Public Health warns of measles exposure in Seattle, Bellevue and Kirkland
KING COUNTY, Wash. — Public Health – Seattle & King County is warning of potential measles exposure at multiple locations across the region after confirming new cases among residents this year. As of April 1, there have been two confirmed measles cases in King County residents in 2026,...
‘Your dealer is your neighbor’: We Heart Seattle activist exposes drug use in taxpayer-funded...
With House Bill 2266 passing, the door has been opened for supportive housing to be located in any neighborhood in the state. Following the bill’s passage, Andrea Suarez, the executive director of We Heart Seattle, toured a so-called “tiny house village” and made discoveries that would “blow your mind” about the drug...
U.S. Marshals arrest Seattle homicide suspect mistakenly released from California jail
SEATTLE — A Seattle homicide suspect who authorities say was mistakenly released from a California jail last fall has been arrested after months on the run. The U.S. Marshals Service arrested Isaiah Andrews on April 1, 2026, in St. Louis, Missouri, without incident. PREVIOUS COVERAGE | Search underway for...
One Day After Light Rail Grand Opening Mercer Island Station Sees First Overdose
After a long-awaited and much-celebrated opening this past weekend, the brand-new Mercer Island light rail station is already dealing with a reality many critics warned about. Within hours of launch, emergency crews responded to a drug overdose at the station. According to dispatch audio, a man was revived with...
T-Mobile cuts more jobs following 393 layoffs earlier this year
T-Mobile announced another round of workforce reductions Monday, with the Bellevue telecommunications giant declining to specify the number of positions eliminated. A T-Mobile spokesperson stated in an email to The Puget Sound Business Journal that the company is “providing robust support to impacted employees as...
The April Fools’ Day prank that sent Seattle into a panic
"The Space Needle collapsed." Those were the words from the KING 5 newsroom, which aired live on April 1, 1989, that launched perhaps the most infamous April Fools' Day prank in Seattle history and sent many in Washington state into a panic. "A lot of people wanted us fired," John...
Pedestrian killed after being struck by multiple vehicles on northbound I-5 in Tukwila
TUKWILA, Wash. — A pedestrian was killed early Wednesday after being hit by three vehicles on Interstate 5 in Tukwila, according to the Washington State Patrol. The collision was reported at 4:38 a.m. on northbound I-5 near Martin Luther King Jr. Way at milepost 157-8. The Washington State Patrol said the three...
Prosecutors charge Seattle men accused of trafficking drugs to Whatcom County
Two Seattle men have been charged with supplying fentanyl and cocaine to Whatcom County following an investigation by the Whatcom County Regional Drug Task Force and the Bellingham office of the Drug Enforcement Administration. The investigation into a suspected drug trafficking organization that brought drugs to...
TikTok Tower Snags $238M Lifeline As Big Money Bets On Bellevue
Kemper Development has nailed down a $238 million refinancing on Lincoln Square North, the TikTok-anchored office tower at 700 Bellevue Way NE in downtown Bellevue. The deal, announced this week, is one of the clearest signs that big institutional money still sees bright spots in the Eastside office scene....
Kent woman, 50, died from strangulation in East Hill homicide
A 50-year-old Kent woman died from asphyxia and strangulation, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office. The death of Sukhvir Kaur on March 26 was ruled a homicide, according to a March 31 report by the medical examiner. Officers responded at about 10:10 a.m. March 26 to a...
