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A death investigation is underway in Kent after police officers found a young woman unresponsive early Wednesday morning. The Kent Police Department was notified at approximately 4:20 a.m. that shots were fired on the 400 block of Alder Lane. When officers arrived, they found a woman with significant injuries to her he

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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is proposing to renew and expand the Seattle Transit Measure, a move that would double the city’s transit sales tax and is already stirring controversy. The existing voter-approved measure, passed by 80% of Seattle voters in 2020, currently pays for frequent bus service throughout the...

Business leaders and nonprofit organizations are intensifying efforts to move homeless people off the streets of Pioneer Square in Washington State ahead of the June 11 World Cup kickoff.

The City of Seattle is 425 shelter beds short of its goal to open 500 before the World Cup. Officials said 75 pallet homes will open in Interbay, with an open house Sunday, according to KOMO News. Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson said that while the goal was ambitious, it got the ball rolling.

The Seattle City Council proclaimed a special day to honor Amarr Murphy-Paine, a 17-year-old Garfield High School student shot and killed two years ago while trying to break up a campus fight.

Despite much reporting on a population exodus from Washington, Seattle had one of the largest population gains among U.S. cities in 2025, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. For cities with populations of 20,000 or more, Seattle had the fifth-largest growth after it gained 11,572 residents, approximately a 1.5% incre

SEATTLE — With less than two weeks before Seattle hosts matches during the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup, Seattle City Council Public Safety Committee Chair Bob Kettle is escalating his criticism of Mayor Katie Wilson's decision not to activate newly installed CCTV cameras in the Stadium District and suggesting she is viol

SEATTLE — The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is seeking witnesses after a vehicle was struck by gunfire early Tuesday on Interstate 5 (I-5) near the Seattle Convention Center. At approximately 2:50 a.m. on Tuesday, WSP communications received a 911 call from a driver reporting that their vehicle had been...

While cities like New York and Florida see burglaries surge by 57% to 60% in 2026, Washington state just posted a 66% drop in burglaries compared to 2025.