Seattle WA

I hope you are enjoying the warmer days of July in the beautiful Pacific Northwest! I like to take a walk in a park with a friend and smell the flowers, watch the birds and boats at the waterfront, or work in my P-Patch garden. I appreciate having a break from the rain clouds, and all of these activities make me...

Washington State Ferries is preparing for nearly 400,000 travelers over the Independence Day weekend, making it likely the busiest ridership stretch of the year. The heaviest vehicle traffic is expected westbound from Wednesday through Friday, and eastbound on Saturday and Sunday. Eighteen ferries will be in service...

King County Metro is preparing to build 17-miles of new RapidRide service in Kent, Renton, and Auburn. Construction will begin in Fall 2025. Once the RapidRide I Line is in service in 2027 it will provide connections to the Renton Transit Center, Kent Transit Center and Auburn Station. The I Line will also connect...

The home of West Seattle’s history might be where you discover some of your own history. Southwest Seattle Historical Society executive director Elizabeth Rudrud told us the story of Chuck Burtch‘s visit to SWSHS’s Log House Museum. While chatting with the 93-year-old, she learned about his history in West Seattle,...

Near the end of her pregnancy, LB took a getaway trip to Victoria, British Columbia. It was the first time she had ever left the country. After months living in a van and motel with her long-term partner and children, the family had stable housing. A federal subsidy provided by the Bremerton Housing Authority allowed...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - From late April through September, the Trails & Rails program, a partnership between Amtrak and the National Parks Service, provides guided tours at no additional cost for commuters headed between Portland and Seattle. “I enjoy talking to people that travel here, in the summer we get...

A popular Seattle burger and shake chain is expanding.

One person was pronounced dead and another was taken to Harborview Medical Center after an early-morning shooting at a golf course near Burien, deputies say.

Life moves pretty fast when you’re aboard an Amtrak train chugging along at 80 mph. Some sights — like Mount Rainier — are in view for long, delicious minutes while others — like the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens in Woodland, Clark and Cowlitz counties — are here and gone in the blink of an eye.

(The Center Square) – As fears of recession grow, a new report found that Seattle and Spokane are among the top five cities with increasing numbers of people not paying their credit card bills. WalletHub published data on Wednesday, ranking 100 cities nationwide where more and more debtors are missing their credit...