Seattle WA

The City of Burien will not participate in next week’s planned Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) lobbying day in Olympia, a decision city representatives say reflects ongoing disagreements with the Port of Seattle over airport related policy priorities and a lack of meaningful collaboration on issues affecting...

Mayor Katie Wilson announced several actions Thursday to help residents worried and affected by immigration enforcement activity, as well as prepare the city for a possible surge by federal officers. Her orders focused on creating a community hotline, disseminating $4 million for local immigrant support...

A man’s home caught fire early Sunday morning in Lake Forest Park, and later, he was shot by another homeowner for allegedly burglarizing their home 200 yards away, police say. The man’s home went up in flames on Ballinger Way Northeast around 3 a.m. Sunday, Lake Forest Park police...

Mercer Island officials say the city has clawed back roughly 88% of the $420,350.94 that was siphoned off in an accounts-payable scam, leaving taxpayers responsible for a $50,000 insurance deductible. Detectives traced funds across state lines, seized money from bank accounts and worked with the city’s insurer to...

Climbing into the car felt too personal. Like walking into a person’s bedroom, Shoreline resident Chris Megargee said. The detritus of fatherhood was everywhere: scattered toys and a neatly packed bag of apple slices, crackers and a juice box on the passenger seat. On the floor was a bag of tamales Ivan Guzman, a...

SEATTLE — A Seattle officer was injured during the arrest of a violent felon on federal probation, the police department reported. The incident occurred on Jan. 28, just before 9 p.m., when officers patrolling the 3600 block of 33rd Avenue South noticed a car without license plates illegally parked between two...

Seattle’s long tech boom is colliding with a sharp new reality, as mass layoffs, rising Unemployment and a chill in hiring unsettle a city that once seemed insulated from downturns. The shift is most visible in the shadow of Amazon’s headquarters, where thousands of corporate workers are being cut even as the company...

More than 20 severed human feet have washed up along Puget Sound and Salish Sea beaches since 2007, sparking widespread online speculation. Experts say the phenomenon is explained by cold water, natural decomposition and marine activity, not foul play. Officials note modern footwear helps feet detach, float and...

Seattle — Amazon has unveiled plans to close its Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh physical stores, converting various locations into Whole Foods Market stores. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant states that it hasn’t “yet created a truly distinctive customer experience with the right economic model needed for large-scale...

Seattle's University District is about to get a taste of the South, with a local favorite making its debut this February. Get ready for some serious chicken finger nostalgia!