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SEATTLE — A King County woman allegedly lost more than $2 million after a self-described psychic convinced her that her finances, home and even her divorce settlement were tied to a supernatural curse that could only be removed through costly "cleansing" rituals, according to a federal indictment unsealed this week.

The Seattle light rail took the top spot in the U.S. for ridership in April, according to Axios Seattle. While light rail and streetcar ridership totaled 4.8 million trips in the Seattle area, KIRO host John Curley pointed to a lack of fare enforcement. Curley provided his own idea for...

A 66-year-old man pulled from the water near the Fauntleroy ferry dock in West Seattle on Wednesday has died, according to Seattle Fire Department officials. Fire crews brought the man to shore and tried to save his life on the beach, but he was later pronounced dead. Authorities have not yet released his identity or t

The Seattle Fire Department is fighting a 3-alarm warehouse fire in Ballard.

In the latest upheaval at the mayor’s office, Mayor Katie Wilson’s communications director, Seferiana Day, is out. Day, who was out of the office for nearly two months due to a medical issue and has been on intermittent leave, was asked to resign after turning down an offer to take on a new role overseeing council-mayo

At Robert Eagle Staff Middle School in North Seattle, something is notably missing as kids walk through the halls, changing classes: cellphones. The school has required students to lock their phones away during school hours since implementing their “away-for-the-day” policy in 2024. Gov. Bob Ferguson used the school...

King County prosecutors have officially charged Robert Ousley with first-degree murder for a targeted, premeditated shooting in Kent. Investigators reveal that a key 18-year-old eyewitness and a 4-year-old child were killed less than two weeks later in a high-speed police pursuit crash involving the suspect. The state

Seattle has opened another chapter in America’s tense debate over homelessness, addiction, public safety, and...

Skeletal remains discovered inside a sleeping bag near the Sol Duc River drainage in 2000 have been identified as Joseph Louis Serrao Jr., a Hawaii man whose family lost contact with him in Washington in 1998. Forensic investigators initially estimated the remains belonged to a man between 30 and 50...

'Restoring its reputation isn't possible': Jake and Spike say King County homelessness agency struck out as officials install oversight. King County Executive Girmay Zahilay and Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson have decided to install their own oversight for the King County Regional Homeless Authority (KCRHA), The Seattle Ti