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Never underestimate the impact of a high-school art class — it might just blossom into a 33-year career. In 1978, at age 12, Maria Cristalli moved with her family from California to Mercer Island. Once enrolled at Mercer Island High School, she took a pivotal jewelry-making class with art teacher Laurie Hall (now a jew

Seattle police arrested two people Monday after an officer spotted a stolen vehicle in Ballard and later found it abandoned and running in a driveway. According to the Seattle Police Department, an officer was patrolling the 700 block of NW 65th Street at about 2:28 p.m. Sept. 1 when he noticed a Mercedes without a fro

UPDATE: A new missing person flyer says 14-year-old Nyla Primeau has been missing from Woodinville since Aug. 19, with reports that she has been seen in West Seattle and may frequent other areas of Seattle and areas south of Seattle. As we previously reported, Primeau was first reported missing from...

YouTuber claims Kurt Cobain's death was a murder, not suicide. Asks Seattle PD to reopen the case after more than 30 years. YouTuber Brew, aka @BrewSolves on X, claims to have evidence that suggests legendary rock star Kurt Cobain was murdered. The YouTuber is asking Seattle PD to reopen the case to look into his findi

Makkee Dessert, a Chinese dessert chain, is holding a soft opening at 10797 Main Street in Downtown Bellevue, marking the brand’s first location in Washington state. The preview runs through Wednesday, September 10, with service from noon to 4 p.m. The shop sits on the retail level of the...

Stray dogs, dilapidated RVs, chopped wood, rubber tires and other detritus could be seen piled up amongst the mounds of trash bags littering the area.

Seattle is home to the world's largest Goodwill — a 70,000-square-foot thrifting behemoth hiding in plain sight at the edge of the Chinatown-International District. Why it matters: The Dearborn Street flagship is a treasure hunt on an almost absurd scale, with about 10,000 new items hitting the sales floor every day, p

Michael Yakimov, 18, is accused of helping start the deadly Chelan Hills Fire with illegal fireworks on July 4. Yakimov's family says they don't believe he started the fire and want others allegedly involved to also be held accountable. Investigators say as many as five other people could be involved...

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) is investigating a late-night shooting of a 20-year-old woman in Northgate.

Pallet Shelter, a company that manufactures freestanding, one-to-two-person shelter units that has been active in Seattle since 2022, is shutting down effective tomorrow—an abrupt closure that comes just months after the nonprofit Everyone Deserves Housing opened a 75-unit Pallet shelter in Interbay. Pallet announced t