Seattle Children’s Hospital laying off 154 employees
Seattle Children’s Hospital has announced that it is planning to cut about 1.5% of its workforce.
Women sentenced in connection with theft ring
A Renton woman who was involved in an organized theft operation was sentenced to credit for time served, while her codefendant received a 33-month sentence. Following a guilty plea and subsequent plea agreement, on Sept. 12, Reality Leavens, 20, of Renton, was sentenced to credit for time served for second-degree...
WA man convicted of killing rideshare driver to be sentenced
An Edmonds man, Alex M. Waggoner, 23, is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday for the murder of rideshare driver Abdulkadir Shariif Gedi. Waggoner was convicted after a dashcam video showed him firing 11 shots into Gedi's car on Jan. 3, 2024, following a near-collision. Waggoner's defense claimed self-defense, but he...
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell Proposes $80 Million Reparations Housing Fund Amid Budget Shortfall
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has unveiled a new proposal to create an $80 million “anti-gentrification and reparations fund” as part of his upcoming 2026 budget, a move he claims is aimed at countering decades of discriminatory housing practices such as redlining and racial covenants. The initiative, which still...
Mom, who expressed that she ‘Iegit wanted to throw her 2-month-old on the fIoor...
Washington – A Washington woman was taken into custody last week and is now facing charges of attempted murder in the first degree and first-degree assaaIt of a chiId. She was taken into custody by deputies after investigators identified her in a probe into severe injuries sustained by her baby.
Seattle’s 12th and Jackson draws mixed views on safety and progress
Despite new fencing, bus stop closures, cleanups and extra patrols, some business owners and residents say Little Saigon has slipped back into open-air drug use and disorder. Why it matters: Conditions at 12th Avenue South and South Jackson Street are a test of City Hall's ability to deliver lasting improvements at...
D4vd Reportedly Cancels Seattle Show After Body Found in His Tesla ID’d as 15-Year-Old...
D4vd is reportedly pulling the plug on his concert in Seattle after Los Angeles authorities identified the body of the dead girl found in his car . The 20-year-old singer (born David Anthony Burke) was scheduled to perform tonight at the Showbox SoDo in Seattle, but sources with knowledge on the matter tell TMZ the...
Everett mayor calls out Kroger for ‘corporate neglect’
The Everett City Council is expected to vote Wednesday night on a resolution criticizing Kroger’s decision to close a Fred Meyer store in South Everett—a move Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin calls “corporate neglect.”. Earlier this year, Kroger announced it is closing the store at 8530 Evergreen Way,...
Neighbors push for added safety near Bellevue shelters
Bellevue's Office of Housing unveiled new plan to improve safety and operations in and around two shelters. Neighbors are demanding answers from city leaders about what might change after a person was beaten to death in July near the Porchlight men's homeless shelter. Porchlight is the only emergency shelter for...
Police arrest man in Portland accused of Bellevue murder
BELLEVUE, Wash. - Bellevue police said Wednesday investigators have arrested a man in connection with a murder earlier this year. Samuel Hitchcock, 28, was taken into custody in a residential area in Portland, Ore. Bellevue police said investigators worked with the Portland Police Bureau and the US Marshals Service...
