Seattle WA

Seattle Glow, the free summer spectacle that turns tethered hot‑air balloons into towering lanterns under the Space Needle, is set to light up Seattle Center again on Sunday, June 21, 2026. The evening features a dusk DJ set and a coordinated burner‑lit display that typically kicks off around 9 p.m. Organizers say last year’s turnout was massive, so expect serious crowds and...

The U.S. Coast Guard is scaling back its once-ambitious plans for a polar security base along Seattle's waterfront. The Coast Guard announced in November that it anticipated growing its footprint just west of T-Mobile Park and Lumen Field to expand the country’s “maritime dominance.” The earliest phase of work, worth some $137 million, included plans to dredge the waters around Pier 36...

RENTON, Wash. — A crash involving five vehicles blocked multiple lanes of northbound SR 167 in Renton on Sunday afternoon as troopers searched for a driver who fled the scene on foot. The collision happened at South 180th Street near milepost 25 shortly after 2 p.m., according to the...

SEATTLE - After a cloudy and somewhat foggy start to the day, skies remained mostly cloudy across the western Washington region. A few sprinkles and light showers were expected to develop over the Cascades during the daytime, while many other locations stayed dry. However, late tonight after dark, rain was predicted to increase for Central and North Puget Sound along with the Cascades.

The second annual “Roper Romp” is set to return to downtown Des Moines on Saturday, May 9, inviting participants to dress up and take part in a colorful afternoon of themed festivities. The event will run from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., with attendees encouraged to wear bright...

Now that light rail trains are rolling across Lake Washington, it’s time to address a question that listeners keep asking me. Are there life jackets on board?

Raw video ricocheting around social media appears to capture a drive-by shooting on a Seattle street, and police are now digging into the footage as part of an active investigation. The clip shows a vehicle moving through a neighborhood, apparent gunshots cracking in the background, then the car speeding off. The shareable, seconds-long moment has once again put gunfire in public spaces...

A Queen Anne neighborhood staple, Bar Miriam, was recently recognized as the fifth-best bar in the U.S. by Food & Wine.

Officers were called to a report of a burglary in a building downtown this week, where a man had forced his way into the building and barricaded himself inside a bathroom.

Washington state troopers are searching for a hit-and-run driver who caused a five-car collision that shut down the northb0und lanes of SR 167 Sunday afternoon. At around 2:30 p.m., troopers posted on X an alert that all northbound lanes of the freeway were closed. A check of traffic cameras indicates...