Seattle WA

SEATTLE — Seattle's newest homeless housing facility opened with promises of expanding shelter capacity for people experiencing chronic homelessness, but questions are emerging about why most of its units remain unoccupied a week after opening. About 15 people are currently living at the Bayside Enhanced Shelter, which

Five years of data tracking Seattle’s JumpStart tax have been released, and as a result of several factors, the city has lost roughly 30,000 jobs since 2020 and suffered a 48% drop in the taxable value of office buildings, with a nearly 40% office vacancy rate. Seattle’s JumpStart tax...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A man who was convicted of using stolen identities of nurses to send impostor nurses to work in long-term care facilities in Washington has been sentenced. On Tuesday, the Washington State Attorney General’s Office announced that David Mungai Njenga was sentenced to 14 years in...

60,000 Gillette Logos Vanish in Foxboro, and Nobody's Talking About the Real Problem Yo, Seattle! You are NOT gonna believe the wildness that just hit the wires. Seriously, I read this, blinked twice, and had to re-read it because my brain just refused to process the sheer audacity. We’re talking about pure, unadultera

As a small data center is being eyed for the ground floor of the Starbucks headquarters building in SODO, according to The Seattle Times, KIRO host Jake Skorheim questioned whether the fear over data centers is warranted. “The building owners are thinking about renting out some of the unused space,...

SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced a new funding opportunity designed to help residents remain housed and prevent homelessness before it begins. On Wednesday, Wilson and the Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) released on Wednesday a Request for Proposals (RFP) that will provide approximately $8 million

A Celebration of Life Service for Anthony Lenorris Baker Jr. and Latrez James Cooper, the two men killed May 24 in a Kent car crash, will be Saturday, June 20 in Kent. The service is at 1 p.m. at New Beginnings Christian Fellowship, 19300 108th Ave. SE. Baker, 36, and...

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) says a driver reported that a group of people in a minivan pointed multiple guns at them early Wednesday morning.

King County Councilmember Rod Dembowski has proposed an amendment to the county’s budget that Department of Community and Human Services director Susan McLaughlin said will have “devastating impacts” on the county’s ability to deliver services through Best Starts for Kids, a countywide levy that pays for child care sub

Five armed robbery suspects were arrested after a high-speed chase through Seattle early Wednesday morning. According to the Seattle Police Department (SPD), officers caught the suspects on SR 99 at approximately 4 a.m. after the suspects led them on a chase through multiple sections of the city. By 5 a.m.,...