Seattle’s favorite philanthropist faces campus reality check from UW student
There's a specific kind of lie that powerful men tell when the walls start closing in: the minimizing lie, the "it wasn't what it looked like" lie, the "I was barely there" lie. Bill Gates tried that last one earlier this month, insisting his relationship with convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was limited...
Elderly woman killed in Bel-Red parking lot hit-and run, Bellevue police say
BELLEVUE, Wash. — Bellevue police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash reported Saturday morning in a parking lot in the city’s Bel-Red neighborhood. Officers responded at approximately 8:00 a.m. to the 14300 block of Bel-Red Road after receiving reports of a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian.
A Corrugated Metal Exterior Inspired by Japanese Shibui
On a residential block in Seattle, a house by SHED Architecture + Design stands wrapped entirely in corrugated metal. There is no mix of brick, timber, or panels. Just one continuous material, chosen deliberately and used without compromise. Corrugated metal siding is the defining feature. Its vertical ridges create...
Seattle man sees stolen bike on online marketplace, leading police to 2 arrests
A Seattle man found his stolen bike listed on an online marketplace and called 911. That led police to a Kirkland apartment. At the apartment, officers found the bike, along with drugs, guns, and cash. They subsequently arrested two wanted felons. “Along with the bike, they got fentanyl, meth, cash,...
Bellevue Transit Killer’s Sentencing Put On Ice After Tearful Courtroom Meltdown
A routine sentencing hearing in King County Superior Court came to an abrupt halt Friday when 28-year-old Gabriel Vargas-Garcia broke down in tears and could not continue. The judge called a roughly 15-minute recess, then ultimately pushed the hearing to next Tuesday. Vargas-Garcia is awaiting sentencing in the 2022...
Woman found passed out with weapons in Seattle grocery store parking lot
The woman was found at around 6:30 on Saturday in the car, slumped over while it was running.
The Nisqually Earthquake: A look back 25 years later
Saturday marks the 25th anniversary of the 2001 Nisqually earthquake, one of the costliest natural disasters of all time.
Seattle’s Grand Dame Of Giving, Rebecca Benaroya, Dead At 103
Rebecca “Becky” Benaroya, the Seattle philanthropist whose name appears on the city’s concert hall and major medical research centers, died Wednesday, Feb. 25. She was 103. For decades, her and her family's giving reshaped downtown Seattle and supported research into diabetes and autoimmune disease. Longtime donor's...
Seven Students Sailed Into Puget Sound and Were Never Seen Again
On the rainy night of April 14, 1971, seven college students pushed off from a Tacoma marina in a 22-foot Catalina sailboat and headed into Puget Sound. Sometime after they slipped away from the dock, they vanished. The sailboat, everyone on board, and all of their belongings have never been found, and the mystery is...
How an Olympic star inspired Seattle’s first Black City Attorney
While Erika Evans may not have gotten her grandpa’s speed on the track, she certainly inherited his winning ways and a passion to fight for what is right.
