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The cost of living in King County has pushed many public employees, including teachers, to commute from outside the communities they serve. That trend has fueled ongoing debates about public-sector compensation, housing affordability, and the gap between what taxpayers fund and what workers receive in return. Jake Skor

SeaTac Police deputies helped save a wounded 17-year-old boy after responding Aug. 12 to reports of a shooting at North SeaTac Park, according to SeaTac Police and the King County Sheriff’s Office. The 911 caller was the injured teen, who had a gunshot wound to his thigh and leg,...

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Museum of History and Industry workers are unionizing: Workers at Seattle’s premier local history museum announced yesterday they intend to join the Communication Workers of America, citing “opacity in decision making and ineffective leadership from executive management, lack of benefits for part time and on-call worke

WESTERN WASHINGTON, Wash. — A fall-like storm is expected to bring gusty winds and rain to western Washington on Wednesday before conditions gradually ease heading into the Labor Day weekend. KOMO News Meteorologist George Waldenberger said an upper-level low-pressure system spinning over the Gulf of Alaska will move t

SEATAC, Wash. — Emergency crews pulled a person from Angle Lake after a reported drowning at the park on Tuesday afternoon, according to Puget Sound Fire. Puget Sound Fire said it and SeaTac police responded to the report and searched the lake before finding the victim. Firefighters and paramedics...

A waterfront mansion in Medina was sold by the heir to the Scripps media fortune in the city’s largest real estate transaction of 2026. Edward Scripps Jr. and his wife, Christy, sold the home last month for $22.8 million, a home they built in 2020 and watched sit on the market for more than a year, according to The Sea

SEATTLE - The family of a 29-year-old U.S. Coast Guard rescue pilot who was shot and killed in Skyway is offering a $30,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case. Lt. Connor Overstreet was killed early Sunday, Aug. 23, near South 124th Street and South Langston Road,...

SEATTLE — A battery manufacturer in Seattle’s Interbay neighborhood says a flaw in its battery-making process allowed lead dust to coat a nearby sidewalk, prompting an investigation into elevated lead levels. Environmental testing found lead levels of 55 parts per million in some areas near the facility, well...

SEATTLE - Sound Transit announced several late-night disruptions happening throughout the month of September. The altered service is necessary to complete maintenance and upgrade work, with multiple light rail routes to be affected. Keep reading to see when Link light rail service disruptions are happening across the S