Bellevue WA

San Francisco, CA—First Liberty Institute, Williams & Connolly, and Church State Council filed an opening brief at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuiton behalf of eight Redmond, Washington firefighters who were denied religious accommodations from the COVID-19 vaccine and ultimately fired for their faith. The firefighters are appealing a decision of the Western District of Washington upholding the RedmondFire Department’s discriminatory treatment.

The UW loses big in a no-counter played at Boise State.

St. Vincent de Paul Bremerton says it has raised $16,668,291 toward a $19.5 million fundraising goal for its Star of Hope Campaign, a project the nonprofit describes as a two-phase effort to expand emergency shelter, transitional housing and permanent affordable housing in Kitsap County. The campaign would reshape the organization's West Bremerton headquarters block, adding beds and apartments to a community that has struggled to keep pace with housing demand.

Voters in Seattle and Lynnwood can join 'No Kings' events today to support early voting and ballot completion.

Bellevue police arrested a 40-year-old man on Wednesday in connection with an after-hours break-in, vandalism, and an arson attempt at an office building.

SEATTLE — A "No Kings" march and voting fair are scheduled for Saturday, with participants set to walk from Westlake Park to Seattle Center, according to event organizers. The event is listed for 2 p.m., but organizers said the march will begin around 2:15 p.m. in the Westlake area of downtown Seattle.

E. Shelby St. & E. Park Dr. E. — Reported Vehicle-In-Water Response Site. A vehicle was found partially submerged just a few feet from shore near East Shelby Street and East Park Drive East on Saturday, prompting the Seattle Fire Department to send rescue swimmers into the water to search around it. The water rescue response unfolded along the edge of Union Bay near East Montlake Park.

“No Kings” marches were held Saturday throughout the country and across Washington State. In Seattle, thousands of people turned out for a march that culminated with a voting fair at the Seatle Center. Participants walked from Westlake Park, chanting and holding signs protesting the slow release of the Epstein files, the immigration crackdown, war in Iran, and other Trump Administration policies. “I see the country going in the wrong direction,” Elsa Shermer said. “I’ve always thought Donald Tru

FORKS, Wash. — A small earthquake shook part of the Olympic Peninsula Friday evening. The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network reported a magnitude 3.1 earthquake 12.61 miles east of Forks, Washington. The quake was also measured at about 83.2 miles northwest of Olympia. The earthquake was reported at 8:37 a.m.

A 53-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday evening, Oct. 14 after allegedly leaving a Kent Target with a cart containing $752.64 in stolen merchandise while two police officers were parked outside, according to the Kent Police Department. Officers Wall and Long had just handled another shoplifting call at the store when...