Snow Belt North Of Seattle Braces For Sloppy Monday Commute
Drivers in the foothills and valleys north of Seattle are staring down a messy start to the week, with a winter weather advisory calling for measurable snow in Snohomish and northern King counties from early Monday into Tuesday. A few inches on higher local roads and unplowed hills could be all it takes to slow...
Lynnwood, WA argument turns deadly between two elderly roommates
LYNNWOOD, Wash. - An elderly man is dead, and his 75-year-old roommate is now facing murder charges in connection to a serious assault in Lynnwood. First responders received a call about an unresponsive man at a home along Larch Way in the Martha Lake area on March 2. Law enforcement was requested at the scene due to...
Seattle father sues school district, alleging teacher assaulted his 11-year-old son
SEATTLE — A Seattle Public Schools (SPS) employee is speaking out two years after he says a teacher assaulted his 11-year-old son with. That teacher remains in the classroom. Kenneth Smith Jr., an instructional assistant in special education for the district, filed a lawsuit in June 2025 alleging that...
Seattle Civil Rights Director on leave amid slew of HR complaints
City officials have confirmed the director of the Seattle Office for Civil Rights, Derrick Wheeler‑Smith, and his deputy, Fahima Mohamed, have been placed on administrative leave while investigators review multiple complaints from employees, according to PubliCola.
Commissioners concerned about potential overtime needed for World Cup
The Kitsap County Board of Commissioners received an update about the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office 2026 overtime estimates during a March 2 briefing and expressed concern about the demand that will be needed during events for the FIFA World Cup this summer, which has matches schedules in Seattle. Regarding...
Xi’an Noodles Eyes Two New Seattle Locations
Xi’an Noodles, a popular noodle restaurant, is planning to expand with two new locations. Owner Lily Wu told The Seattle Met she’s negotiating leases for locations in the Chinatown-International District and University District. She described both spaces as “turnkey,” stating each could open in just two to three...
Kochendorfer’s now open on Leary Way
Kochendorfer’s, the new bar and restaurant that took over the former Fish Ladder Lounge location, is officially open at 4910 Leary Ave NW. Owner John Kochendorfer has 16 years of brewing experience and also currently works as head brewer at District Brewing in Mount Vernon. Kochendorfer told My Ballard he wanted to...
Shoreline man charged in the death of his wife
SHORELINE, Wash. — The husband of a woman who died after being found unresponsive on the floor of their Shoreline home was charged in her death and remains in King County Jail on $2 million bail. On March 9, the King County Medical Examiner confirmed Margaret Stepp, 33, died...
Former restaurateur gets 2.5 years for defrauding elderly widow with dementia
SEATTLE — A former restaurateur was sentenced Tuesday to 2.5 years in federal prison for defrauding an elderly widow living with dementia, after prosecutors showed he illegally pocketed $515,000 and lived rent-free in her $2 million lakefront home. A federal judge handed down the sentence against Richard Radcliffe,...
FBI adds WA double-murder suspect Samuel Ramirez Jr. to Most Wanted List
The FBI added Samuel Ramirez Jr., 33, to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List in connection with the 2023 deadly shooting of two women at Stars Bar and Grill in Federal Way. Ramirez is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder after two women were shot and killed, and a...

















