Bellevue WA

A Westside man has been sentenced to 17 months in jail for stealing three tablet computers from an Ellensburg box store two years ago.

A bystander was inadvertently killed by a stray bullet fired in self-defense during an attempted robbery in unincorporated Renton, according to King County prosecutors. Fernando Gastelum Jr., 28, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the alleged burglary and attempted robbery on March 27 that ended in the death of 64-year-old Johnny E. Willing.

King County Elections officials are pushing back on claims that elections are not secure after a citizen reportedly found a box of unused ballots near a dumpster in Renton.

SEATTLE — The owner of a small Tacoma grocery store pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges alleging he defrauded a government nutrition program of more than $600,000. Manjit Bedi, 64, of Kent, was arraigned in U.S. District Court in Tacoma on multiple counts of wire fraud and Supplemental...

A forensic audit of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) revealed on Wednesday that millions of dollars in public funds are missing.

SeaTac’s Silver Dollar Casino is cashing out for good, as Maverick Gaming shuts down the neighborhood card room on International Boulevard near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in the latest turn of its long-running financial unwind. The closure, part of Maverick’s Chapter 11 reorganization, was first reported by the Puget Sound...

Approximately 65 employees have been laid off by Maverick Gaming, a Kirkland-based casino company, as it shuttered its Silver Dollar SeaTac Casino. The layoffs are scheduled to take effect on June 30 and span a wide range of positions, according to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed Tuesday. In...

A large apartment project is officially underway on NW Market St. The project is for a new mixed-use development at 1740 NW Market St., where Holland Partner Group is pursuing an eight-story project with 239 apartments, 140 parking spaces, and ground-floor retail. Ballard resident Jill Solomon lives just behind the...

A family with deep ties in Kitsap County has donated 14 acres of pristine property in Seabeck in honor of its deceased family member, helping create a new wildlife preserve along an estuary on Hood Canal. The Drury family of Bainbridge Island donated 14 acres of estuary and forest to Great Peninsula Conservancy (GPC) in honor of Gretchen Elizabeth Drury, who died in 2021...

A woman in Washington is facing backlash after filming herself removing a piece of public art in Seattle and taking it home. The artwork, created by a local artist identified as Henry, had been installed for public display. The incident is drawing attention because it raises questions about respect for public art and the impact of recording and sharing such actions online.