Bellevue WA

Nestled deep inside one of the unlikeliest places are hidden gems for Western Washington outdoor enthusiasts, a vast wonderland of undeveloped prairies that stretch and wend around hills and streams where you can hunt, fish, hike and ride horses. Even though it feels like “untouched Washington,” it is indeed not. Prairie systems require human stewardship, like the removal of invasive species and prescribed burns...

Tens of thousands of students in Washington and around the country lost access Thursday to Canvas, an online course management platform, after a cybersecurity incident affecting the company behind the service escalated. In the wake of the attack, the University of Washington, Seattle Colleges, Washington State University and other institutions removed access to Canvas, the primary tool students and instructors use to communicate about...

On May 5, 2026, Bellevue's City Council signed off on a plan to help KidsQuest Children's Museum take over the former Bellevue Arts Museum building, moving the long-running kids' institution into the heart of downtown. The vote unlocks up to $10 million in public support, with an initial appropriation to get work rolling. KidsQuest says the larger space is slated to open in...

SEATTLE — Some trips to Seattle come with souvenirs. Addi’s visit came with a sneak peek at what her future might look like. Addi Johnson, an 8-year-old from Juneau, Alaska, traveled to Seattle for a behind-the-scenes experience at the Woodland Park Zoo, thanks to Make-A-Wish Alaska & Washington. A devoted animal lover who hopes to be a zookeeper someday, she...

SEATTLE - Woodland Park Zoo has launched a 24-hour birth watch for two pregnant western lowland gorillas, Olympia and Jamani, who are both due to give birth in May. This will be the second offspring for both mothers, but the first for the father, a silverback named Nadaya. Woodland Park...

Don't be alarmed if you see low-flying aircraft spraying something in parts of King and Pierce counties on Friday. Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) workers are treating hundreds of acres near Lakewood in Pierce County, and near Lake Youngs in King County, for the spongy moth (formerly known as the gypsy moth).

REDMOND, Wash. — What began as a reported car theft in Redmond quickly grew into a multi-county investigation involving burglaries, stolen cars, and a confession. On April 18, officers were dispatched to a home in the 7800 block of 170th Pl NE, where a resident reported that their vehicle was stolen overnight. The suspect had entered the home through a window while the occupants...

One person was rushed to Harborview Medical Center after they were shot on Friday afternoon in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Seattle.

King County prosecutors have now formally charged both suspects accused in the brutal downtown Seattle beating of a 77-year-old man who had just stepped off a bus near Third Avenue and Pike Street, an attack captured on now-viral surveillance video recorded by the Seattle Police Department’s Real Time Crime Center cameras — the same camera network Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has previously...

A verdict was announced in the case of an off-duty armed security guard who shot and killed a teen at a Big 5 store in Renton in 2024. On May 8, Aaron Brown Myers was found guilty of murder and assault in the case. He claimed he acted to prevent a robbery, but investigators found the victim was carrying an airsoft gun and...