Bellevue WA

SEATTLE — Newly released court documents are providing a clearer picture of why a deadly 2023 downtown Seattle shooting will not go to trial — and what prosecutors say was happening in the gunman’s mind. In June 2023, authorities say Cordell Goosby opened fire into a car...

SEATTLE — The 2023 shooting death of a pregnant woman on her way to work in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood is again drawing attention to Washington’s “born alive” legal rule after the man charged in the case was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Eina...

A 27-story residential tower planned for 305 108th Avenue NE in downtown Bellevue has cleared a key design review, but the site’s owner, Capstone Partners, is still not locking in a final game plan. The proposal, branded in design materials as Tower 305, would bring hundreds of apartments, ground-floor retail and a...

KIRKLAND — Dean Weidner, philanthropist and founder of Weidner Apartment Homes, died last week at age 83. Weidner founded the Kirkland-based company in 1977. Under his leadership, it became one of the largest owners of multifamily housing in North America, with 74,667 apartments across 14 states and four Canadian...

Hero passenger Ernie Makinson stopped a King County Metro bus after the driver collapsed last week. The bus collided with seven vehicles across five blocks before Makinson brought it to a stop, using one hand to steer the bus and the other to resuscitate the driver. Makinson detailed the event...

The City of Bellevue has approved a Master Development Plan and Phase 1 Design Review for a two-phase, 491-unit residential development at 919 109th Avenue NE. The project, proposed by Crest Holdings and designed by Weber Thompson, will transform a 1.48-acre site currently occupied by a surface parking lot and two...

Seattle Police responded to reports of gunfire around 12:59 a.m. on March 23, 2026, near NE 47th Street and Brooklyn Avenue NE. Officers found a man with a dislocated knee, who said he was filming stunts when he fell. However, video evidence showed he was part of a disturbance involving another man on foot and a...

An open door at a home under construction in the Bremerton area led Kitsap County authorities to a safe full of fentanyl over the weekend. According to a Facebook post, Kitsap County deputies seized approximately two pounds of fentanyl during the Saturday night operation. Of that total, 1.7 pounds were discovered...

Seattle-based Proliance Surgeons has agreed to a $4.45 million settlement to resolve class action litigation stemming from a February 2023 data breach that affected more than 437,000 patients, the HIPAA Journal reported March 12. Hackers gained access to the surgical group’s network in February 2023, exfiltrating...

A road rage incident left a car with two bullet holes Saturday night in Seattle.