Washington’s Data Center Debate Is Heating Up
Washington is setting records for data center growth—but is that good news or cause for concern?
5 Point Café community rallies behind injured Seattle bartender
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
Man dies after going underwater at Green River Gorge Bridge
SEATTLE — A multi-agency response to a river rescue at the Green River Gorge ended in tragedy Saturday when firefighters and paramedics provided lifesaving treatment, but the patient died at the scene. The man went underwater near the Green River Gorge Bridge in what authorities believe was a tragic...
4 Seattle teens arrested for string of robberies, convenience store shooting in NE Portland
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A 36-year-old Portland man and four teenagers from Seattle were arrested by teams of tactical police units in northeast Portland on Friday night, police said. According to the Portland Police Bureau, the four teenagers had been linked to a series of armed robberies that happened on...
Phone Fight On Seattle Metro Bus Ends In Gunfire, Suspect Could Face Life
A late-night King County Metro ride in Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood turned into a potential life sentence case after prosecutors say a 36-year-old Seattle man opened fire on a bus, critically wounding a passenger. The shooting happened on July 5. Prosecutors say the man opened fire on the Metro coach,...
Drug bust yields meth, fentanyl, heroin, 3 arrests and more than $95,000, King County...
The King County Sheriff’s Office announced that its Burien-based Southwest Precinct Special Emphasis Team concluded a multi-month investigation on July 14 into a major drug trafficking organization operating across King, Snohomish and Pierce counties, resulting in the seizure of methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin and dr
Devastating truth about Seattle’s viral deformed mutant raccoon Jimothy
A veterinarian revealed a hard truth about Seattle's four-legged short-spined raccoon "Jimothy" after the critter went viral on social media for his strange look
Getting ready! Two prep scenes as Saturday’s West Seattle Grand Parade and Float Dodger...
The photos above and below are from Arlene Rubin, who happened upon this group outside a home in the Lowman Beach area where this group was working on their entry for the parade. The Lions Club of West Seattle and local VFW Post 2713 are parade regulars. Meantime, we stopped...
Space Tourism Big Shot Quietly Shops Hunts Point Helipad Mansion
Eric Anderson, the founder of Space Adventures, has quietly listed his extensively remodeled Lake Washington waterfront estate in Hunts Point. The property comes loaded with a yacht-sized dock, a private helipad and roughly 9,000 square feet of living space across polished, updated interiors. Sitting on its own stretch
These were the five biggest Washington towns 150 years ago
From its 1853 roots, Washington Territory evolved with Walla Walla as a gold rush hub, while Seattle and Spokane's growth reshaped the landscape into the cities we know today.
