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Native Americans and Alaska Natives account for nearly 15% of King County’s homeless population, nearly three times the share initially reported in the county’s 2026 Point-in-Time Count, according to corrected data released by researchers. The revised findings follow collaboration between the Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI), Chief Seattle...

Puget Sound Physicians, the group that provides emergency medicine at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue, will refund more than 1,300 Washington patients a total of $410,000 under a settlement Attorney General Nick Brown announced on September 29. The average refund is nearly $300, interest included, and the checks are due by mail within 120 days. The […] The post More than 1,300 Washington patients will get mailed refund checks averaging nearly $300 from a $410,000 Puget Sound Physicians charity-ca

Mini-golf course, pub, and restaurant Flatstick Pub has opened its much-anticipated Woodinville location and will be celebrating its grand opening on Oct. 17. The new branch, located at the restored Old Woodinville School, is the chain's largest location to date, with the mini-golf course built into the second story of the building with longer, free-flowing holes.

An enclave of Washington’s wealthy provided a backdrop Thursday for a saucy debate on the merits and dangers of a ballot measure to erase the state’s controversial new income tax on millionaires. Brian Heywood, the hedge fund manager behind Initiative 645, and House Minority Leader Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn, argued onstage at the Meydenbauer Center in […]

WASHINGTON STATE — The debate over Washington’s new tax on high earners turned pointed Thursday as Initiative 645 sponsor Brian Heywood and state Sen. Manka Dhingra sparred over whether the levy is narrowly tailored to millionaires or a first step toward a broader income tax. The exchange came...

BELLEVUE, Wash. - Police in Bellevue safely dismantled a homemade explosive device found inside a stolen vehicle on Sunday, following the arrest of a shoplifting suspect. Shoplifting arrest leads police to stolen car, explosive device. What we know:. According to the Bellevue Police Department, at around 6 p.m. on Sunday,...

A man was arrested Oct. 5 in Seattle after being placed on the Washington State Patrol Most Wanted List in August 2026. The man faces a vehicular homicide charge stemming from a Feb. 15 head-on crash on U.S. Route 101 that killed Skylor Richford and injured Mathilde Richford. An alert...

A southern resident killer whale named J31 was spotted carrying her dead newborn calf near Sombrio Point on Oct. 3. Researchers note the loss highlights ongoing reproductive struggles within the critically endangered population. Experts emphasize that recovery depends heavily on restoring adequate Chinook salmon supplies for the whales. A southern...

Seattle diners are having a dosa moment. Driving the news: Mentions of the thin South Indian pancake in Google Maps reviews of Seattle restaurants jumped 136% over the past year. Matcha mentions rose 66%, while mentions of banana climbed 43%. Zoom out: The trends are part of Google's first-ever fan-favorite dining lists , released Thursday, which also highlight Seattle restaurants based on reviews, ratings and requests for directions. Where to go: Google highlighted Shri Ananda Bhavan in South L

An effort by anti-Israel activists to persuade Seattle-area students to walk out of class on the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks largely failed to materialize Wednesday, despite an online campaign targeting students at schools in Seattle, Bellevue and elsewhere around Puget Sound. Marxist, communist, socialist and...