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A 12-year-old girl required help from firefighters to get down from a tree after climbing too high. The girl had climbed roughly 20 feet up into a tree and couldn’t get back down. Crews with South County Fire were called to the Maplewood Cooperative School in Edmonds just after 5 p.m. Monday to rescue the child. South

Washington High School Softball Blew Up with 20-13 Brawls, and the State Isn't Ready for What's Next FINAL Washington Commanders 21 VS Washington HS Sports 22 Holy smokes, Seattle sports fans, strap yourselves in because the WIAA state high school softball tournaments are officially here, and they've already unleashed

Authorities say a 22-year-old man did not just lead Washington State Patrol troopers on a high-speed chase near Sumner on Jan. 4. Weeks later, prosecutors allege, he came back for his yellow Chevrolet Corvette, driving it off a South Prairie tow yard after it had been impounded. The man now faces burglary and vehicle-t

Seattle City Councilman Rob Saka said Tuesday that he's concerned about Starbucks moving jobs from Seattle to Nashville and didn't agree with how Mayor Katie Wilson has approached the

After months of intense public scrutiny and multiple investigations uncovered potential fraud, King County now plans to pull in law enforcement and the state auditor to address suspicions of financial misdeeds by contractors. A recent investigation by the county’s independent ombuds found instances of “likely” fraud, w

Wednesday marked the first day of notices for layoffs within Meta as the tech giant aims to cut 8,000 roles, or 10% of its workforce, while investing billions of dollars in AI. According to The New York Post, another 7,000 staffers are to be reassigned to AI-focused positions. An internal...

What began as an argument over military service ended with a bullet lodged near a veteran’s heart. Harold James Powell, a 68-year-old Black Navy veteran and longtime street performer in Seattle, survived after being shot in the chest during a confrontation over “stolen valor” — even though he is an actual veteran.

Fresh layoffs are spreading across the western U.S. food and beverage sector so far in 2026, with companies in Washington, Idaho, and Colorado announcing major job cuts tied to plant…

One of my favorite movies of all time is the 1985 classic “Back to the Future.”. At the end, Marty McFly tells Doc the street isn’t long enough to get the DeLorean to 88 mph — the speed needed to jump through time. Doc’s response is one of the great lines in cinema history: “Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need road

SEATTLE — The Hanford Waste Treatment Plant has successfully solidified more than 100,000 gallons of Hanford tank waste into glass, marking a major commissioning milestone in the federal site’s long-running environmental cleanup mission, plant, and government officials announced Monday. Back in October 2025, it was ann