Starbucks will move more jobs out of Seattle
SEATTLE, WA – Starbucks says it’s not abandoning Seattle, but more corporate employees will be moving to a new regional headquarters in Nashville. Starbucks officials disclosed Tuesday that a new regional office in Nashville will employ 2,000 people within five years,
Paid-permit parking coming to local Sound Transit Link parking garages May 1
Will you chip in to support our nonprofit newsroom with a donation today? Yes, I want to support My Edmonds News!. Paid-permit parking starts May 1 at the Shoreline North, Shoreline South and Northgate Sound Transit parking garages. For single occupant vehicles, the cost will be $60 per month, or...
Washington State Sets New Limits On Surveillance Cameras And ALPRs For Police Use
Washington state is regulating surveillance cameras and license plate readers, limiting data storage and use in sensitive areas, as law enforcement agencies rethink their approach in Seattle and beyond.
Park dedicated to Black Panther Party opens in Skyway
At the intersection of Renton Avenue and 75th Avenue in Skyway is the official home of Black Panther Park, a small community park and foraging forest dedicated to the legacy of the Black Panther Party’s People’s Free Food Program and other community programs. The park was constructed in...
Kent man faces food stamp fraud charges of $600,000
A 64-year-old Kent man pleaded not guilty to charges in an alleged food stamp fraud scheme that resulted in a more than $600,000 loss to a federal nutrition program. Manjit Bedi, the owner of a small Tacoma market, entered the not guilty plea Wednesday, April 22 in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, according to a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) press release...
Dozens of King County workers protest return-to-office mandate in downtown Seattle
Roughly 75 King County workers packed themselves into the lobby of the county’s downtown Seattle office building Tuesday to protest a return-to-office mandate. The mandate, which would require county employees to be in-office three days a week, was first introduced more than a year ago, but was never fully enforced. In January, King County Executive Girmay Zahilay announced he would impose...
Providence Hauls HQ To Renton With 260K-Square-Foot Longacres Deal
Providence Health & Services is packing up its headquarters and heading to Renton, locking in a roughly 260,000-square-foot lease at the Longacres office campus that is being billed as the largest new office deal in greater Seattle so far this year. The health system will consolidate several administrative operations into the Glacier and Baker buildings on the former Boeing site and is planning...
King County elections leaders respond after box found with blank ballots in Renton
King County Elections officials are pushing back on claims that elections are not secure after a citizen reportedly found a box of unused ballots near a dumpster in Renton.
Millions of dollars unaccounted for following audit of King County Regional Homelessness Authority
A forensic audit of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) revealed on Wednesday that millions of dollars in public funds are missing.
SeaTac’s Silver Dollar Casino Goes Dark As Maverick’s Money Woes Deepen
SeaTac’s Silver Dollar Casino is cashing out for good, as Maverick Gaming shuts down the neighborhood card room on International Boulevard near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in the latest turn of its long-running financial unwind. The closure, part of Maverick’s Chapter 11 reorganization, was first reported by the Puget Sound...
















