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SEATTLE — Several food establishments in Central Seattle, including Pioneer Square and areas around Lumen Field and T-Mobile Park, have been closed due to multiple health violations. According to Public Health - Seattle & King County, eleven unpermitted red carts operating near the stadiums were shut down between...

The Washington State Department of Transportation announced new toll rules for State Route 167.

Starbucks workers and allies rallied outside the company's headquarters on Monday, protesting abrupt store closures they say reflect the company's disregard for its hometown employees. Why it matters: The closures — which included two of Seattle's most recognizable Starbucks locations — are the latest flashpoint in a...

SEATTLE — Seattle police said a man was arrested after he forced his way into a high school, attacked a security guard, and pointed a gun at a teenager. The 60-year-old man was walking his two dogs when he approached the school and “forcefully pushed past” the security guard to talk to the principal, who told him to...

Seattle’s once-booming tech industry has reversed course. Mass layoffs are reshaping not just the job market but the city’s economy. Led by Microsoft and Amazon, the industry has cut tens of thousands of jobs, with little indication of a rebound. The tech sector has long been Seattle’s economic...

OLYMPIA — Washington’s minimum wage will increase to $17.13 per hour on Jan. 1, 2026 — a 2.8% bump driven by inflation, the Department of Labor and Industries announced Tuesday. The current $16.66 rate is already the highest in the country, just ahead of California and parts of New York at $16.50. The federal minimum...

A Beacon of Hope Turns Silent (image credits: Unsplash) Seattle – Amid the relentless drizzle that soaks the sidewalks of downtown, a once-bustling hotel now stands as a quiet monument to good intentions gone awry. A Beacon of Hope Turns Silent Imagine stepping off the rain-slicked streets into a warm room with a...

A 28-year-old Burien man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for using a heavy backpack to beat his girlfriend to death in 2023 outside of a Kent 7-Eleven store. Joviah Sebastian Jamerson entered the plea Oct. 1, according to court documents. He is scheduled to be sentenced at 3 p.m. Nov. 7 before King County...

SEATTLE — King County has launched a reform this month requiring prosecutors to make felony charging decisions within 30 days of receiving case referrals from law enforcement. The new policy, implemented by King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion, applies to all adult felony cases and juvenile filings across...

Deputies say the man featured below robbed a woman while standing in line at the Chase Bank on 140th Ave SE in Fairwood, an unincorporated area of Renton and King County.