Bellevue WA

SEATTLE — A 34-year-old man is in critical condition following a brutal assault early Monday morning, per the Seattle Police Department. Officers responded to emergency calls of a man lying on the ground on the 500 block of Madison Avenue near the Renaissance Hotel just after midnight on May 4. The man had suffered significant head trauma and was taken to Harborview Medical...

MASON COUNTY, Wash. — A long and likely expensive trip from the Seattle area to Hood Canal to harvest oysters probably didn't turn out the way a group had hoped. According to Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Police, Mason County shellfish harvesters took advantage of extreme low tides last month. On one weekend, WDFW Police Sergeant Jewett saw some people he believed were...

Sound Transit put Link light rail riders on alert Monday after a report of a person described as menacing who was yelling and waving a bat on a station platform. The agency reminded riders to call 911 for emergencies and shared a dedicated security line for non-emergency reports. What Sound...

Every aviation enthusiast knows about the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, and plenty have visited the Museum of Flight in Seattle or the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Ohio. These institutions draw millions of visitors each year, and rightfully so. But scattered across America are smaller, lesser-known museums that tell ... Read more

We set records in Seattle at 81° (SEA), Hoquiam at 74°, Bellingham at 76°, and Quillayute at 83° on Sunday! Plenty of other spots were hotter, just not record-setting. For example, Olympia yesterday hit 85°! We’ll be hot again today, but there are already some subtle changes that will impact our forecast today and especially tomorrow.

All lanes of eastbound SR 520 have reopened after a car fire caused lengthy traffic delays Monday morning.

SEATTLE — Seattle Public Schools’ new cellphone ban took effect Monday for K-12 students, expanding and standardizing rules that many schools in the district already had in place. District leaders said research shows that when phones are put away, schools see better focus and fewer disruptions. Under the...

Nothing beats the sight of a burger so impossibly thick that it defies the laws of physics and common sense. Seeking out these legendary, no-frills establishments is a full-time obsession for those who value flavor over flair. Throughout Washington, small-town kitchens are firing up flat-tops to assemble towering stacks of...

May Turns Into Summer Overnight—Record Heat Set to Roast Pacific Northwest. A rare early-May heat surge is hitting the Pacific Northwest, pushing temperatures far above normal. Cities like Seattle and Portland could see record-breaking highs, with some areas nearing 95°F. Heat advisories have been issued, especially in the...

Seattle Children’s wants to revisit a decades-old policy that requires some medical helicopters to land at the University of Washington, about a mile away, and transport patients the rest of the way by ambulance, according to KIRO 7. The policy is a concession to noise concerns from the wealthy Laurelhurst neighborhood on Lake Washington.