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If the sunny, summer weather has you longing for a dip in the water, be aware that several Puget Sound area beaches are closed to swimming.

An op-ed in The New York Times recently argued that the housing crisis is also a retirement crisis, in which homeownership, traditionally relied on to pay for retirement, can no longer be counted on. As retirees continue to deal with taxes, insurance, maintenance, and downsizing costs, which all keep climbing,...

On February 17, 2024, what was supposed to be an ordinary group mountain bike ride turned into a terrifying encounter in the woods near Fall City, Washington. Five cyclists were riding along a remote trail by Tokul Creek, about five miles north of Snoqualmie, when suddenly a cougar—also called a mountain lion—attacked.

Seattle –A 69-year-old resident of Rhode Island, and formerly of Texas, and Chicago, was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle for three federal felonies connected to his 2021 scheme to smuggle duffle bags full of drugs across the strait bordering Washington State and Canada via watercraft, announced First

KENT, Wash. — A 55-year-old Kent man was killed Saturday night after police say he entered a crosswalk against a "Do Not Cross" signal and was struck by a vehicle at South 236th Street and Pacific Highway South, police said. Kent police responded around 9:40 p.m. Saturday to the...

Seattle and Tacoma have been ranked among the worst cities in America for first-time homebuyers in a new study by WalletHub. The study ranked Seattle as the 204th-worst and Tacoma the 190th-worst cities in the U.S. out of 300. Jake Skorheim and Spike O’Neill, co-hosts of “The Jake and Spike...

As Seattle continues to struggle through a homeless epidemic, the problem in Washington has grown to dire levels as the state ranks No. 2 in the country for its total population of people experiencing homelessness. Eric Zimmerman, the head of Washington Policy Center’s research and analysis team and Mayor of...

SEATTLE — Unionized workers at the Seattle International Film Festival's (SIFF) cinemas plan to continue a walkout Saturday as contract negotiations with SIFF leadership remained ongoing. According to SIFF, 13 union-member cinema workers walked off their shifts Friday, ahead of a 3 p.m. screening at SIFF Cinema Downtow

Washington is setting records for data center growth—but is that good news or cause for concern?

SEATTLE - A late-night ride home from work turned into a long road to recovery for a Seattle bartender after a vehicle struck his motorcycle last month. Danny Pettet, an employee at The 5 Point Café, was riding his motorcycle home on June 27 when he told FOX 13, a distracted driver pulled in front of him at the interse