Seattle WA

The Boise-based owner of 225 grocery stores in Washington state, including Safeway stores in Kitsap County and an Albertsons in Port Orchard, is being sued by Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown for allegedly deceiving customers through "buy one get one" sales. The lawsuit filed in King County Court , announced Monday, April 27, alleges that Albertsons Companies , which also owns Albertson's and Haggen...

A man was sentenced Friday for a series of escalating violent crimes targeting women at random across the Seattle area in 2023, including robbery, kidnapping, and rape, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office said. The defendant was convicted of five felonies across three cases: two counts of robbery, one...

We once called it “one of the worst missing crossings” on the whole Eastrail. Well, no more! The City of Kirkland opened the new signalized trail crossing at Slater Ave NE last week, the culmination of a project that also redesigned a short section of Slater/132nd Ave NE to calm traffic and provide new bike lane connections. The project also removed defunct railroad...

Washington State’s public pension fund signed off this month on another round of private equity commitments, and some of the firms involved hold stakes in companies tied to lawsuits and privacy fights. That mix of retirement money and controversy is once again raising questions in Seattle about how far the state should go into the riskier corners of Wall Street.

Puget Sound ferry regulars are about to feel a little extra pinch at the turnstiles. Starting Friday, May 1, Washington State Ferries riders will pay more across the system, with an average 3 percent bump to passenger and vehicle fares and a new summer surcharge for single-ride drivers. That means slightly pricier round trips on busy routes like Seattle–Bainbridge, Edmonds–Kingston and...

Uber Technologies has secured a long-term lease at Four106 in downtown Bellevue, ConnectCRE has reported. Patrinely, in partnership with Dune Real Estate Partners' affiliates, made the announcement. According to the article, Uber will occupy about 170,000 square feet. The 21-story office tower is located near Bellevue Downtown Park, Old Bellevue,...

The man convicted in a crime spree that included several armed carjackings, a shooting, and leading police on a high-speed chase across four King County communities in November 2022 finally faced a judge today.

A mother duck and her 13 ducklings wandered into Spir Candle Co. on Ballard Ave last week. The folks at Spir, which is a candle store at Cathedral (5449 Ballard Ave N) employing young men who have been incarcerated, caught the whole thing on camera. The ducks wandered in through...

SEATTLE — A King County man who was in possession of an explosive device when he was arrested on Interstate 90 in October 2024 was sentenced to 18 months in prison for unlawful possession of a destructive device on Monday. During Sokphana Soeung's sentencing, U.S. District Court Judge John...

King County councilmembers are proposing an independent Inspector General with subpoena power after a program manager allegedly funneled $813,000 in public grants to her family members. Despite warnings as early as 2020, the county failed to launch a formal probe until 2025, raising serious concerns about oversight as the DCHS...