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Public Health – Seattle & King County has ordered the closure of Empapados, a food business in White Center, after inspectors identified multiple violations, including operating without hot water and without a valid permit. According to Public Health, Empapados, located at 10434 16th Ave SW, was closed at 4:20...

Stefani Braicks is the new member of the Kent School Board, replacing Andy Song who resigned in April. Braicks took the oath of office June 24 during the regular board meeting. The board voted to appoint her to the Kent School District 1 director position June 9 after receiving three applicants.

Across Seattle, household budgets are getting chewed up faster than paychecks can keep pace, and it is changing day-to-day life all over the region. Residents who once figured they could simply "wait it out" are now trading dinners out for home cooking, picking up side gigs, and rethinking whether they can still afford

Click here for updates on this story PONTIAC, Michigan ( WXYZ ) -- Thousands of car enthusiasts are in Pontiac this weekend for the 54th annual Pontiac-Oakland Club International — a convention the state has only hosted twice in its history. The timing is no coincidence, as this year marks 100 years since the Pontiac b

A 15-year-old boy seemingly had no idea a SWAT team was waiting in a stairwell of a Skyway apartment building to arrest him last week when he walked out of a third-floor unit and was taken into custody with a loaded .45-caliber handgun in his waistband, according to King County prosecutors.

King County Prosecutors allege Nikita Tyukalo hosted parties at a rented mansion in Bellevue and recruited young women to produce online sex content.

Seattle is taking a new approach to one of its most troubled neighborhoods, but not everyone agrees on what comes next. City leaders promise safer streets and renewed hope, while residents and business owners wait to see whether real change will follow. The debate is growing, and the stakes are...

Janeice Downs, a prolific organized retail theft suspect released from prison in January, was rearrested on June 12 and charged with first-degree organized retail theft for a series of high-end shoplifting incidents across Western Washington. Investigators linked Downs to the theft of two Louis Vuitton handbags worth o

The Kent School Board approved a reduction of 229 employees to help cover an estimated $32.5 million deficit and to balance the 2026-2027 Kent School District budget. District leaders aren’t planning to lay off any teachers because they expect about 141 to leave through attrition, such as retiring, leaving the district

Two small earthquakes struck Washington just hours apart overnight Thursday. A 2.9-magnitude quake hit about a mile southeast of Easton at around 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Another quake hit about seven miles east of Carnation at around 1 a.m. Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Washington faces