Seattle WA

The Seattle Office of Labor Standards (OLS) recently wrapped up an investigation involving an in-home childcare employer accused of wage theft. According to a report by Seattle's Official News, the employer, who had a nanny on staff for almost a year, failed to pay the full severance outlined in the nanny's...

This is the complete list (so far) of concerts and comedy tours coming to the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle in 2026.

Kent Police arrested a 48-year-old man for investigation of DUI after a 911 caller reported a car stopped in the roadway, with the engine running and the driver apparently passed out. An officer responded at about 2:17 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 to a welfare check in the 22400 block of...

On most demographic measures, Seattle usually ranks alongside its peer cities — places like San Francisco, Portland, Washington, D.C., and so on. But here’s a ranking where Seattle finds itself in some different company: the share of children living with two parents. New 2024 census data shows that...

Last month, Seattle witnessed the closest mayoral race in its history. First-time candidate Katie Wilson beat incumbent Mayor Bruce Harrell by fewer than 2,000 votes — a margin of just 0.7%. In his concession speech, Harrell showed that sometimes we learn more about a leader not in how they...

On the surface, a pair of murders in our state nearly two months ago don’t have anything in common except for each occurring in mid-October and resulting in the arrest of a young man. One occurred in north Seattle, the other in Spokane — far from our corner of...

The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 63-year-old man, accused of killing two people on Herron Island on the Key Peninsula.

A powerful atmospheric river has unleashed near-record flooding across western Washington. “The Gee and Ursula Show” on KIRO Newsradio checked in with listeners Thursday affected by the flooding. “My daughter had to be evacuated, and I’m working with my sister, she’s probably going to have to be evacuated out...

(The Center Square) – Rhonda Lewis has been appointed to the King County Council District 2 seat, becoming the first Black woman to serve on the council. Lewis served as King County Executive Girmay Zahilay’s chief of staff for his District 2 office, and prior to that, was the chief of operations for former King...

Seattle police arrested a 39-year-old man on December 10, 2025, after responding to a report of trespassing and shoplifting at a pharmacy on the 500 block of 15th Avenue East. The store manager identified the man from a previous incident on November 25, when he was accused of stealing cigarettes and assaulting an...