Sound Transit facing up to an estimated $30 billion shortfall to complete major ST3...
SEATTLE — Sound Transit is facing a shortfall of $22 billion to $30 billion for major expansion work in the central Puget Sound area, the agency's board of directors were told Thursday. That's a hefty increase in the budget shortfall compared to 2021, when a realignment plan was announced...
$uicideboy$ Concertgoer Killed In Assault At Auburn Show, Family And Authorities Seek Witnesses
The King County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public for help identifying a suspect after a man died following a $uicideboy$ concert last Wednesday in Auburn, Washington, just south of Seattle. According to local news , the victim was involved in an aggravated assault outside of the White River Amphitheater and...
King County Tops Washington in Homelessness Rates
It’s no surprise that the homeless population is increasing everywhere. There are fingers pointing blame in every direction, and in many ways, all of them are correct.
Bainbridge can make a statement with affordable housing | Opinion
The city of Bainbridge Island has plans to develop affordable housing on the site of the former police station, at the corner of Winslow Way and 305, for all to see. That’s right. It will be one of the first things people see as they emerge from the ferry terminal and ascend Olympic Drive, the tourists in search of...
2 people pulled from Lake Sammamish, hospitalized
ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Two people were taken to the hospital Saturday night after being pulled from the water at Lake Sammamish State Park. The two people were on watercraft before going in the water, according to King County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Mike Ellis. Onlookers at the beach pulled...
Seattle company recalls over 44,000 bags of shrimp over radiation concerns
Another company has recalled shrimp sent by an Indonesian distributor in containers that tested positive for the radioactive isotope Cesium-137.
Drugs, Cash, wire transfer receipts: What police found during Downtown drug bust
In a blotter post, police say that they recovered Fentanyl, $47 in cash, two cellphones, and Honduran wire transfer receipts.
DHS denies arresting firefighters, says workers ‘in a support role’
News broke earlier this week that Border Patrol agents had arrested two firefighters at the Bear Gulch fire on the Olympic Peninsula. Now the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is criticizing media reports and clarifying that the arrests they made were of workers in a support role, not directly fighting the...
Car prowl suspect fled cops, led Thurston County Sheriff on 135 mph chase
A smashed car window in Lacey led to a police pursuit early Saturday morning that had Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders chasing a suspect at 135 mph on Interstate 5 until the suspect went the wrong way on the freeway. Sanders detailed the high-speed chase in a social media post that included video from his patrol...
Audit: King County funneled $1.5B with weak oversight; potential fraud flagged
A new audit revealed that the King County Department of Community and Human Services' fiscal oversight failures have resulted in potential fraud. The King County Auditor’s Office latest
