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As the calendar flips to 2026, the minimum wage in Washington is on the rise again, but it’s not without its share of concerns.

While we adhere to strict editorial guidelines, partners on this page may provide us earnings. When her husband Marcus died of a heart attack at 39, Elena was left with more than grief. The Seattle schoolteacher was suddenly a single mom with two small kids. She was also saddled with...

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(The Center Square) – Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is calling on neighboring cities in King County to help shelter the homeless population, expressing a willingness to provide funding from Seattle toward shelters and services in other jurisdictions offer suitable municipal land to host these facilities. “Put simply,...

Fewer women are having children across America, with Seattle hit particularly hard—the city has the second-lowest fertility rate among major U.S. cities, according to The Seattle Times, citing census data. Portland was the only city with lower fertility rates. KIRO host Gee Scott said he’s not surprised people...

SEATTLE — A civil trial beginning next week will examine whether Seattle Public Schools failed to protect students from a teacher with a documented history of alleged aggressive behavior, culminating in a 2018 assault on 13-year-old student. Zakaria Sheikhibrahim, now 21, is suing the district after his math teacher...

SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell wants to make it easier for grocery and drug stores to open in vacant retail spaces in the city. He proposed a new law aimed at increasing access to healthy food. The proposal seeks to ban what Harrell calls "anti-competitive covenants," which are...

A 28-year-old Kent man faces a second-degree murder charge for allegedly running over a smoke shop clerk with a Jeep on the West Hill after the clerk tried to stop him from stealing a can of soda. Jahmari Jaali Simpson pleaded not guilty to the charge Oct. 1 at the...

Burien deputies arrested a man Wednesday night after he allegedly impersonated law enforcement and threatened a driver at gunpoint.

1. Overlake Medical Center and Clinics, a nonprofit health system based in Bellevue, Wash., will cut 55 positions as part of broader changes aimed at addressing long-term financial stability. The layoffs, effective in November, cover all areas of the hospital and clinics. 2. John Day, Ore.-based Blue Mountain...