WSU honors Seattle native, former Mariner John Olerud with statue
Former Washington State University baseball legend and Major League Star John Olerud will be honored with a statue dedication at Bailey-Brayton Field on Friday. Olerud starred for the Cougars from 1987 to 1989 – becoming the only player in NCAA history to hit 20 home runs and win 15 games as a pitcher in the same season – before a standout 17-year MLB career.
Owner Of Tacoma Grocery Store, Indicted For Food Stamp Fraud, Returned From India To...
The 64-year-old owner of a small Tacoma market was scheduled to appear on October 16, 2026, in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, Washington, after being returned from India, where he fled after being indicted for wire fraud in connection with his food stamp fraud scheme, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd.
Five tables, no chairs: Inside Beecher’s founder’s new Redmond steakhouse
A new steak restaurant from Beecher’s Handmade Cheese founder Kurt Dammeier offers customers a place to eat, but nowhere to sit. Yukon, which Dammeier launched with his son, Liam, opened Oct. 19 in Redmond’s Rail District building. The 1,500-square-foot restaurant has five tables and no chairs, a design meant to encourage customers to stand, eat, and socialize, according to The Puget Sound Business Journal.
The search for a missing teenager that started two months ago – now comes...
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children says 14-year-old Nyla Primeau disappeared August 19 – last seen in Woodinville. Investigators say they believe she is still in the area, since their last lead came in the form of surveillance video from a grocery store on Capitol Hill. At...
Seattle socialist mayor admits homeless response is failing, doubles down on providers plagued by...
Socialist Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is acknowledging that the city’s response to its homeless drug crisis isn’t working. But her newly announced strategy relies on the same network of providers whose records include a wanted child rapist living at a taxpayer-funded village, workers allegedly held hostage, and an infant dying from drug exposure inside a staffed shelter.
Sunsets before 5 p.m. are about to return as daylight saving time ends
New York City, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and Seattle will all see sunset before 5 p.m. on Nov. 1 after clocks fall back for the end of daylight saving time. Sunset will arrive before 5 p.m. across many parts of the United States on Sunday, Nov. 1, bringing a sudden change to the evening hours as clocks "fall back" for the end of daylight saving time.
Ballots found in dumpster at Seattle’s Golden Gardens Park
SEATTLE - Two bins of undelivered ballots were found inside a dumpster at Golden Gardens Park in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, King County Elections confirmed. Officials said they recovered multiple ballots after two bins of mail were discovered inside a dumpster at Golden Gardens this week. Election workers have since reissued the mail-in ballots to the affected voters.
As mayor considers signing RV restrictions, people living in RVs consider their futures
The City of Seattle will likely ban oversized RVs from parking overnight in most parts of the city. That is, if the mayor signs the City Council’s legislation. Meanwhile, news of the possible change is trickling down to the people who live in those RVs.
Magnitude 3.0 earthquake shakes parts of WA-OR border near Longview
A 3.0 magnitude earthquake hit near Longview Thursday morning. Shaking was reported along several parts of the Washington-Oregon border, in cities such as Vancouver, Battle Ground, Saint Helens, and Salmon Creek. The earthquake struck around 7:25 a.m., roughly 15 miles southeast of Salmon Creek, a population of nearly 20,000, according...
Newcastle man sentenced to 10 years in prison for narcotics dealing in Seattle
A 39-year-old man from Newcastle was sentenced to ten years in prison on Wednesday for his part in a drug operation that sold and distributed drugs to people living in Seattle’s homeless encampments and international district.

















