Bellevue WA

In a heartbreaking incident that has shaken the Beacon Hill community, a 38-year-old bicyclist, affectionately known as Allie, was struck and killed by a vehicle early Sunday morning. The collision occurred just after midnight at the intersection of Beacon Avenue South and South Stevens Street. Following the impact,...

The Martin Luther King Jr. Way street name in Seattle will be extended next year to Renton and Kent as a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. No streets will be renamed in Renton and Kent. But an additional street sign with Martin Luther King Jr. Way will be added along State Route 900 in Renton and State Route 515...

Seattle has changed a lot since the pandemic, and let's face it — much of it hasn't been good. The cost of living has somehow climbed even higher. Downtown is still struggling to fully recover, with fewer workers and retailers and emptier sidewalks than it once had. Reports of homeless encampments are at a record...

When the ground under Seattle finally gives way, the disaster will not unfold as a single cinematic moment but as a chain reaction that reshapes the city’s geography, infrastructure and daily life. The science is clear that a powerful earthquake is coming; what remains uncertain is how prepared residents and...

Port Angeles – 39-year-old Pralay Kar of Bothell was sentenced Thursday in Clallam County Superior Court to 12 months and 1 day in prison for four counts of theft in the first degree. The sentence followed a guilty plea. The charges stemmed from a scheme that targeted elderly individuals...

TUKWILA, Wash. (AP) — A man who drove past warning signs was found dead early Tuesday in a car submerged in floodwaters near Seattle, officials said, in the first reported death following a week of heavy rain and flooding in the region. Rescue swimmers found the driver and his vehicle in about 6 feet (1.8 meter) of...

Amazon announced another round of layoffs on Saturday that will affect 84 employees in Seattle and Bellevue, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filing. The layoffs are scheduled to take effect between February 2, 2026, and February 23, 2026. Employees working in software development,...

Prepare an emergency kit and evacuation plan in advance. Get official alerts about evacuations, floods, and hazards. Washington Military Department (state emergency coordination) Road Conditions + Travel Impacts. Check closures, flooding, and unsafe travel routes. King County Road Alerts (local roads) WSDOT Real-Time...

According to the Seattle Police Department, they learned the driver had been with his girlfriend before the crash and told police they were trying to get away from the woman’s “pimp.”

The flooding struck quickly and without warning, covering much of the farm and destroying the supplies needed to keep the operation running.