Study: Seattle ranks 4th worst in nation for total crime, nearly triple national average
Seattle was ranked fourth out of the 30 largest American cities for total crime in 2024.
103 Chiweenies rescued from home in Auburn, WA
AUBURN, Wash. - Police and animal control officers rescued 103 dogs from a home in Auburn this week, marking one of the largest animal rescue efforts in the city’s history. According to the Auburn Police Department (APD), officials initially responded to perform a routine welfare check for about five adult dogs and...
What To Expect From IKEA’s New Store In Redmond, WA
Get ready, Redmond! A new IKEA is coming this winter, but it’s not your typical store experience—no meatballs in sight, folks!
FBI recovers possible evidence in Travis Decker manhunt
The FBI says items recovered during a two-day search near Rock Island Campground are being reviewed for ties to Travis Decker, wanted in the murders of his three daughters.
Seattle gig workers to get $15M in Uber Eats settlement
(The Center Square) – The Seattle Office of Labor Standards reached an unprecedented $15 million settlement with Uber Eats over alleged violations of two laws protecting gig workers. Uber Eats will pay 16,120 Seattle workers a collective $15 million in back pay, interest, liquidated damages and civil penalties. The...
Woman pistol-whipped and shot in the CID; nearby witness arrested for separate felony warrant
Police determined that the victim got into a fight with another woman near the park. It turned physical when the other woman pulled out a handgun and started pistol-whipping the victim before shooting her in the back.
Woman mauled by dogs while jogging to receive $21 million settlement from King County
KING COUNTY, Wash. — King County has agreed to pay $21.5 million to settle the lawsuit of the woman who was mauled by dogs while out jogging in her neighborhood in an unincorporated area of Auburn in 2022. Gyongyi Maas, who was 38 at the time, was out for...
City Of Seattle To Invest $170 Million In Affordable Housing Projects
On Tuesday, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced a historic $170 million investment to create, preserve, and stabilize affordable rental housing across Seattle, the largest single-year funding commitment for affordable housing in the city’s history. The money, distributed through the city’s annual Notice of Funding...
Sound Transit overshot its future plans budget by the billions
Sound Transit officials are sounding the alarm about a multi-billion-dollar budget shortfall affecting a system plan approved by voters in 2012.
29-year-old Renton man arrested in connection with invasion, robbery of Macklemore’s home
Among the stolen property was a highly recognizable Seattle Sounders ring inscribed with the owner’s name.
