Bellevue WA

Seattle just updated the required relocation payment landlords must provide to low-income tenants displaced by demolition, major rehabilitation, or change of use. The new amount — $5,552 — took effect May 15 and applies to any Tenant Relocation License application filed on or after that date. If you own rental property

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is dismissing concerns that Washington state's new tax on high earners will drive wealthy residents and businesses elsewhere, the New York Post reports. During an interview with FOX 13 Seattle co-anchor Hana Kim, Wilson laughed off warnings of a millionaire exodus even as a new survey...

Expeditors International abruptly eliminated roughly 230 technology roles across the Seattle region on Monday, a sharp turn for a company that has long prided itself on stability and avoiding layoffs. The cuts hit software engineers, quality assurance testers, project managers, business analysts and other tech staff in

Seattle just lost one of its highest-profile tech heavyweights. Rich Barton, the billionaire co‑founder of Zillow, wrote on X on June 5 that he is “officially a Las Vegas resident,” explaining that his kids are launched, the empty nest is real, and he and his wife are ready to start “this next chapter.” His brief post,

The King County Medical Examiner reports 24 drug-related deaths since May, mostly due to fentanyl, spotlighting a rising substance abuse issue across Seattle and nearby areas.

Katie Wilson, the mayor of Seattle, shared that her team wasn't able to complete their goal of installing 500 shelter beds before the FIFA World Cup.

Rep. Tarra Simmons (D-Bremerton) is facing ethics charges. The accusations culminated in a rare two-day public hearing before the state’s Legislative Ethics Board this week.

A Bellevue-based global logistics company, Expeditors, announced Monday that 230 employees would be laid off across several Washington locations. The layoffs span five locations, including Bellevue, Federal Way, Lynnwood, Seattle, and Airway Heights, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) f

Eliot Abramson, a Mercer Island High School sophomore, died Sunday from injuries sustained during a lacrosse showcase event last week. His death marks at least the second time in the past year a high school student has died from a lacrosse injury. The Mercer Island Reporter, citing a letter from...

West Seattle is getting a long heads-up about a big dig. Seattle Public Utilities plans to kick off early work later this month on the Fauntleroy Creek culvert that runs beneath 45th Avenue Southwest, but the heavy-duty, street-closing phase of the project is not slated until early 2027. This first round is mostly prep