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Loud explosions jolted West Seattle awake early Sunday, sending startled neighbors to their windows and tying up 911 lines as calls poured in from across the area. The booms were reported from the Junction through Delridge while police and fire crews monitored radio traffic and chased down neighborhood tips. According.

A small group of transient orcas turned Saturday afternoon into an impromptu whale-watch as they cruised south past Blakely Rock off Bainbridge Island, drawing eyes from shore and water alike. The whales moved through the ferry lane and appeared headed toward Elliott Bay, giving onlookers brief but close views from Wes

Here are three more coyote sightings reported to us in the past few days:. At 9:53 this morning I saw a coyote walking down Brace Point Drive towards the Josslin building. He saw me and quickly changed direction and headed up California Drive. He looked healthy and happy, not starved and miserable .

[Got an anonymous confession or rant you just have to share with the world? Submit it to I, Anonymous HERE!—eds]. I’ll begin by saying I’m extremely shy & awkward. We made eye contact at King St Station – you the magnificent redhead in a green dress carrying her shoes, me the tall guy wearing glasses and a backpack. Wh

Phase Two (Neighborhood Centers and Corridors) of the One Seattle Plan is now on “indefinite pause”!. “Long story short, there are two separate appeals on the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the One Seattle Plan: one about environmental impacts in Puget Sound, and the other on traffic congestion, parking, prop

Seattle’s new economic development director, Beto Yarce, recently said the city may need to look beyond taxes as it seeks to revive the local economy. While city officials are exploring options other than expanding the JumpStart payroll tax, KIRO hosts Angela Poe Russell and Ursula Reutin found the pledge to be refresh

An analysis of 5,371 residents between 2021 and 2025 found that 81% of residents with a recent jail booking experienced a reduction after entering housing, with declines observed across all racial and ethnic groups included in the analysis. The findings are a new addition to the Health Through Housing dashboard,...

KIRO host John Curley discussed the impact of the $26 minimum wage law that went into effect for gig workers in Seattle, where major companies like Uber Eats and DoorDash have had to implement new fees to balance out the extra costs for workers, thus raising prices too high for many consumers.

Public Health – Seattle & King County has slammed the brakes on Empapados, a mobile food vendor in White Center, ordering an immediate shutdown after inspectors found the stand operating without a valid permit and without hot water. Inspectors delivered the closure order Thursday afternoon, citing sanitation problems s

(Photo by David Hutchinson) After boarding their landlubbing vessel Moby Duck, the Seafair Pirates sailed away down Alki Avenue after a lively hour on the beach this afternoon. Though the landing is a decades-old tradition, some elements were new, including the mayor who surrendered the key to the city – Katie Wilson t