Washington police warn of rising coyote activity after one jumps fence, snatches small dog
The call noted did not say whether the dog survived.
Ballmer Group Starts New Affordable-Housing Initiative
Bellevue-based The Ballmer Group recently launched the Washington Family Housing Fund. Through the new initiative, the organization will set aside funding to create at least 10,000 new affordable homes. The Ballmer Group, founded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his wife Connie, will cover up to $150,000 in fo
Cat Horror On Seattle Doorsteps As Dismembered Pets Left Outside Homes
A disturbing video circulating online has Seattle-area neighborhoods on edge, showing multiple cats, some apparently dismembered, left outside private homes. The clips are bouncing around neighborhood message boards and rescue-group channels, and residents are now combing through doorbell and trail-camera footage, hopi
Seattle single-family rents ease in 2026
Seattle 3-bedroom home rents have fallen 2.5% after 2025's massive spike. Rents cooled in Seattle, Bellevue, and Renton, while demand pushed prices up in south-end hubs like Kent and Tacoma. The price plateau gives renters a bit more power to negotiate lease terms, though detached homes stay well out of...
17 arrested, 12 guns seized: inside Operation Red Card, the quiet crackdown behind Seattle’s...
Seattle police and federal agents are revealing new details about Operation Red Card, a quiet, weeks‑long crackdown on violent crime that ran behind the scenes of Seattle’s 2026 World Cup matches. World Cup safety operation ran in the background. Andre Sayles, Seattle Police Department Deputy Chief of Administration...
Multiple King County beaches closed due to high levels of bacteria or algae
With the heat hitting Western Washington, people flocked to beaches throughout King County in order to cool off.
Family seeks answers in disappearance of Seattle man missing since July 6
SEATTLE - Family members of a 28-year-old Lake City man who has been missing for more than two weeks are pleading for the public’s help as they search for answers in his unexplained disappearance. Seattle police are asking for assistance in locating Diangelo McKinney, who was last seen leaving...
FBI announces 17 arrests during World Cup in Seattle
Federal officials say some of the most violent offenders in the Puget Sound region are off the street after an ongoing sweep during the FIFA World Cup.
‘Almost no accountability’: Transportation expert says Sound Transit is ‘building for the past’ amid...
In May, the Sound Transit Board of Directors shared an updated Sound Transit 3 (ST3) System Plan that outlines the next phase of transit expansion. ST3 is a voter-approved $54 billion mass transit expansion program for the central Puget Sound region. KIRO host John Curley, a longtime skeptic of public...
Here’s when Renton’s new WinCo will open
Renton’s new WinCo Foods will open next month. The grocery store is located at 800 Garden Avenue North. The building was formerly a Fry’s Electronics.
