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While it is dreary and cloudy in many spots on Monday and into Tuesday, there are some exciting prospects for some much warmer (indeed, summerlike) weather by the end of the first weekend of May!

Tired of racing to your favorite Sound Transit parking garage to find a space each morning? You might be able to buy your way into a spot going forward. Sound Transit is now offering paid parking permits at three of its parking garages. You can apply for $60 monthly permits...

Will you chip in to support our nonprofit newsroom with a donation today? Yes, I want to support My Edmonds News!. A May Day visibility event is planned from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 1, along sidewalks near the Lynnwood Convention Center, as part of a nationwide day of action organized under the theme “Workers Over Billionaires.”

Washington has a reputation for natural beauty, coffee culture, and a lifestyle that feels effortlessly cool. From the mountains to the coastline to booming cities like Seattle, it’s easy to see why people keep moving here. But actually living in Washington? That’s when the less glamorous realities start to show up.

If shopping isn't on your Seattle itinerary for your next visit, perhaps it should be. The Emerald City has thrift stores upon thrift stores, a plethora of bookshops, and even the largest mall in Washington State, Westfield Southcenter. First established in 1968, it's been referred to as a "retail paradise," and with good reason. Westfield Southcenter features three floors and 1.7 million square feet...

SEATTLE — A man remains in the King County Jail on $750,000 bail after a judge found probable cause for attempted kidnapping in the second degree with a deadly weapon enhancement, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. The 22-year-old man has not yet been charged. According...

Seattle drivers woke up to a record they didn’t want. Overnight, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in the Seattle area hit $5.72, surpassing the all-time record set in June 2022, according to AAA. Statewide, Washington’s average is $5.51, just 5 cents shy of the state record. The national average is $4.18.

We once called it “one of the worst missing crossings” on the whole Eastrail. Well, no more! The City of Kirkland opened the new signalized trail crossing at Slater Ave NE last week, the culmination of a project that also redesigned a short section of Slater/132nd Ave NE to calm traffic and provide new bike lane connections. The project also removed defunct railroad...

Washington State’s public pension fund signed off this month on another round of private equity commitments, and some of the firms involved hold stakes in companies tied to lawsuits and privacy fights. That mix of retirement money and controversy is once again raising questions in Seattle about how far the state should go into the riskier corners of Wall Street.

Here's a list of Paramount Theatre shows worth the drive to Seattle this spring and summer: a SIFF film screening, 3 Broadway hits, and the Blue Man Group.