Bellevue WA

Burien residents may have noticed something unusual recently – the faces at the top of city government have changed, and no one at City Hall is saying much about why. City Attorney Garmon Newsom II is no longer with the city, a move reportedly confirmed by removed City Manager Adolfo Bailon following a special executive session earlier this month. However, in a narrow 4–3...

The Bothell Police Department says scammers are targeting people who apply for city permits in a new phishing scheme.

The University of Washington's annual water impacts report shows early snowmelt last year led to less water in rivers and reservoirs.

SEATTLE — A ramp worker at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has filed a lawsuit claiming unsafe conditions on the tarmac led to a crash involving a baggage tug that left him with long-term injuries. Marcus Creary, 27, said he was struck while working near a Delta Air Lines gate on...

KING COUNTY, Wash. — As the future of the King County agency tasked with addressing homelessness remains uncertain, a housing provider that relies on the King County Regional Homelessness Authority is weighing what a potential dismantling or restructuring could mean for its work. The nonprofit Low Income Housing Institute,...

BELLEVUE, Wash. - Crews are working to get a car fire under control in the northbound lanes of I-405 near Bellevue on Friday morning. The incident happened on the northbound lanes of I-405 and 112th Avenue Southeast at about 7 a.m. Police, incident response and fire crews responded to a...

There’s a special kind of magic that happens when you walk into a thrift store the size of a small airplane hangar and realize you could spend an entire afternoon there without seeing everything twice. The Value Village in Tukwila, Washington is that kind of place, where treasure hunting...

RENTON, Wash. - Renton police are investigating a shooting that left a man injured late Thursday night. Officers responded to a report of a shooting at about 11 p.m. near Southeast Carr Road and 108th Avenue Southeast. According to investigators, several people heard the shooting and called 911. When officers...

For years, census data told a clear story: The number of cars in Seattle had pretty much stopped growing. I wrote in 2021 that the city might have hit “peak car” because the total number of vehicles owned or leased in Seattle hadn't changed since 2017, when the tally hit 460,800. After I wrote that column, the number stayed in the 460,000s through 2023...

SEATTLE - Pioneer Square is preparing to transform into a pedestrian-focused hub for World Cup festivities, with organizers planning to bring the celebration beyond the stadium and into the neighborhood’s historic streets. What they're saying:. Organizers say in roughly fifty days’ time, the neighborhood will shift into a pedestrian...