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The Washington Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is urgently seeking volunteers to investigate violations and advocate for residents in care facilities across the state, as demand for its services rises and volunteer numbers decline.

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has decided to activate the highly debated cameras in the Stadium District during the World Cup. Wilson said in a statement Friday that the Seattle Police Department and FBI identified “general but credible threats to safety and security during the games” after gathering intelligence.

An investigation last year found that a “preponderance of the evidence” supports the conclusion that King County Regional Homelessness Authority director retaliated against two former stffers, Edmund Witter and Xochitl Maykovich, after the two voiced concerns about Kinnison’s leadership at a contentious staff meeting l

Pizza is having a moment in Seattle. It seems like every week there is a new spot opening up or a new list of the best places to grab a slice or a pie. New into the fray is Aslan Brewing, which has taken over the former Flying Squirrel location in Seward Park.

King County is muscling into a high-stakes courtroom fight over who should pay to defend people who cannot afford a lawyer, joining a long-running lawsuit that puts Washington state’s public defense system under a microscope. This week, the King County Department of Public Defense said it is formally signing...

SEATTLE — A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy in Seattle’s Rainier Valley neighborhood, Seattle police (SPD) said. The boy was arrested on Thursday, after he turned himself in at the South Precinct, Seattle police said. The suspect arrived...

Bellevue police arrested a 21-year-old following a human trafficking investigation centered on a rental home in Bellevue’s Lakemont neighborhood. The property, dubbed the “OnlyFans House” on social media, was being used to host parties promoted online. More than 100 neighbors filed complaints about Bellevue party house

A 16-year-old girl was fatally shot early in the morning June 3 during an incident that Kent Police initially referred to as a suspicious death of a female. Nyeruon Deng Biel died of a gunshot wound to the torso, according to a June 4 report by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office, which ruled the death a homicide

Four huge worn-out midwater trawl nets that in old times might have been buried in a landfill are instead being repurposed into usable new products and protection for Ukrainians from explosive Russian drones. The efforts of over 100 volunteers from Seattle's wild Alaska pollock catcher-processor fleet hunkered down in

Some dads are impossible to shop for, which is exactly why dinner remains the most reliable gift humanity has managed to invent. A good Father’s Day meal does not need to be overly fancy, but it should feel like more than a regular Sunday where everyone ends up asking what’s in the fridge.