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SEATTLE — The James Beard Awards announced the semifinalists for 2026 on Wednesday, including several Washington nominations. The James Beard Foundation’s Restaurant and Chef Awards, established in 1990, recognize chefs, restaurants and others in 25 categories, including for different regions across the country. The...

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PORT ORCHARD, Wash. - A manhunt is underway for a man wanted in a shooting in Port Orchard on Thursday. The Kitsap County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating 35-year-old Kenneth Earl McLeod. Deputies say McLeod and an unidentified accomplice entered a home in unincorporated Port...

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — Federal Way police have arrested Mick Carmichael, a 35-year-old man identified as a person of interest in the deaths of his parents. Officers responded to a welfare check at approximately 12:11 p.m. on Jan. 22, 2026, in the 33700 block of 27th Pl SW., where they discovered a man and woman in...

This year, Seattle officials are putting a stronger emphasis on services for people arrested for public drug use. That’s after drug possession arrests and charges climbed last year under the city’s two-year-old ordinance. Supporters of “diversion” away from courts and jail call it a hopeful moment. Skeptics worry...

SEATTLE—Mayor Katie Wilson announced January 16 the appointment of Dennis McLerran as the new general manager and chief executive officer of Seattle City Light, replacing Dawn Lindell, who has led the utility since 2024. McLerran, a seasoned environmental attorney, will assume the role on March 4, pending potential...

Opening a can of worms may prove the answer to a salmon fishery researcher's question, especially dead anisakid, roundworms found in old cans of wild Alaska salmon. Results of the initial study on what four decades of canned salmon reveal about marine food webs were released in the spring of 2024. Now using new grant...

SEATTLE - Barely getting by: That's how some of Seattle's most-beloved small businesses describe their day-to-day. Some said it's worse than during the pandemic. They call it a small business crisis that is harder to see at first glance. There are restaurants in the Chinatown-International District whose menus are...

Seattle's unemployment rate is raising eyebrows, especially in the tech world, but there's a glimmer of hope for job seekers.

BREMERTON – Not long after Rebecca Nystrom relocated from Arizona to start a graduate program at the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, her husband became seriously ill. Alongside her daughter, who has autism and mobility issues, medical expenses became an even higher annual expense. Nystrom, who has worked...