Seattle residents face soaring utility bills, higher fees as Mayor Wilson touts budget without...
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is touting her first proposed budget as avoiding “major new revenue.” Still, Seattle residents will enter 2027 paying significantly more to City Hall, including a 9.5 percent electricity rate hike, a 7.9 percent sewer increase, and higher drainage rates, while Wilson’s budget adds a new renta
‘Still not dealing with the root problem’: Gee argues Seattle’s RV ban cleans up...
Seattle’s City Council Public Safety Committee on Tuesday approved legislation that would create a Vehicle Resident Assistance Program, offer shelter and services to people living in RVs, and eventually ban overnight RV parking on public streets for those without a permit. Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin, co-hosts of “The.
WA middle school administrator arrested, accused of assaulting child
OAK HARBOR, Wash. - An administrator at North Whidbey Middle School was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a child last week. Oak Habor Police identified the suspect as 49-year-old Alin Kitchens II, the Dean of Students at North Whidbey Middle School. Police said they received a report of a...
Tutta Bella closing two Seattle locations on Oct. 2
Pizza lovers in Seattle are losing two locations of a local staple. Tutta Bella announced on social media that the pizza chain will close two locations in Columbia City and downtown Seattle on Oct. 2. Stores in Wallingford, Bellevue and Issaquah will be the only remaining locations after the chain also ended operations
Arnies Shuts Down on Edmonds Waterfront, Diners Left Stunned
Arnies has closed its Edmonds waterfront restaurant, leaving longtime customers turned away at the door when they arrived on September 22, 2026, expecting dinner as usual. The closure was attributed to the current business climate not allowing the restaurant to continue, according to the Edmonds Beacon. Arnies now has
Toys ‘R’ Us will return to 3 Washington cities in October
Toys “R” Us stores will soon open at South Hill Mall in Puyallup, the Outlet Collection Seattle in Auburn, and Vancouver Mall. The stores will most likely open in October, though there are no exact start dates. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2017 and closed...
Huskies Warned Again They Need To Be On Best Behavior
A spate of 15-yard penalties and ejections have marred UW play through three games.
Bellevue police investigating string of golf shop thefts
The Bellevue Police Department is investigating a series of golf shop thefts after suspects stole thousands of dollars in equipment and assaulted a store employee during a recent robbery.
Duvall residents petition against ‘unwarranted’ zoning changes
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Fire damages Pho restaurant in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood
SEATTLE — Firefighters battled flames at a business in Seattle's Georgetown area Wednesday morning. The Seattle Fire Department said the fire broke out in a commercial building in the 6500 block of 4th Avenue South near South Michigan Street. Crews searched the building and found no one inside. Firefighters...
