Fight over Seattle’s clothing-optional beach reaches King County courtroom
SEATTLE — A bench trial over the future of Denny Blaine Park, Seattle's clothing-optional beach on Lake Washington, got underway on Wednesday in a King County Superior courtroom. A judge will decide the next steps for the park after hearing competing claims about nudity, public safety, and the rights...
Paid parking coming to Bellevue, WA, rates between $1 and $8 per hour
BELLEVUE, Wash. - Drivers will soon have to start paying to park in downtown Bellevue. The Bellevue City Council approved an ordinance last week to eliminate the city's long-standing policy on free street parking, and create a paid "curb pricing program" across the urban core. What we know:. The new...
Chicken congestion: New Raising Cane’s in Lynnwood expected to impact traffic
It’s another chicken chokepoint, this time in Lynnwood. A new Raising Cane’s is about to open on 164th Street S.W., and the county has implemented special traffic management plans to address potential congestion. The chicken-finger joint is taking over the old Wells Fargo Bank Branch on 164th Street...
Kent man, 67, dies in head-on crash along State Route 18
A 67-year-old Kent man was killed in a head-on collision Wednesday afternoon, May 27 along State Route 18 just west of Tiger Mountain Summit in Snoqualmie. The Kent man was driving a sedan at about 12:14 p.m. eastbound, just east of Issaquah Hobart Road in lane one of two, according to the Washington State Patrol. A Pe
You’ve Been Sleeping On This Adorable Washington City Where Monthly Rent Is Only $725
While you’ve been refreshing Craigslist hoping to find a Seattle apartment that doesn’t require selling plasma twice weekly, there’s a Washington city where $725 actually gets you a real place to live. Yakima has been sitting in Central Washington this whole time, offering affordable rent, sunshine, and...
Cold Case: Renton police catch Oshea Williams six years after Jimm Route’s murder
A murder suspect, on the lam for six years, is behind bars. His name is Oshea Williams, a 26-year-old accused of fatally shooting 21-year-old Jimm Route in 2020. He was arrested last week and is the focus of this week’s Cold Case Project. The shooting happened on March 10,...
Man charged with murder, robbery in 2020 disappearance of Kent man
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — The Kittitas County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has charged a 40-year-old man with first-degree murder and first-degree robbery in the 2020 death of Ian Eckles, a hunter from Kent who disappeared in the Liberty area of Kittitas County. Prosecutors on Wednesday filed charges against Jorge Alcantara
Suspect charged in 2020 death of man who went missing near Cle Elum and...
KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. — Years after a Kent man went missing during a hunting trip outside Cle Elum, charges have been filed against the person suspected of killing him. Jorge Alcantara Gonzalez, 40, was charged in Kittitas County Wednesday with the murder of Ian Eckles in 2020. Gonzalez was also charged with first-deg
Over 1,000 WA nurses picket MultiCare Good Samaritan over staffing, wages
More than 1,000 nurses at MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital held an informational picket on Wednesday to demand safer, mandatory nurse-to-patient ratios to improve patient care at their busy facility. Union representatives state that MultiCare's current wage proposal would make Good Samaritan nurses the lowest-paid in
Mr. Fish Chips & Chowder is the glorious seafood temple Seattle deserves
Help me understand the bigger picture of current events. If you're heading to Pike Place Market expecting yet another touristy chowder stop, prepare to be delightfully wrong. Mr. Fish Chips & Chowder isn’t just serving seafood, it is reimagining it. A vibrant, modern seafood restaurant from the Tom Douglas team, Mr. Fi
