Seattle WA

A Seattle bus rider says he leapt into the driver’s seat of a King County Metro coach after the operator suffered a medical emergency, steering the bus to a stop and averting what witnesses described as a much worse crash. The rider says he was injured in the process and that Metro initially told him his injuries...

If you’re tired of people zipping by you on Lime scooters on the sidewalk, the company said it’s bringing a new AI-powered enforcement system to Seattle. Riders are supposed to use the street, not the sidewalks. But the rule is widely ignored. Lime will introduce Lime Vision to...

(The Center Square) - A $1.5 billion settlement with three native tribes allowing Seattle City Light to continue to use hydroelectric dams on the Skagit River to provide electricity for Seattle customers could be costly to ratepayers. Planned rate hikes disclosed in the agreement between the tribes and the city...

A Monday afternoon on the Ballard waterfront took a sharp turn when a vessel caught fire at a marina along NW 45th Street, sending a column of smoke over the docks and drawing a heavy emergency response. Firefighters converged on the 1100 block of NW 45th St both onshore and on the water. As of the initial response,...

The Center Square -- The City of Seattle will be paying for two separate policing review organizations to study Seattle’s crime surveillance cameras if Mayor Katie Wilson goes ahead with her plan to hire a group affiliated with New York University Law School. Wilson announced on March 19 that...

SEATTLE — Amtrak is restructuring operations on the Empire Builder, the rail route connecting the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest, by shifting onboard staffing responsibilities from Seattle to Chicago. It is a move that has left some Seattle-based crew members anxious and uncertain about their futures, even as the...

SEATTLE - The superintendent for Seattle Public Schools has announced that employees are now expected to return to in-person work, ending an era of post-pandemic work from home options. Major companies in the Seattle area have also recently ended remote work, such as Amazon and Microsoft, causing traffic headaches on...

A decommissioned Boeing 747 fuselage has been installed to connect two 47-story residential towers at 1200 Stewart Street, serving as a tribute to Seattle's aviation history. The plane was sourced from a California "boneyard" in 2019, disassembled, and shipped to Washington to be refurbished for use as unique office...

In the dim glow of a Seattle smartphone screen last month, Sarah Jenkins, a 42-year-old nurse finishing a graveyard shift, tapped open her DoorDash app for a quick post-work burrito. The subtotal promised relief at $14. But as the cart finalized, a new line jumped out: a $5 “regulatory fee” tacked on alongside taxes...

Two longtime Washington restaurants will change ownership later this spring. Wally’s Chowder House in Des Moines and Wally’s Drive-In in Buckley will soon come under the ownership of hospitality veteran David Meinert, the force behind Hold Fast Hospitality. Meinert purchased the restaurants from the retiring owner...