Seattle WA

Seattle is waking up cloudy and stuck in the mid‑40s on Tuesday morning, April 14, 2026, as a strong Pacific storm moves in and settles over the region. Light showers will ramp up through the morning and turn into a steady, soaking rain by afternoon, with breezy south‑southwest winds likely to slow the evening commute.

1. King County Assessor John Arthur Wilson failed to appear at his court hearing in Seattle Municipal Court on Tuesday, where he was scheduled to explain why “medical issues” prevent him from wearing an ankle monitor while he awaits trial on charges of stalking his ex-fiancée, Lee Keller. Wilson’s attorney said his client was confused about the date. The court will hold another...

A swarm of 18 earthquakes were recorded 250 miles offshore from Washington, the strongest recorded with a 4.2 magnitude.

A new documentary tells the story of Richard Russell, who became an instant phenomenon after stealing a plane and flying it over the Puget Sound.

With 60 days to go before the World Cup arrives in Seattle, there are still more questions than answers about Mayor Katie Wilson’s plan to bring 500 new shelter units online, in what is seen as a first test of her goal to rapidly increase shelter throughout her term.

Astellas is preparing to close its Seattle site for its stem cell therapy unit, with around 55 employees set to be affected. The Japanese pharma acquired the site when it bought Seattle-based Universal Cells in a $102.5 million deal in 2018. The prize for Astellas was to secure the biotech’s Universal Donor Cell tech, which is used to create cell therapy products that...

SEATTLE — A 24-year-old Texas man who admitted taking part in a string of violent ATM-related bank robberies across the country was sentenced in Seattle to 10 years in federal prison. Seth Coles-Body, of Houston, was sentenced on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court in Seattle after pleading guilty...

Jealousy appears to have been the motive behind a deadly stabbing last week in Kent. Casey McNerthney, a spokesperson for the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, said 40-year-old Antonio Solomon stabbed a man to death near a Circle K on April 7. That was the same night two other people died in Kent in an unrelated shooting, authorities said.

A Snohomish County man is accused of forcing his way into a South Everett townhome and stabbing a mother and her 18-year-old daughter while reportedly claiming he was "sent by Jesus." The suspect, described as a "friend of a friend," was eventually restrained in a chokehold by the victims' 22-year-old...

A long-promised WinCo grocery at the former Sam’s Club on Aurora Avenue is on hold again after a city hearing examiner tossed out Seattle’s environmental finding last Thursday and sent the project back for a do-over. The decision puts fresh scrutiny on traffic, stormwater and pollution impacts, and leaves neighbors wondering how much longer the big-box shell will sit idle.