‘Change is right here’: Gee insists Starbucks closures, Arnie’s shutdown prove a restaurant crisis...
Starbucks announced Thursday that it will close approximately 250 stores across North America this week, representing about 1% of its more than 18,000 locations. It’s the second major round of closures under CEO Brian Niccol, who shuttered 627 stores last year as part of his “Back to Starbucks” turnaround.
Semi-truck crash on I-90 causes traffic delays near Issaquah, WA
KING COUNTY, Wash. - A semi-truck rollover crash Thursday morning is blocking multiple lanes of Interstate 90 near State Route 900. Washington State Patrol Trooper Rick Johnson shared details of the crash on social media just before 6:30 a.m. According to Johnson, the semi rolled over and is blocking the...
Weekend traffic: Road closures and delays on southbound I-405
SEATTLE - Drivers in the Puget Sound region can expect delays and road closures heading into the weekend. Southbound I-405 will close fully between Bellevue and Renton this weekend, along with lane reductions in Bothell. Additionally, the Spokane St. Swing Bridge will be closed this weekend. Keep reading to see...
Will a Fall City teen accused of killing his family be tried as an...
The Fall City teenager accused of killing his five family members and hurting another will learn soon whether he will be tried as an adult.
Washington Celebrates One of America’s Happiest Cities
Out of all the bad and negative news out there, it’s always nice to share something that is good, something to be cheered for, something that can make people happy. And with this recent news and stats, kudos to Washington for having one of the happiest cities in the United States. We have the details below.
Sound Transit to open new light rail station 5 years ahead of schedule
Sound Transit isn’t known for being on time or on budget with its light rail projects, but it’s about to open a new station way ahead of schedule. The Pinehurst Station along I-5 at 130th in north Seattle is set to open on Sept. 30, about five years ahead of the original schedule.
Missing Lacey Teen Doreen Yallut, 16, May Be Headed to Seattle, Troopers Say
A 16-year-old Indigenous person last seen near Lacey in east Thurston County is the subject of an alert, with authorities saying the person may be traveling toward Seattle. Doreen Yallut is described as a missing Indigenous teenager, and law enforcement is asking the public for help locating her. Washington State...
‘Her budget reads like somebody that is not part of the DSA’: Curley gives...
KIRO host John Curley said he was surprised by Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s new budget — and not in the way he expected. “Her budget reads like somebody that is not part of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), an avowed socialist/communist, because she told me she’s a Marxist,” Curley said on “The John Curley Sh
Thurston County teen remembered for community service after fatal shooting
Kaleb Osborne, a 17-year-old Yelm resident and Yelm Community Schools student, was fatally shot in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood on Sunday, Sept. 6, following a fight that broke out during a
Sounder train service disrupted after fatal track incident near Kent Station
KENT, Wash. — Sound Transit’s S Line service is facing major disruptions Thursday evening after a fatal incident on the tracks near Kent Station. Sound Transit reported that S Line train No. 1524, the 5:15 p.m. trip from Tacoma Dome Station to King Street Station, was holding near Kent Station because of the incident.
