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BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. — A waterspout was spotted off the coast of Bainbridge Island on Wednesday afternoon as thunderstorms rolled through Puget Sound. The National Weather Service confirmed the waterspout, which was about 3 miles west of Magnolia about 3 p.m. The waterspout was “short lived,” NWS said.

Story in The Urbanist this week about King County Metro’s fare enforcement program. It was so over the top, I read it twice, then pulled the actual report to the King County Council, thinking there was no way it could be true. Welp. King County Metro fare enforcement 2025:...

SEATTLE — A man was taken into custody Wednesday night after a standoff involving a firearm on Lake City Way, police said. Officers responded around 7:20 p.m. to reports of a man who had stopped his vehicle in the northbound lanes just south of Northeast 80th Street. Police said...

Seattle cleared a homeless encampment at Rotary Viewpoint Park, citing safety concerns after recent violence in the area. Displaced residents say they had little notice and lost belongings, raising concerns about the city’s approach. It’s unclear how the sweep aligns with Mayor Katie Wilson’s pledge to reduce encampment removals;...

Detectives in Seattle are investigating after a teenage boy was shot near a boat ramp in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The Seattle Police Department said officers responded to a report of shots fired on the 9000 block of Seward Park Avenue South at around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday. They arrived to find “evidence of […]

SEATTLE - A family traveled nearly 6,000 miles from Japan to Seattle to perform at the Cherry Blossom Festival. But their trip to the Emerald City hit a sour note after thieves broke into their van and stole their costumes. As they travel home empty handed, one local relative is...

SEATAC, Wash. — A newly obtained video from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport shows something rarely seen in immigration enforcement: a child boarding a commercial passenger flight under federal escort. The footage is raising new questions about whether deportations involving families are quietly happening on regular airlines, in full view of...

For Jake Manny, the idea wasn’t just to open a restaurant—it was to bring something back home that didn’t exist yet. Before Sisters and Brothers, Manny spent a decade in Nashville running a bar called The Crying Wolf. It was there, in the heart of Tennessee, that he fell hard for one particular staple: hot chicken. The kind that’s messy, fiery, and deeply...

Southbound Interstate 5 by Boeing Field turned into a full-scale rescue zone Wednesday morning after a vehicle went off the freeway and dropped an estimated 80 feet down a steep embankment, snarling the commute past King County International Airport. Seattle Fire Department crews moved in for a rope rescue, reporting one person trapped in the vehicle while technical-rescue teams worked to reach...

Hannah Scoyni supported the new WinCo but a group called "Lake Washington Working Families," represented by a Portland attorney, challenged the project - and won.