Seattle traffic: Northbound I-5 to fully close over Halloweekend
SEATTLE - Drivers, beware! A Halloween traffic nightmare is on the horizon, as northbound I-5 will fully close in Seattle over the weekend. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced all northbound lanes of I-5 between I-90 and Northeast 45th Street will close from 11:59 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, until 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 2.
Seattle’s newest and largest tiny house village opening in South Park
SEATTLE — A new tiny house village is opening in Seattle, aiming to give people experiencing homelessness a place to call home. The Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) said the Cloverleaf Tiny House Village is the organization’s newest and largest tiny homes development. Speakers at the grand opening...
Abandoned Ballard boat in state custody may be removed by year end
An abandoned, graffiti-covered boat illegally moored at a public pier in Ballard for seven years has been taken into state custody and may finally be hauled away by the end of the year. Following years of complaints culminating in a city of Seattle lawsuit, a King County Superior Court judge...
Three months after Bite of Seattle shooting, the shooter remains unidentified
SEATTLE — Three months have passed since the deadly Bite of Seattle shooting, and the shooter has not been publicly identified. Questions remain about the mayor’s and Seattle police’s response, including whether a delay in releasing information allowed the shooter to flee. The shooting at Seattle Center...
Man arrested after reportedly climbing up to 30 stories on construction crane in Seattle
A 27-year-old man was arrested after he reportedly climbed 20 to 30 stories high on a construction crane in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood. A witness reported the man around 12:35 a.m. Tuesday after seeing him from their balcony, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) told KIRO Newsradio. Police found the man...
Chilling new surveillance footage of missing teen Nyla Primeau, 14, a month after she...
THE mother of a 14-year-old girl who vanished more than two months ago is clinging onto hope as new footage of her has been released. Nyla Primeau disappeared from Woodinville, Washington, on August 19, triggering a search led by the King County Sheriff’s Office. But investigators later received a...
Beloved Seattle pizzeria closes after 16 years as owner retires
A longtime Seattle pizza restaurant has served its final customers after more than a decade of feeding the local community. The closure marks the end of a family-owned business that…
Kratom-related calls surge in Washington amid push for regulations
Kratom is sold in smoke shops, advertised on Seattle sidewalks, and available at gas stations. And as increasingly potent kratom products spread across Washington, the state’s poison center is seeing a sharp rise in calls. However, Washington remains one of 17 states without any statewide regulations governing kratom.
Fireworks-Tossing Men Charged in Deadly Chelan Hills, WA, Wildfire Deny Actions
Four Tacoma-area men and a Kent man charged in connection with the deadly Chelan Hills Fire in Douglas County were on vacation in the area, according to court documents. They allegedly continued to set off fireworks after being told that they’d started a fire and rented jet skis later that day.
Massive fish passage project under I-90 in Factoria nearing its end
Eastbound I-90 drivers are close to getting their HOV lane back in Factoria. The fish passage project under the freeway is in its final months. The lane has been closed for several years as the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) undertook one of its most complex fish passage projects to date. The state was tasked with replacing an old concrete culvert that was more than 50 feet below the freeway. It was greatly restricting fish passage in Sunset Creek.
