A towering volcano is putting 150,000 people near Seattle and Tacoma at risk
Mount Rainier is currently at normal background activity, but its most serious downstream hazard is a large lahar. This fast-moving mixture of water, mud, rock, and debris could rush through river valleys and reach populated communities with little warning. The most immediate direct lahar threat is concentrated in rive
Snohomish County is building the state’s largest battery plant
The battery system will add capacity to the electric grid, support renewable energy and help keep prices down. But other such Washington plants have stirred controversy.
‘We haven’t been paid’: Nonprofit leader confronts Mayor Wilson, says she left agencies unfunded
During a news conference where Mayor Katie Wilson was addressing the recent gang-related mass shooting during the Bite of Seattle, one woman spoke out about how her agency has not been paid despite several attempts to contact Wilson’s office, further stating her agency was not the only one. Dr....
Want to see ‘The Odyssey’ on Washington state’s largest IMAX screen? Too bad
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” has been in theaters for only two weeks, and it’s already been an epic journey, shattering box office expectations and selling out screenings worldwide. And across the country, people are clamoring to see the film on the biggest screens possible, ideally in...
Police make DUI arrest in Lynnwood, WA following four-vehicle highway crash
LYNNWOOD, Wash. - Multiple people were injured by a four-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck on Saturday, shutting down every lane of I-5 North except the HOV lane in Lynnwood. Timeline: — Trooper Kelsey Harding, a spokesperson for the Washington State Patrol, first posted to social media at 4:38 a.m. warning...
Two snowy owl chicks hatch at Woodland Park Zoo, first owlets in six years
SEATTLE — Woodland Park Zoo has welcomed its first pair of snowy owl chicks in six years, officials announced. The two chicks hatched June 10 to parents June and Dusty. The brood is the pair's second after successfully hatching two chicks in 2020. The owlets, along with their parents,...
ICE in West Seattle again today; protest planned Sunday
That photo is from one of multiple readers who messaged us about ICE officers detaining someone in Arbor Heights around 10 am. This was reported to be near 39th SW and SW 107th. One witness says, “They just took someone without asking any questions.” The officers were in vests marked POLICE/IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFO
Lake Drive Horror: Issaquah Crash Probed as Homicide, Suspect Cuffed
A serious collision in Issaquah is being investigated as a homicide, and police say a suspect is in custody. The incident prompted an extended closure near Lake Drive late Friday as investigators worked the scene. Police Say Suspect Is In Custody. In an update posted Saturday, the Issaquah Police Department...
One year later, mother seeks justice for son who was gunned down outside Seattle...
SEATTLE — Friday marked one year since a 28-year-old man was ambushed and fatally shot while walking into a church activity in Seattle's University District. Lynn Croft, the mother of Lebron "Givaun" Castleberry, believes there is still hope to find her son's killer. "It feels like all those bullets...
WA wildfire outlook: Weather, red flag warnings, air quality
FOX 13 meteorologist Ilona McCauley breaks down Washington's weather conditions, fire outlook, and NWS alerts for areas in the central and eastern part of the state over the weekend.
