Seattle-born AI tycoon says he’s quitting his home city over millionaire tax and woke...
Venice.ai founder Jesse Proudman, 41, announced he is leaving Seattle over the state's millionaire tax the woke mayor Katie Wilson's flippant attitude.
Southbound I-405 to close May 8-11
All lanes of southbound I-405 will be closed this weekend near Renton and Bellevue. The southbound lanes of I-405 from Coal Creek Parkway Southeast to North 30th Street will be closed day and night from 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 8, to 4 a.m. Monday, May 11. Signed detours will be in place.
Mountlake Terrace Library to host local history presentation ‘MLT Before It Was MLT’ May...
Will you chip in to support our nonprofit newsroom with a donation today? Yes, I want to support My Edmonds News!. The Mountlake Terrace Library will host “MLT Before It Was MLT,” a local history presentation by author and retired history teacher Randal Gravelle, from 2-3 p.m. Saturday, May 9.
LOST CAT: Looking for Penny – May 4, 2026 1:52 pm
My cat Penny is missing. He went out yesterday (05.03.26) around 1pm from the 57th Ave SW and Alki Beach area and hasn’t come home yet. He always comes home. He very nosey, so I am worried he might be trapped in a neighbor’s garage or shed if the door was left open. He is about 16lbs very fit. He does not have a...
Mountlake Terrace High jazz musicians honored during Essentially Ellington festival
Will you chip in to support our nonprofit newsroom with a donation today? Yes, I want to support My Edmonds News!. Mountlake Terrace High School Jazz Ensemble 1 musicians were recognized Saturday, May 2, for outstanding musicianship at the 2026 Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival and Competition in New York. Four individuals and one section took home top honors.
Parents credit situational awareness for thwarting attempted West Seattle kidnapping
SEATTLE — The parents of an 8-year-old girl who faced an attempted kidnapping said the attack was stopped only because she was taught situational awareness to fight. “The only reason that we're not here grappling with an outrageous tragedy is that my daughter knew the stakes, fought to get away, and that my neighbors were swift and diligent in their response to the...
Armed suspects rob West Seattle 7-Eleven store, police say
SEATTLE — Police are searching for two suspects who robbed a West Seattle 7-Eleven convenience store at gunpoint early Monday morning. Officers with the Seattle Police Department (SPD) responded to the store in the 9000 block of Delridge Way Southwest around 1:40 a.m. on May 4. A store employee told KING 5 two male suspects robbed the store before running from the scene...
TJ Maxx moving to new Kent location on East Hill
Off-price retailer TJ Maxx will have a grand opening Thursday, May 14 at its new location in Kent, as it moves about one-half mile from its current site. The store will be at the Canyon Ridge Plaza on the East Hill, 26015 104th Ave. SE., next to the recently opened Burlington Stores. Both businesses are at the former TOP Food and Drug...
Pre-Dawn I-405 Tragedy Near Bothell As Everett Man Struck And Killed
An early morning commute on northbound Interstate 405 near Bothell turned deadly Monday when a 41-year-old Everett man was hit and killed after running into traffic. Troopers said the man had gotten out of his car on the left shoulder near Northeast 160th Street and tried to cross the northbound lanes, where he was struck and died at the scene. The highway...
Rideshare Oyster Caper, Seattle Crew Busted With 500 At Hood Canal
A rideshare run from the Seattle area to Hood Canal ended with citations instead of seafood, after state officers found roughly 500 oysters stashed in a parked minivan near Potlatch State Park. According to officers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the group that hired the ride...

















