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A 32-year-old man from Kent was taken into custody this week by Tukwila Police Department Traffic Unit detectives and booked into jail on suspicion of vehicular homicide following a fatal collision earlier this month in Tukwila, police said. The arrest stems from a Jan. 9 crash near South 200th Street...

Seattle residents enjoy a higher quality of life than those in most major metros, even though affordability remains a challenge, a new study by RentCafe found.

A Puyallup man who was killed last week while riding a bicycle on a south Pierce County highway has been identified, according to the Washington State Patrol. About 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Ty A. Curtis, 55, was headed west on the bicycle in the eastbound lanes of state Route 702 near the town of McKenna. Meanwhile, a...

It took less than 15 minutes. That's what people attending the annual ad hoc Christmas Tree burning on Alki beach said. On Saturday evening, people brought a large number of their former holiday trees to the beach forming a pile 12 feet tall and 15 feet wide. But even a...

SEATTLE - Another frigid morning with lows dipping into the low and mid 20s. A Cold Weather Advisory is in effect for our area until 9am Sunday. The dry stretch of days continues into Sunday, which will tie the 13 days set back just last year. Skies will start Sunday morning clear with a few clouds rolling in...

After a fire alarm failure cost Seattle more than $100,000, city officials estimated that the Seattle Center would need $500 million to fix its aging systems. Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin, co-hosts of “The Gee and Ursula Show” on KIRO Newsradio, debated whether $500 million in upgrades would be worth it to preserve...

(WSB photo, November demonstration in The Triangle) The Seattle Handmaids are expected to be among the participants in West Seattle Indivisible‘s march and rally tomorrow, with the theme “We’re Still Standing,” a reference to the year that has passed since the administration change. They’re gathering at Hiawatha...

(First two photos by Macey Wurm) Hundreds of protesters gathered at Hiawatha Playfield this afternoon to start West Seattle Indivisible’s “We’re Still Standing” rally and march. The event, in collaboration with activist groups Defund Musk, Evergreen Resistance, 50501, and The Seattle Handmaids, was WS Indivisible’s...

EDITOR’S NOTE:This post has been updated with new information from the King County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies and emergency medical crews responded late Saturday night, Jan. 24, 2026 to a confirmed stabbing at a restaurant in downtown Burien, according to Burien Police/King County Sheriff’s Office. The initial 911...

Gunfire was reported Friday night in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood, leading to a police response and the closure of a section of Third Avenue between Cedar and Bell streets. Officers secured the area while detectives canvassed nearby businesses and collected evidence. Authorities have not yet released information...