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New research from the University of Washington and Washington State University has found a harmful parasitic tapeworm spreading across the U.S. and Canada is now in Washington. The tapeworm, called Echinococcus multilocularis, lives as a parasite in coyotes, foxes, and other canid species and can cause severe disease i

It’s January 22, 2020. I’m working late and the newsroom scanner crackles. Multiple people shot at 3rd and Pine. It’s chaos when I get to the scene. The TV cameras are clustered around the yellow tape. I go the other direction, looking for the people on the edges, the ones nobody’s interviewing. A homeless man sitting

A pair of empty office buildings near Costco’s Issaquah headquarters could soon get a very different second act: 262 apartments instead of corporate workspaces. The proposal would turn a former Microsoft campus into one of the city’s biggest office-to-housing conversions yet. The concept was detailed by Puget Sound...

A man was flown to a Seattle hospital Tuesday night after he crashed into an oncoming car just outside the Kitsap Mall while riding an e-skateboard. According to the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office, the collision occurred around 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of Kitsap Mall Boulevard and Poplars Avenue, just south of th

When people think about weather affecting Seafair weekend, rain is usually the first thing that comes to mind. This year, however, the bigger forecast concern may actually be the clouds. A weak weather system is expected to move into western Washington late Friday and through Saturday, bringing cooler temperatures, mor

SEATTLE — A south Seattle counseling agency is accusing the city of failing to pay for two months of services to gunshot victims. The agency's owner confronted the mayor during a Tuesday news conference about the mass shooting at Seattle Center. "We have not stopped any work, but this...

The bustling suburbs of the Pacific Northwest have long seen retail expansions that reshape daily life for families seeking convenient shopping. Amid various challenges the Renton WinCo opening stands as a testament to persistence in bringing new options to the area. Residents can now look forward to an employee owned

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and members of the Seattle City Council have squashed the beef over school meals, reaching an agreement to pay for universal free meals during school days and vouchers for the neediest kids on weekends and holiday breaks, starting this September. The first part of this compromise...

King County Prosecutor’s Office says that the access kids have to guns is unmatched compared to decades before. Even with that unprecedented access, though, prosecutors say teen gun crimes are the lowest they have been since 2019.

BURIEN, Wash. — A burglary suspect's desperate attempt to elude deputies was brought to a startling halt by a police dog. On Tuesday around 4:30 p.m., Burien deputies were dispatched to a reported home burglary. Investigators found surveillance footage from the area that showed the suspects leaving in a...