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A survey recently found that 83% of Americans consider themselves frugal, and Seattle was ranked No. 1 as the most frugal city in the country. In light of the news, co-hosts of “The Gee and Ursula Show,” Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin, broke down why Seattle leads the nation in frugality and questioned if a frugal...

SEATTLE — Seattle’s Mayor-elect Katie Wilson held her first transition team meeting and also revealed that changes are coming to Seattle City Hall, with some department heads not being retained. That is nothing new and happens with new leadership. New King County Executive Girmay Zahilay already alerted long-term...

Three Seattle-area men were sentenced to lengthy prison sentences in October due to their convictions for drug trafficking and firearms violations. The longest sentence was given to 36-year-old Anthony Raymond Dodd, who received a 10-year sentence for his convictions of possession of fentanyl with intent to...

SEATTLE — A 44-year-old who allegedly stabbed a man in the neck with a boxcutter while stopped near Seventh Avenue and Madison Street in Seattle was charged with first-degree assault on Monday. Prosecutors asked the court to set bail for Vesper Keenstar Mikan at $500,000. They will be arraigned...

SEATTLE — A new orca calf was spotted in Puget Sound on Tuesday afternoon, which is the first calf born into the K pod in over three years, according to the Orca Conservancy. Observers were viewing the Southern Resident Killer Whales, known as the K pod, traveling south when...

KING COUNTY, Wash. — An investigation is underway after a King County Sheriff's Office employee hit and killed a pedestrian early Tuesday morning, the Monroe Police Department reports. Monroe officers responded to the scene just after 6:30 a.m., where A 26-year-old woman had been struck by an unmarked King...

At least 19 colleges have changed essay prompts this year, according to one college counseling firm. Will it change how students talk about themselves?

BREMERTON -- It's been over two years since local and state elected officials gathered as the ribbon was cut for a groundbreaking affordable housing project by Kitsap Community Resources. That event, celebrating the 36-unit Mills Crossing townhome complex just off Wheaton Way, came from a surge of local and state...

KOMO News - 12/04/2025 10:41:43 PM. A recent study by LawnStarter has ranked Seattle as the third-most relaxed city in the U.S. The study evaluated the 500 largest U.S. cities across seven categories, finding that higher income levels significantly reduce stress. In fact, 26 out of the top 30 cities reported a median...

Across the country, raising the minimum wage continues to be a topic of conversation. Some claim that raising the minimum wage to $20 would help both low-income employees as well as employers. Though some are moving forward with this experiment, others are being more cautious. For example, voters in Olympia, Wash.,...