Bellevue WA

In April, the King County Regional Homeless Authority announced there were 16,886 homeless people in the county, a 26% increase from 2023, and the county has spent more than $2 billion in an attempt to fix the homeless crisis, according to The Seattle Times. KIRO host Jake Skorheim questioned the...

After 35 years of owning and operating a jewelry store in Kent, Bob Bonaci is retiring and closing down Bonaci Fine Jewelry. The store, 302 E. Smith St., just east of Central Avenue, will begin a going-out-of business sale starting at 10 a.m. Nov. 7, according to its Oct. 8 press release to announce the closing.

SEATTLE — Washington Attorney General Nick Brown filed an amicus brief this week formally urging the Ninth Circuit court of appeals to block the deployment of National Guard troops in Oregon. Brown said military force "threatens vital Fourth and Fifth amendment rights, chills the exercise of rights to speak...

Controllers will receive their first partial paycheck on Oct. 14 and their first $0 paycheck on Oct. 28.

Since the city reinstated an old law allowing judges to banish people from certain areas if they’re accused of violating Seattle’s drug laws, two people have been arrested and jailed for violating Stay Out of Drug Area orders. The first case involved a woman who was originally arrested in Westlake Park in downtown...

A new 10-story apartment complex with 442 residential units and ground-level retail space has been proposed for Bellevue’s Wilburton neighborhood. The development, called Broadstone East Wilburton, would redevelop a 2.31-acre site at 12000, 12022, and 12028 NE 8th Street, and 12011 NE Bel-Red Road. The project, led...

The Seattle Public Schools Board decided not to bring back a campus police officer to Garfield High School after a vote Wednesday evening.

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SEATTLE — Seahawks crowds at Lumen Field have been well-documented as some of the loudest and earth-shaking out there. But what about Mariners fans at T-Mobile Park?. A device to measure seismic activity was installed Friday at the Mariners' ballpark. The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network said the gadget will "record...

WARNING – There have been multiple sightings of an aggressive coyote in the area. The USDA Wildlife Services and Bellevue's Natural Resources Department have been working together, and USDA Wildlife Services and Fish and Wildlife have responded to the Bellevue, Clyde Hill, Yarrow Point, and Medina areas over the last...