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MALTBY—A long-running dispute between Snohomish County and Flower World has escalated over whether the 46-acre nursery and greenhouse operation should be classified as an agricultural enterprise or a retail business, a distinction that could carry major consequences for permitting requirements, taxes and the future of similar farms across the county.

EVERETT, Wash. — A 44-year-old man pleaded not guilty to a second-degree murder charge and a related alleged assault offense in the fatal shooting of a Lynnwood man after what investigators say began as an argument inside a bar and escalated outside. Joseph Raymond entered not guilty pleas to...

The City of Federal Way is exploring annexation of two areas are currently in unincorporated King County. Identified as Lakeland North and Lakeland South in city documents, the areas would add about 7 miles and an estimated 20,000 and 25,000 people. Located east of I-5, much of these areas are...

Two men in their 50s are accused of living under the stolen identities of dead children for more than three decades, and now police in Washington state are asking the public for help in unraveling the mystery behind who they really are. The men have been using the names Tim...

A critical situation unfolded Tuesday night when a double amputee found himself stranded in the waters near the Kingston ferry dock, after becoming trapped in a hammock as the high tide came in.

Denny Way already crawls. Everybody who drives it knows that. If you commute into Seattle from the suburbs, you know it in your bones. Recent estimates say 30,000 vehicles a day squeeze through one of the busiest arterials in the city. I used to drive it regularly, and my escape route was always Mercer Street because Denny Way was that bad.

SEATTLE - Showers return for Wednesday morning through about midday as an upper-level low slowly moves eastward. Most of the showers will stay south of the northern interior with even a few sunbreaks by the afternoon. Showers return for Wednesday morning through about midday as an upper-level low slowly moves...

Roughly 75 King County workers packed themselves into the lobby of the county’s downtown Seattle office building Tuesday to protest a return-to-office mandate. The mandate, which would require county employees to be in-office three days a week, was first introduced more than a year ago, but was never fully enforced. In January, King County Executive Girmay Zahilay announced he would impose...

Providence Health & Services is packing up its headquarters and heading to Renton, locking in a roughly 260,000-square-foot lease at the Longacres office campus that is being billed as the largest new office deal in greater Seattle so far this year. The health system will consolidate several administrative operations into the Glacier and Baker buildings on the former Boeing site and is planning...

A 28-year-old man was stabbed Tuesday night in Seattle’s Roosevelt neighborhood, leaving him with the knife stuck in his hand. At approximately 11:20 p.m., Seattle Police Department (SPD) officers responded to reports of a stabbing near N.E. 65th Street and 9th Avenue N.E., SPD announced. On the scene, officers...