Bellevue WA

The family of a Rainier Beach High School student is preparing to sue the school district over his murder at a bus stop after class. Tra’veiah Houfmuse was a senior and would have turned 18 at the end of February. But he was shot to death, along with Tyjon Stewart, as they waited for a bus near Rainier Avenue South and

Shared electric scooters and bikes are set to hit Bellevue city streets starting Monday, as the city partners with Lime to launch a fleet of 500 devices across downtown and surrounding neighborhoods. The initial rollout includes 350 scooters, 100 seated gliders and 50 e-bikes, giving residents a new way to cover short

An 85-year-old Renton man and an 82-year-old Renton woman died two days after they were each injured as passengers in a two-vehicle collision on the East Hill in Kent. Alvin Jitsuo Terada and Mitsuko Terada each died Aug. 4 in Seattle from multiple blunt force injuries suffered Aug. 2 in a crash at SE 208th Street and

SEATTLE - Police are investigating after a 28-year-old man was shot and killed in Seattle’s High Point neighborhood on Monday. According to the Seattle Police Department, officers responded to reports of a gunshot victim being driven near the intersection of 1st Avenue South and South Lander Street at 12:17 a.m.

KIRO hosts Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin agree — Seattle’s next police chief should come from within the department, with interim Chief Andre Sayles already drawing support as a potential candidate. Ursula said on “The Gee and Ursula Show” on KIRO Newsradio that Sayles hasn’t committed to applying...

UPDATE: An earlier version of this commentary noted the suspect was scheduled for arraignment this morning. He didn’t show up. Gary Lewis Witherbee failed to appear at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. King County prosecutors moved for a bench warrant, which is now active. For context, it’s his 40th. We’ve up

Some lawmakers and officials are pushing to change the rules for youth found with guns after the recent shootout at Seattle Center that left three dead and five injured.

One of the oldest toy stores in Seattle, Magic Mouse Toys, abruptly closed after roughly 49 years in Pioneer Square and failed to provide any reasoning for the closure. The toy store located at 603 First Avenue is now completely covered in paper, paired with a notice taped to the door indicating its permanent closure.

My doctor told me I needed more omega-3s in my diet, so naturally, I took that as a personal challenge to eat my body weight in butter-soaked crab. With the Washington summer ticking away faster than my willpower at an all-you-can-eat buffet, I knew I had to act. There is...

I never expected checking into a hotel to make me feel like I was late for class. My room had once been part of a junior high school, and an original chalkboard still stretched across the wall like a reminder to finish my homework. The building dates to 1931, and...