Seattle WA

KENT, Wash. — A man who was found with multiple gunshot wounds on the porch of a Kent home was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center late Friday morning. Kent police officers responded to the 25000 block of 116th Avenue SE for a report of a man lying on the caller's porch. When officers arrived, they began life-saving measures, which were taken over by Puget...

What started as a late-night scare on Lake Union had Seattle emergency crews sweeping the water and shoreline near the 1800 block of Westlake Ave. N on Friday night after reports of a person in the water. Seattle Police Harbor Patrol and Seattle Fire units searched docks and shorelines while rescue boats waited offshore, ready to move in. The tension eased when officers...

They're little grunting noises. Accompanied with smiles. 1-year-old Cooper Barnett is wriggling and communicating with his mom and dad as if to say, "Who are these guys in Auntie's living room?" as he looks at myself and NonStop Local KHQ's Chief Photographer Gabe Ferguson. Or he's just hungry. "Do you...

In early March, families learned that St. Michael Medical Center planned to close its pediatric rehabilitation clinic . After weeks without communication, hospital leadership scheduled a meeting with parents. Families only learned of the meeting when a hospital representative told the Kitsap Public Health Board it had been scheduled. There was no prior outreach to families. Parents had to follow up to confirm it and...

SEATTLE — Seattle is expanding a community safety program in the Chinatown-International District, adding more on-the-ground support in response to ongoing concerns from businesses and residents. The city is investing additional resources into its Safety Ambassadors Program, which launched in June and places trained staff in bright yellow vests...

On April 21, 2026, King County Executive Girmay Zahilay, BRIDGE Housing, and Community Roots Housing hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony with elected leaders, community members, and partners to celebrate the grand opening of Copperleaf Northgate, a new transit-oriented affordable housing community. The seven-story development features 235 apartments. Of those, 211 units...

Originally built as housing for staff at a nearby industrial estate, the properties underwent a dramatic renovation between 2021 and 2023.

The Bothell Police Department says scammers are targeting people who apply for city permits in a new phishing scheme.

The University of Washington's annual water impacts report shows early snowmelt last year led to less water in rivers and reservoirs.

SEATTLE — A ramp worker at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has filed a lawsuit claiming unsafe conditions on the tarmac led to a crash involving a baggage tug that left him with long-term injuries. Marcus Creary, 27, said he was struck while working near a Delta Air Lines gate on...