Seattle WA

It was a violent night in downtown Seattle with two deadly incidents just five blocks apart in a span of about 30 minutes.

Bellevue police arrested three people in separate street racing incidents, with two seen allegedly riding their motorcycles at around 120 miles per hour, the Bellevue Police Department (BPD) said in a release.

SEATTLE — Sound Transit expects more clarity in the coming weeks as to when the light rail extension between Seattle and the Eastside will open. Earlier this month, the agency announced the completion of the project would be delayed until 2026, rather than late 2025 as previously expected. "We're...

Two people are dead and nine others injured after a spate of violence in the Seattle area on Wednesday, as temperatures climbed into the 80s for the first time this year. The first incident on Wednesday occurred at Harry Todd Park in Lakewood, where seven people were shot. In an...

After a Washington woman's death during the 2021 heat dome in the Pacific Northwest, a new lawsuit filed by her daughter is seeking accountability from major oil companies.

No one was seriously hurt after a sedan crashed into the side of a tractor trailer and knocked off a semi truck axle. The accident happened on Wednesday, May 28th on southbound Interstate 5 near Seattle, Washington. According to KIRO 7, a sedan hit a southbound day cab flatbed semi truck while attempting to change...

It has been a transformational six years on Seattle’s waterfront. In 2019, runners and walkers took part in a race, which ended on the Alaskan Way Viaduct. Joy Shigaki, the CEO of Friends of Waterfront Park says the event happened just a few months before the viaduct was torn down.

A 38-year-old former Kent, Washington resident has been handed a decade behind bars for his role in a widespread drug trafficking operation. Ramon Duarte Garcia, a Mexican citizen, received his sentence in U.S. District Court in Seattle, following an arrest in June 2024 that culminated a nearly four-year-long...

• Jewelry theft: 5:59 p.m., patrol responded to a report of theft at the Hong Kong Market, 300 E. Meeker St. The victim was seated in their vehicle while their spouse shopped. A nearby vehicle was parked, and individuals approached the victim, offering jewelry. Several items were placed around the victim’s neck, and...

The daughter of a Seattle woman, Juliana Leon, who died during the 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave, today brought a wrongful death suit alleging that Big Oil companies negligently caused her mother’s death. Aaron Regunberg, accountability project director for Public Citizen’s Climate Program, issued the following...