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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson faced backlash from Seattle City Council member Bob Kettle on her plan to raise the city’s transit sales tax from 0.15% to 0.30%. Kettle voiced concerns about affordability and proposed a smaller increase of 0.05%, Seattle Red reported Friday. KIRO host Jake Skorheim questioned why...

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson declined to discuss her recent endorsements in two Washington legislative races during a news conference, saying she made the endorsements “in my personal capacity” rather than as mayor. When asked why she backed challengers over two longtime Democratic incumbents, Wilson initially responded,

The state has paid out over half a million dollars in unemployment benefits to workers during labor disputes this year.  Washington’s new benefit extending unemployment to striking union workers took effect Jan. 1. Since then, the state Employment Security Department has made payments to 138 people, totaling 642 weeks

Roads in south Tacoma and Pierce County areas can expect to see traffic delays this Saturday as 6,000 bikers trek from Seattle to Portland. Organized by the Cascade Bicycle Club, the annual Seattle to Portland Bike Ride will take place this Saturday and Sunday with routes spreading across various local roads and state

In the luxury market regions of Idaho and Washington, the pace of building has shifted from urgency to intention. As the broader real estate market steadies, custom homebuilding and remodeling remain resilient—driven by buyers less concerned with speed and more focused on creating something lasting. From alpine ridgeli

The husband of a pregnant woman shot and killed in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood in 2023 is filing a lawsuit against the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) for her and his unborn daughter’s “wrongful death.”

Business owners in Seattle's Little Saigon neighborhood say open-air drug use and crime are threatening their survival. With little to no extra revenue made when the World Cup was in town, some store owners say they've hit a breaking point.

After nearly 20 years of business, the Lake Forest Bar and Grill is shuttering its doors.

Two landscaping workers were taken into custody in north Seattle on Thursday in what looked to many neighbors like a straight-up immigration raid. Their work truck, tools still loaded, was left sitting on a quiet residential block while federal agents detained the men, according to video shared with local media. The br

A cleaner park can begin with a trash bag. Real change begins when people decide the problem is still worth showing up for. On July 3, nearly 150 volunteers gathered near Dr. Jose Rizal Park and Lewis Park to clean an area connected to Seattle’s long-standing “The Jungle” encampment. They removed discarded foil, used n