Commentary: It’s time to break the cycle of never-ending cost increases
All across our state, every day, employers make big, positive differences in their communities. We see that in the people they employ, the products and services they produce, and in more impressive ways that I’ve had the chance to see up close over the past few weeks. This year,...
35 people reported getting sick from Seattle Indian restaurant, public health officials say
King County Public Health says officials are investigating a gastrointestinal illness tied to food served from Kanishka Cuisine of India in downtown Seattle.
Violent Attack on Great-Grandmother, 88, At Her Home Leaves Her Without a Finger
An 88-year-old Seattle great-grandmother is sharing her story after enduring a violent home invasion in the city’s Rainier Beach neighborhood. That attack was so severe that the assailant bit off her finger while stealing her jewelry. Emma Cotton, a long-time resident of the area, was working on her porch...
From foster care to the classroom: WA student turns childhood turmoil into purpose
By the time Winter reached high school, she had already lived through more upheaval than many experience in a lifetime. Winter entered Washington’s foster care system at age 3, separated from her sisters and placed in three different foster homes over the course of her childhood. First, in elementary school, again in...
Repeat offender charged in random attack on 75-year-old woman in downtown Seattle
SEATTLE — A Seattle man with a violent criminal history is accused of using a board with a spike nailed through it to attack a 75-year-old woman on a street corner near the King County Courthouse last week. Witnesses told police they saw Fale Vaigalepa Pea, 42, approach the...
Black, Native Youth Disproportionately Charged As Adults
Despite passing a law in 2018 aimed at reducing the number of youth charged as adults, recent data revealed that Black and Native youth disproportionately make up the number of kids still being charged as adults. According to AP, data from the Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families found...
Rivers flood, roads swamped, communities evacuated as rain pounds western Washington
WESTERN WASHINGTON — Heavy rain is falling across western Washington, heading into a period of historic flooding over the next 48 hours. Steady rain will continue throughout the day and overnight. A Flood Watch is still in effect for most of western Washington as heavy rain continues to pour,...
As federal probe widens, Gov. Walz tells Washington state crowd he’ll welcome more Somalis
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, under fire for failing to prevent a massive welfare fraud scheme in his state, was in Seattle on Tuesday as the special guest at Gov. Bob Ferguson’s fundraising
White River reaches flood phase 3 as Pacific residents prepare for possible flooding
PACIFIC, Wash. — Flooding is expected in areas along the White River in Pacific, and residents there have been making preparations as the rain heads in. King County officials say the White River has reached flood phase 3, but neighbors are hoping barriers along the river will be able to keep the water from reaching...
Gorgeous Snoqualmie Falls in Washington as atmospheric river pounds region
One of the things you can always guarantee when heavy rainfall hits Washington state: Snoqualmie Falls will be an unbelievable sight. Storms bring heavy rain to the Pacific Northwest, snow and freezing rain to the Upper Midwest. The first of a series of powerful storms is dumping heavy rain and...
