Gunfight in Seattle parking garage leaves one dead, three injured
A man was shot in the head and killed early Sunday morning during a gunfight in a downtown Seattle parking garage, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) said. The shooting happened at the Sinking Ship parking garage near Second Avenue and James Street. A second man was critically wounded, and two...
2 killed in shooting at bus stop in Rainier Beach believed to be SPS...
SEATTLE — Seattle Public Schools has stated they believe two young males were shot and killed in Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood on Friday afternoon. Seattle Police said the shooting occurred at the intersection of Rainier Avenue South and South Henderson Street. When officers arrived, they found two young...
Local fifth-grader launches global LEGO drive
Brooke Lin and Sana Parkhi Community, Headline Story. With the support of local businesses, a Sammamish fifth grader collected over 100 pounds of LEGO for children around the world. During a visit to India in the summer of 2023, Sai Chinmay Karthik, 10, found that many of the children he...
Gunfire Rocks Downtown Seattle, Leaving One Dead and Several Hurt
Sunday in downtown Seattle turned deadly after reports of gunfire on the 500 block of 2nd Avenue, where police say multiple people were wounded and one person was killed. Officers quickly taped off the area as investigators combed the street for evidence and medics rushed the injured to nearby hospitals. Officials...
King county joining challenge to deployment of ICE agents in Minnesota
Statement from King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion. King county is joining governments across the country in challenging the unconstitutional deployment of ICE agents in Minnesota. By using the legal tools available to us to thwart these illegal actions, King county is taking steps to not only protect the...
Seattle’s tech shakeout is sparking fresh economic fears
Seattle is feeling a different kind of cloud cover. Seattle has always lived with gray skies, but the mood shift lately is economic. The region that spent years acting like a nonstop tech magnet is suddenly confronting layoffs, slower hiring, and uneasy headlines. When the biggest employers tighten belts at...
This List Of The 8 Best Places To Live In Washington Includes Seattle At...
Travel + Leisure just released a list of the 8 Best Places to Live in Washington, and Seattle was included on it along with other large cities like Tacoma as well as charming small towns like Poulsbo and Walla Walla. To decide which Washington cities and towns deserved a spot, T+L spoke to local real estate experts....
Sea-Tac Measles Scare Has Health Officials Sounding Alarm for Travelers
A traveler who passed through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Thursday has been confirmed with measles, according to health officials. The person moved through the airport's A Concourse, passed through the international arrivals hall and baggage claim, then exited on the lower level of the main terminal....
Seattle has Built Over 14,000 Affordable Units Since 2020 — More Than Any Other...
Seattle leads the way in affordable housing production among major U.S. metros, according to a report from RentCafe. Doug Trumm covers the story in The Urbanist, noting that Seattle produced 14,290 affordable apartments over the last five years, narrowly beating New York City, which produced 14,240 units in the same...
Near-record warmth hits Seattle 76 years after only zero-degree day
SEATTLE - Decades ago, Seattle saw its first, and only, day with a recorded temperature of zero degrees Fahrenheit. While a brutal arctic freeze hit the Emerald City on Jan. 31, 1950, today we saw the city reach a near record high. Seattle area residents enjoyed an unusually mild winter's...

















