Bellevue WA

I’ve always thought fireworks were best enjoyed from a comfy couch, popcorn in hand, and a TV that’s somehow louder than the blasts. Then I discovered the adults‑only fireworks cruise on Lake Union, and suddenly my July 4th plans got a splash of class (and a dash of sea‑salt).

Seattle has long drawn strength from the Asian communities that helped shape its identity from the very beginning. Immigrants from across Asia established neighborhoods such as Chinatown, Little Saigon, Japantown, and Manilatown, while also supplying fresh produce to Pike Place Market from farms on Bainbridge Island an

King County prosecutors charged a 15-year-old boy with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old girl in Kent, and they’re asking for him to be tried as an adult.

SEATTLE, Wash. — Washington state is set to sign a carbon market linkage agreement with California and Québec on June 25, with Gov. Bob Ferguson joining a 1:30 p.m. event in Seattle to mark the move. Under the linked system, businesses in Washington will be able to use...

The manicured fairways at Sand Point Country Club in northeast Seattle are drawing attention for what is missing. Neighbors and tree advocates say the private golf course felled or severely pruned more than 200 mature trees during a recent redesign of the course, and they are now asking whether the city is actually enf

For decades, Corey Heller had a hard time finding meaning in her life. She was disillusioned, white-knuckling her way through life, the kind of feeling that could feel too big or too hard to talk about honestly outside of a therapist’s office. As a stay-at-home mom in her 50s...

Washington is setting records for data center growth—but is that good news or cause for concern?

SEATTLE — Waterfront Park has become a major gathering place during the opening weeks of the FIFA World Cup 2026, drawing more than 451,000 visits in the tournament’s first 11 days, according to Friends of Waterfront Park. From June 11 through June 21, the park recorded 451,172 visits...

More than two decades after King County launched its ambitious Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness, the region is experiencing the highest levels of homelessness in its history. Newly released data from the 2026 Point-in-Time Count shows homelessness in King County continued to increase, albeit at a slower pace than in r

A passenger had to be restrained by 7 flight attendants on a Dublin to Seattle flight after witnesses say he exhibited aggressive behavior while under the influence.