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KING COUNTY, Wash. — As devastating wildfires continue burning thousands of acres across central and eastern Washington, fire danger has now been deemed "critically high" in King County. The King County Fire Marshal issued a Stage 2 Burn Ban, which prohibits all outdoor fires, including recreational and ceremonial fire

Amtrak service between Seattle and Portland is on hold indefinitely after a fire tore through a vacant warehouse near the Oregon train station last week. Almost all northbound train traffic has been restricted, Amtrak said in a statement, due to damage from the blaze at the 100-year-old building, which sits a half-mile

The final defendant in a six-defendant fraud scheme that submitted fraudulent applications seeking more than $6.8 million in COVID benefits was convicted late Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle.

On July 26, gunfire erupted at Seattle Center during the Bite of Seattle festival around 6 p.m. Other than a brief initial statement made by Mayor Katie Wilson’s office at 8:30 p.m., no information about potential ongoing threats or whether the area was secured was communicated to the public for nearly 5 hours. The cit

The Seattle City Council is considering an ordinance that would bar companies from using algorithms and personal data to set prices, a practice critics call “surveillance pricing.” KOMO News reported this week that grocery retailers worry the proposed Fair Pricing and Transparency Ordinance is written broadly enough to

There’s a small cafe hiding along a rural road in Snohomish County, Washington, that has absolutely no business being as good as it is. The Maltby Cafe is the kind of place that makes you feel like you’ve been let in on a secret that half the state already knows.

Issaquah, Washington — A workplace jealousy dispute allegedly turned deadly outside a Costco after a 22-year-old employee followed his 20-year-old coworker from the store parking lot and intentionally crashed into his motorcycle, according to police and court documents. The victim, Jonathon Langdon, died at the scene o

Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! Can landlords ban pets in Washington? Yes, they generally can, but only if the lease says so in writing, and several important exceptions still apply no matter what the paperwork states. Washington’s Residential Landlord-Tenant Act gives prope

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — A woman was killed in a crash in Federal Way overnight that shut down several lanes of northbound Interstate 5, according to the Washington State Patrol (WSP). Troopers said the victim was a 33-year-old Seattle woman who exited a car around 12:17 a.m. while it...

Crews will close NE 124th Street between West Snoqualmie Valley Road NE and SR 203 on Wednesday, August 19 and Thursday, August 20, 2026, from 9 am to 3 pm, each day, to complete routine maintenance work. . The road will be closed to all travelers, including emergency services. Please use alternative...