Traffic on I-405: WSP closes on-ramp
According to the Washington Department of Transportation, the backup on I-405 in Bellevue is due to planned construction on the highway, with only one exit, Exit 70, open for drivers to get off the freeway.
WEST SEATTLE WEEKEND SCENE: Eazy Duz It Car Club at Alki
One more event, not on our daily highlight list because we just happened onto it: The Eazy Duz It Car Club‘s annual family gathering is happening at Alki right now, and you can admire many members’ low-rider cars parked along Alki Avenue west of the Bathhouse. Eazy Duz...
Burien Drug Trafficker Busted With Meth, Cocaine and a Loaded Handgun
A suspected drug trafficker accused of selling cocaine and methamphetamine across Burien, SeaTac and Kent was arrested Thursday after detectives served a search warrant and walked away with more than a pound and a half of narcotics, a handgun and hundreds of dollars in suspected drug proceeds. The suspect was booked in
Witnesses sought for drive-by shooting on I-5 near SR 518
Washington State Patrol is asking for witnesses to come forward in a shooting that happened on I-5 near SR 518.
Showery end to August, more rain possible as September begins
Through the start of Saturday, rain showers will continue to move through Western Washington as the upper-level trough responsible for our unsettled weather slowly pinwheels across the Pacific Northwest and southern British Columbia.
11 years after the strongest summer windstorm on record, a new system heads for...
Wind gusts of up to 70 mph pounded the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, and Everett-Paine Field had wind gusts topping 60 mph.
Fred Meyer closes James Center location in Tacoma, WA
TACOMA, Wash. - Fred Meyer said on Friday that it has decided to close one of its locations in Tacoma. The grocery chain said that after a "careful evaluation," it will close its store at the James Center, 6901 South 19th St. According to Fred Meyer's grocery store finder on...
Tumwater schools could delay classes amid paraeducator strike threat
TUMWATER, Wash. — Seattle isn’t the only school district where educators are prepared to go on strike. Paraeducators in Tumwater say they are willing to miss the first day of school if the district does not agree to give them a raise. A district spokesperson confirmed it is...
Seattle’s Brief Friday Sun Gives Way to Puget Sound Weekend Soaker
Seattle gets a brief late-summer reset Friday, with cloudy skies giving way to sunshine and a high near 72 degrees before rain moves in overnight. Saturday then brings a wetter, cooler setup, including showers and a small chance of thunderstorms around Puget Sound. Friday Starts Gray Then Brightens. Early Friday...
Seattle-area highway closures, big weekend events set to snarl traffic
Northbound I-405 will be fully shut down through Kirkland all weekend (Aug. 28–31), while SR 20 faces single-lane bottlenecks and a Sunday morning bridge closure. A packed schedule of Reign, Sounders and Storm games, alongside the free Waterfront Block Party on Saturday, will draw thousands into the city center.
