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WASHINGTON STATE — The debate over Washington’s new tax on high earners turned pointed Thursday as Initiative 645 sponsor Brian Heywood and state Sen. Manka Dhingra sparred over whether the levy is narrowly tailored to millionaires or a first step toward a broader income tax. The exchange came...

BELLEVUE, Wash. - Police in Bellevue safely dismantled a homemade explosive device found inside a stolen vehicle on Sunday, following the arrest of a shoplifting suspect. Shoplifting arrest leads police to stolen car, explosive device. What we know:. According to the Bellevue Police Department, at around 6 p.m. on Sunday,...

A man was arrested Oct. 5 in Seattle after being placed on the Washington State Patrol Most Wanted List in August 2026. The man faces a vehicular homicide charge stemming from a Feb. 15 head-on crash on U.S. Route 101 that killed Skylor Richford and injured Mathilde Richford. An alert...

A southern resident killer whale named J31 was spotted carrying her dead newborn calf near Sombrio Point on Oct. 3. Researchers note the loss highlights ongoing reproductive struggles within the critically endangered population. Experts emphasize that recovery depends heavily on restoring adequate Chinook salmon supplies for the whales. A southern...

Seattle diners are having a dosa moment. Driving the news: Mentions of the thin South Indian pancake in Google Maps reviews of Seattle restaurants jumped 136% over the past year. Matcha mentions rose 66%, while mentions of banana climbed 43%. Zoom out: The trends are part of Google's first-ever fan-favorite dining lists , released Thursday, which also highlight Seattle restaurants based on reviews, ratings and requests for directions. Where to go: Google highlighted Shri Ananda Bhavan in South L

An effort by anti-Israel activists to persuade Seattle-area students to walk out of class on the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks largely failed to materialize Wednesday, despite an online campaign targeting students at schools in Seattle, Bellevue and elsewhere around Puget Sound. Marxist, communist, socialist and...

This week’s Cold Case Project revisits the disappearance of Kelly McGinness, who was 18 when she went missing in 1983. Her remains have never been found, and she is presumed dead. Jim Fuda, executive director of Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound and a former officer assigned to the area,...

Two Seattle high schools will install weapons detectors on their campuses, following a unanimous vote by the Seattle Public Schools board of directors Wednesday evening.

The envelope usually arrives after the fear has faded. A person went to an emergency department in Bellevue because something hurt, or because someone they love could not breathe, and weeks later a statement shows a balance nobody mentioned at the bedside. For about 1,300 patients, that balance should not have stood. A Puget Sound […] The post Bellevue emergency group to refund 1,300 patients appeared first on EgoEase .

The King County Council approved another sales tax increase Tuesday without seeking voter approval, even as the department responsible for administering the new revenue faces scrutiny over nearly $700,000 in questionable expenditures and potential fraud. The council voted 6–3 on October 6 to approve Ordinance 2026-0086.2, imposing an additional 0.01...