Backpack Brand From a 1967 Seattle Dorm Room Became Thrift Stores’ Most Requested Back-to-School...
JanSport's 1967 Seattle origin story is well documented, and the pin-and-patch-covered backpacks it made in the late 1990s and early 2000s are now a specific, datable category thrift shoppers search for every August.
2-alarm fire burns Kent seafood supplier warehouse
KENT, Wash. — Huge flames poured from a warehouse in Kent overnight as firefighters battled a two-alarm fire. The fire broke out early Wednesday morning along 80th Avenue South, just west of Highway 167. Puget Sound Fire said that when firefighters arrived, the fire was burning through the roof...
Washington homeowner hears mysterious banging, calls 911 before police find growling bobcat at top...
Video shows a growling bobcat perched atop a Washington homeowner's staircase after police responded to a reported burglary in a neighborhood.
15-year-old Seattle Center shooting suspect denied home release
A King County juvenile court judge said the teen, who is charged with first-degree assault in connection to the July 26 Seattle Center mass shooting, is a threat to community safety.
This Seminole Burger Joint Brings a Beloved 1962 Seattle Drive-In Recipe to Florida
A taste of classic Seattle drive-in culture has found an unlikely home in Seminole at Daly’s Flame-Broiled Burgers, an old-school Florida burger joint built around a recipe with roots stretching back to 1962. For diners who prefer straightforward food over trendy creations, this local favorite delivers plenty of nostal
Bellingham woman gets prison time for violating parenting plan by taking son to Panama
SEATTLE — A Bellingham woman was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison for using false documents to get a passport for her 4-year-old son before taking him to Panama in violation of a parenting plan, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington.
Real estate agent who cut King County trees sells house for $6 million
In the quiet suburbs north of Seattle a local real estate agent found himself at the center of an environmental dispute after removing or harming more than one hundred forty trees on land he managed. The episode drew attention from county officials and neighbors alike before culminating in the King County tree cutting
Kenyan Man Missing in Tacoma, Washington – Appeal for Help
A Kenyan family in Washington State is urgently appealing for help in locating 23-year-old Kevin N. Kamau, who has been reported missing in Tacoma, Washington. Kevin was last seen alone at Tacoma Mall on Sunday, August 24, 2026, according to information shared by his family. Since then, his whereabouts have remained un
‘Who pays for that?’: Gee, Ursula back UW’s push to hold protesters accountable for...
The University of Washington (UW) is considering tougher rules for campus protests that would allow the school to discipline students not just for their own conduct but for property damage caused by other protesters at the same demonstration. The revisions follow a takeover of UW’s Interdisciplinary Engineering Buildin
Renowned Seattle Health Leader, 76, Vanishes From First Hill With Dementia
Seattle police are searching for Bobbie Berkowitz, a 76-year-old woman with advanced dementia who was last seen early Tuesday walking south on Terry Avenue from 900 University Street, possibly heading toward 1900 Alaskan Way on the downtown waterfront. She is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall, thin, with white hair, an

















