Bellevue WA

A 52-year-old man was allegedly assaulted during a street takeover in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood over the weekend. Street racers took over the intersection at Denny Way and Broad Street just after 12 a.m. Sunday. According to the Seattle Police Department (SPD), multiple cars were doing donuts and blocking...

The Bellevue City Council recently met to advance several major housing initiatives, including the largest housing funding round in Bellevue’s history. These actions are part of the city’s ongoing effort to increase affordable housing in Bellevue and meet growing housing demand as the city continues to attract jobs...

Downtown Seattle’s Liggett Building, a century-old Gothic-clad tower at 1424 Fourth Ave, is being teed up for a major lifestyle change, with developers floating a plan to carve roughly 93 apartments out of its mostly empty office floors. If it pencils out, the landmarked high-rise could trade daytime desk traffic for...

Spring is right around the corner, and soon the campus will be awash in soft pink blossoms. It's a sight that draws in the crowds every year.

The Kitsap County Board of Commissioners received an update about the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office 2026 overtime estimates during a March 2 briefing and expressed concern about the demand that will be needed during events for the FIFA World Cup this summer, which has matches schedules in Seattle. Regarding...

Xi’an Noodles, a popular noodle restaurant, is planning to expand with two new locations. Owner Lily Wu told The Seattle Met she’s negotiating leases for locations in the Chinatown-International District and University District. She described both spaces as “turnkey,” stating each could open in just two to three...

New research from the University of Washington found that when guns are taken from people accused of domestic violence, there is an overall reduction in crimes they commit.

Firefighters with Puget Sound Fire extinguished an early morning commercial fire at the Ishtar Greek & Mediterranean Cuisine restaurant in Kent early Tuesday, Mar. 10. Crews responded just after 2 a.m. to the 400 block of Central Ave South (map below) after reports of a fire at the single story restaurant, Puget...

Kochendorfer’s, the new bar and restaurant that took over the former Fish Ladder Lounge location, is officially open at 4910 Leary Ave NW. Owner John Kochendorfer has 16 years of brewing experience and also currently works as head brewer at District Brewing in Mount Vernon. Kochendorfer told My Ballard he wanted to...

SHORELINE, Wash. — The husband of a woman who died after being found unresponsive on the floor of their Shoreline home was charged in her death and remains in King County Jail on $2 million bail. On March 9, the King County Medical Examiner confirmed Margaret Stepp, 33, died...