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Nurses at Seattle Children’s Hospital spent part of their Tuesday picketing.

Is looking for two people who may have come into contact with a rabid bat found outside a residence near the Washington Park Arboretum last week. Officials say the encounter apparently involved people who found the injured animal and provided it water, according to a note left on the door of a Boyer Ave E home:

SEATTLE — A long-simmering fight over industrial pollution in south Seattle is intensifying after the state’s only cement kiln asked regulators for permission to burn more tires as fuel, prompting a surge of opposition from neighbors and environmental advocates. Ash Grove Cement, operator of a sprawling plant on...

The minimum wage in Seattle will increase to $21.30 per hour on January 1, 2026, in accordance with the annual increase required by Seattle’s minimum wage ordinance.

SEATTLE - The endangered orca population off the coast of Washington was captured in clear drone footage showing the resilient southern resident killer whales on the move. The pod was seen in the Salish Sea in a recent video following the discovery of a new calf born in our waters in September.

SEATTLE — A man with a gunshot wound to the back walked into Harborview Medical Center at 11:50 a.m. on Tuesday, prompting officers to investigate a shooting, according to Seattle police. The crime scene is estimated to be near 12th Ave. S and S Main St, officers discovered two...

During his 2021 campaign, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell pledged to build 2,000 units of emergency shelter or permanent supportive housing within a year. More than three years into his term, an Axios analysis finds the number of net new units falls short of that goal. Why it matters: Housing and...

Walmart announced the closure of one of its King County stores.

Both directions of State Route 18 (SR 18) are blocked at I-90, just east of Raging River, due to a collision. Traffic is being diverted to Issaquah-Hobart Road, the Washington State Department of Transportation reported Monday, around 5:45 p.m. The agency noted Issaquah-Hobart Road is not suitable for freight traffic.

A Kent Police shoplifting emphasis at a business on the city’s East Hill last week led to seven arrests and the recovery of hundreds of dollars in stolen merchandise, including one suspect who tried to hide meat in his pants, the department announced. Kent Police said the operation was...