Seattle WA

A Kent Police officer reportedly fired five shots that didn’t hit anybody while at the apartment door of a man wanted by Seattle Police for sexual assault. At about 3:14 a.m. Dec. 10, the Seattle Police Department requested assistance from Kent Police to locate a 48-year-old Kent man wanted for a felony sexual...

The holidays are usually associated with generosity, but that doesn’t extend to skipping the bill for services that were already provided, like professional Christmas light installation. A recent TikTok video from Seattle-based holiday lighting installer Dylan Thornsberry (@dylanthorns) went viral after he described...

SEATTLE - Thousands of people in the Puget Sound area are dealing with power outages, as strong winds swept through the region on Monday. As of 9 p.m. Monday, about 6,100 customers are currently without power, according to Puget Sound Energy. There are a total of 117 outages, mainly impacting Kitsap County.

In a heartbreaking incident that has shaken the Beacon Hill community, a 38-year-old bicyclist, affectionately known as Allie, was struck and killed by a vehicle early Sunday morning. The collision occurred just after midnight at the intersection of Beacon Avenue South and South Stevens Street. Following the impact,...

The Martin Luther King Jr. Way street name in Seattle will be extended next year to Renton and Kent as a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. No streets will be renamed in Renton and Kent. But an additional street sign with Martin Luther King Jr. Way will be added along State Route 900 in Renton and State Route 515...

Seattle has changed a lot since the pandemic, and let's face it — much of it hasn't been good. The cost of living has somehow climbed even higher. Downtown is still struggling to fully recover, with fewer workers and retailers and emptier sidewalks than it once had. Reports of homeless encampments are at a record...

When the ground under Seattle finally gives way, the disaster will not unfold as a single cinematic moment but as a chain reaction that reshapes the city’s geography, infrastructure and daily life. The science is clear that a powerful earthquake is coming; what remains uncertain is how prepared residents and...

Port Angeles – 39-year-old Pralay Kar of Bothell was sentenced Thursday in Clallam County Superior Court to 12 months and 1 day in prison for four counts of theft in the first degree. The sentence followed a guilty plea. The charges stemmed from a scheme that targeted elderly individuals...

Amazon announced another round of layoffs on Saturday that will affect 84 employees in Seattle and Bellevue, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filing. The layoffs are scheduled to take effect between February 2, 2026, and February 23, 2026. Employees working in software development,...

The streets of Bellevue were jarred by gunfire on Friday, as Bellevue Police attended to a call at the Bellevue Transit Center which resulted in an officer-involved shooting. The Bellevue Police Department, through a social media post, confirmed that the incident took place at approximately 12:24 p.m. at 10850 NE 6th...