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A traffic collision on Old Woman Springs Road involving a motorcycle left one person dead. On Thursday (September 10) at around 1:10 p.m., California Highway Patrol officers responded to a report of a collision on Old Woman Springs Road near Acoma Trail. The CHP said that two motorcyclists, a husband and wife, were tra

The North American coyote (Canis latrans) is sick and tired of chasing its prey endlessly through the wilderness, whether snaking around the desert southwest, skulking into the forests of the Pacific coast, or doing any more hard work ever again. A recently published image of a real coyote eating an actual roadrunner h

Seattle small business owners say rising costs and thin profit margins are making it increasingly difficult to stay open. Mayor Katie Wilson has launched a task force focused on retaining jobs, supporting businesses and improving city permitting. A city-commissioned economic assessment says Seattle relies heavily on la

SEATTLE — King County Executive Girmay Zahilay is proposing $100 million in conservation funding for dozens of projects aimed at protecting parks, farmland and forests while restoring salmon habitat and expanding access to green space. The proposal announced Thursday would fund 57 projects and protect about 1,500 acres

While we slept, three-quarters of a million migrating birds flew over King County in one night this week. Why it matters: Fall migration is ramping up, sending huge numbers of birds south under the cover of darkness, according to Cornell Lab of Ornithology's BirdCast migration tracker. By the numbers: BirdCast...

For years, selling a home around Seattle could come with a noteworthy payday. Now, however, some homeowners who bought more recently are finding out such a boon is no longer guaranteed. Kristafer Vale and his wife bought a four-bedroom townhome in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood for $945,000 in April 2025. After Vale lo

The person who died on Interstate 5 on Thursday after being struck by debris from another car near the Nisqually River bridge in Thurston County has been identified. Coroner Gary Warnock identified the man as Daniel Hogan, 74, from Seattle. The Olympian previously reported that a fatal incident closed I-5 near the Nisq

LONG BEACH — A commercial flight from Sea-Tac to Honolulu, Hawaii appears to have experienced an in-air emergency as it flew toward the Washington coastline, but appears to have made it safely back to Seattle. Delta Airlines Flight 419 (DAL419) did multiple passes over Pacific County and the Long...

Two Bremerton women were sentenced for a long-running bank fraud scheme in which they stole personal information from more than 250 people.

A company known for solar power and renewable projects in other parts of the country said Thursday it’s investing in geothermal energy in Oregon and Washington. Hexagon Energy says it has reached an agreement with Seattle-based Weyerhaeuser Company to eventually develop as much as 3 gigawatts of power on the timber gia