington. Meteorologists at the National Weather Service in Seattle issued a heat advisory for Sunday and Monday, warning that the mercury is

WESTERN WASHINGTON (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A heat wave is still on track to hit the region towards the end of this weekend. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for most of western Washington, including Whatcom and Skagit counties, from 11 a.m. Sunday, June 14, through 5 a.m. Tuesday, June 16.