Seattle WA

SNOQUALMIE, Wash. - All lanes of State Route 18 are back open following a deadly motorcycle-semi truck crash. The crash was first reported around 6:15 p.m. between I-90 and Issaquah Hobart Road Southeast, near Snoqualmie. The Washington State Patrol said a motorcyclist drove into the back of a semi, killing...

Two women from Bremerton have pleaded guilty to federal charges after being accused of running a large-scale identity theft and bank fraud operation that scammed countless victims out of sums totaling more than $200,000. Emily Vranic, 34, entered a plea of guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identi

KING COUNTY — Leaders of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) defended the agency’s financial management after a forensic evaluation found major deficiencies, telling King County councilmembers that millions of dollars flagged by auditors may reflect reimbursements that were never billed, not missing

A California prison inmate and his Nevada wife, who is currently on supervised release, face federal charges in an extortion plot that targeted a married woman in the Seattle area.

SEATTLE — The Seattle Social Housing Developer plans to expand into every City Council district, telling officials it aims to establish 1,670 housing units over the next five years. Mike Eliason, director of design and policy for the Seattle Social Housing Developer (SSHD), the public agency tasked with acquiring...

Rising temperatures have led to an uptick in heat-induced illnesses and multiple weekend water emergencies, including a fatal drowning at Lake Sammamish State Park and a four-person rescue on the Stillaguamish River. Emergency personnel warn that despite hot air temperatures, regional waterways remain dangerously cold

SEATTLE — Would you buy a tent for $999? Spend $249 on a folding camping chair? Lorde, the singer, spent $185 on one of Snow Peak’s water bottles — and now it's her Instagram profile photo. It's all made by cult camping gear company Snow Peak, which...

Seattle and King County owe the King County Regional Homelessness Authority around $8 million, KCRHA associate director William Towey told the County Council’s committee of the whole last week, referring to the $8 million in spending that, according to a forensic audit, “could not be reconciled” by auditors and “may ha

The city of Renton is looking to ban data centers from within the city limits. At the June 1 meeting, the Renton City Council voted unanimously for the city administration to begin working on a moratorium on data centers in the city. Councilmember Kim-Khánh Văn proposed the motion.

Eastside Fire and Rescue believe multiple factors may have played a role in the teen’s death, including cold temperatures, heavy clothing which may have weighed her down and that she didn’t know how to swim.