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An analysis of 5,371 residents between 2021 and 2025 found that 81% of residents with a recent jail booking experienced a reduction after entering housing, with declines observed across all racial and ethnic groups included in the analysis. The findings are a new addition to the Health Through Housing dashboard,...

KIRO host John Curley discussed the impact of the $26 minimum wage law that went into effect for gig workers in Seattle, where major companies like Uber Eats and DoorDash have had to implement new fees to balance out the extra costs for workers, thus raising prices too high for many consumers.

Public Health – Seattle & King County has slammed the brakes on Empapados, a mobile food vendor in White Center, ordering an immediate shutdown after inspectors found the stand operating without a valid permit and without hot water. Inspectors delivered the closure order Thursday afternoon, citing sanitation problems s

(Photo by David Hutchinson) After boarding their landlubbing vessel Moby Duck, the Seafair Pirates sailed away down Alki Avenue after a lively hour on the beach this afternoon. Though the landing is a decades-old tradition, some elements were new, including the mayor who surrendered the key to the city – Katie Wilson t

Downtown Seattle is set for a packed Sunday as the annual Pride celebrations roll in, bringing a massive parade, an all-day festival and, yes, some serious traffic headaches. The march will pour tens of thousands of people into the center city from late morning into the afternoon, which means long delays, scarce curb p

Seattle drivers are being warned to plan ahead as another round of Revive I-5 construction...

An Endangered Missing Person Alert (EMPA) has been issued for a Kent teen who has been missing for several days.

Sunday June 21, 11 pounds of narcotics were seized, and three people were arrested on multiple drug charges in King County.

KING COUNTY, Wash. — Firefighters rescued an injured hiker from the steep trails of the Green River Gorge early Saturday after a technical rescue that began around 3 a.m. King County Fire District 20 said crews reached the adult man on a rugged hillside trail and used a wheeled litter and rope systems to carry him to s

SEATTLE — A 26-year-old man died Friday night while in custody at the King County Correctional Facility in downtown Seattle, officials told KING 5. Seattle Fire Department crews responded to the jail in the 500 block of Fifth Avenue just before 11 p.m. and attempted lifesaving measures, but the man was pronounced dead