Bellevue WA

Homelessness is still on the rise in Washington, but data collected by the state Department of Commerce shows that the growth rate across much of the state slowed last year. This comes as the state has been spending billions of dollars in recent years to expand affordable housing and help transition people out of...

The cost of living in the Pacific region, which includes Alaska, California, Oregon, and Washington, remains high. Inflation in the Pacific region continued to surpass the national average in July 2025, according to a report from the Common Sense Institute Oregon. From July 2024 to July 2025, the Consumer Price...

Once or twice a month, Steven Nadler travels across the country to Washington from his home in Boca Raton, Florida, to medically examine workers who suffered injuries on the job and assess their recoveries for the workers’ compensation system. Nadler, an orthopedist who turns 79 this year, performs as...

Founded in Bellevue, WA in 1987, and now headquartered in Auburn, this popular car audio and stereo store is calling it quits. WARN Alert from Employment Security indicates the company is closing down. Car Toys has filed for bankruptcy, according to FOX 12 TV news and other sources in Western...

Covid is at its highest point in a year in King County, with nearly twice the normal number of people visiting the ER every week for Covid-related symptoms or complications.

BELLEVUE, Wash. - Bellevue's Samena Swim and Recreation Club is facing an imminent closure over millions in budget shortfalls, and is calling on the community to help save the historic facility. Samena Club says it may have to shut its doors by October 2025 without immediate financial intervention. By the...

In preparation for a busy traffic weekend in Seattle, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced “Conechella,” a Coachella music festival-themed press release listing Seattle road closures as artists set to headline the famous Indio, California music festival. KIRO Newsradio’s traffic...

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has updated its pet policy and will now allow leashed dogs in all passenger areas, except in food galleys.

Joel Kawahara sailed out of a harbor in the Puget Sound one August morning, and no one ever saw him again. His boat, the fishing vessel the Karolee, sailed south at four knots for days after he was last heard from on Aug. 8, eventually winding up 100 miles off of the California Coast. The Coast Guard, after calling...

A 55-year-old man was arrested in Seattle's Chinatown-International District after he assaulted a woman last night. According to the Seattle Police Department report, officers received a call about a woman screaming at 12th Avenue South and South King Street around 9:55 p.m. When officers arrived at the scene, they...