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Seattle has about 30 housing projects stuck in the pipeline, and KIRO fill-in host Angela Poe Russell said the numbers explain why builders are walking away from the city. “Second-quarter housing permit applications are down 94% from the same period in 2020,” Angela said on “The Gee and Ursula Show” on KIRO Newsradio.

A man pretending to shop for beer pulled a black handgun on a gas station clerk in Morgan Junction just after 10 p.m. Sunday, ordering him away from the register and walking off with as much as $2,000 in cash. Seattle Police officers on uniformed patrol responded to the robbery call.

The flagship of the best donut shop in Washington is two stories of glass with wall-to-wall books, which makes it look considerably more like a reading room than a place that fries dough. Writers actually work upstairs, where the light is dimmer. The monorail runs directly overhead. It is the least donut-shop-looking d

Seattle chef Victor Steinbrueck is expanding his seafood empire with a new restaurant in Ballard. GoodMart opens Thursday as a seafood market and deli, with a 40-seat cafe. The menu will feature locally harvested seafood, including oysters and poke bowls. The restaurant will be located at 5130 Ballard Ave. NW,...

Seattle's city council will vote on an ordinance banning "surveillance pricing" this week, potentially becoming the first city in the U.S. to ban large grocery stores from collecting individual data to set prices. Shopping at grocery stores has created a trove of customer data that retailers use to set prices and tailo

BELLEVUE, Wash. - Bellevue police are warning retailers to be on alert for a group of thieves suspected of targeting golf stores across the area. Surveillance video from Puetz Golf in Bellevue shows a theft on Sept. 10 in which police say several thousand dollars worth of new golf drivers were stolen.

(The Center Square) - The following is a list of drug-related deaths as reported by the King County Medical Examiner. The Center Square does not independently verify this information. The full list can be found here . Total number of drug-related deaths since TCS tracking began May 26: 225 SEPT. 14 26-02423: Mitchell L

The Foothills Trail has a little something for everyone, whether you’re a first-time cyclist looking for an easy-to-navigate paved path or an experienced biker pushing to go the distance. The Foothills Trail spans 22 miles, stretching through Eastern Puyallup, Orting, Buckley, Wilkeson, and Carbonado. The route is most

Seattle is starting Monday near 54 degrees under low clouds and fog, with light winds and a mostly dry forecast ahead. Temperatures should climb to around 70 degrees this afternoon, making for one more comfortable day before a wetter pattern takes over later this week. Some low clouds or fog may linger in spots this mo

Tickets are now on sale for the Seattle Sauna Festival, a one-of-a-kind Pacific Northwest gathering devoted to the art of sauna, restorative ritual, and community connection. The two-day festival will be November 7–8, 2026, from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm each day at Seattle’s National Nordic Museum. Seasoned sauna enthusiasts