Seattle gig workers to get $15M in Uber Eats settlement
(The Center Square) – The Seattle Office of Labor Standards reached an unprecedented $15 million settlement with Uber Eats over alleged violations of two laws protecting gig workers. Uber Eats will pay 16,120 Seattle workers a collective $15 million in back pay, interest, liquidated damages and civil penalties. The...
Woman pistol-whipped and shot in the CID; nearby witness arrested for separate felony warrant
Police determined that the victim got into a fight with another woman near the park. It turned physical when the other woman pulled out a handgun and started pistol-whipping the victim before shooting her in the back.
Woman mauled by dogs while jogging to receive $21 million settlement from King County
KING COUNTY, Wash. — King County has agreed to pay $21.5 million to settle the lawsuit of the woman who was mauled by dogs while out jogging in her neighborhood in an unincorporated area of Auburn in 2022. Gyongyi Maas, who was 38 at the time, was out for...
Sound Transit overshot its future plans budget by the billions
Sound Transit officials are sounding the alarm about a multi-billion-dollar budget shortfall affecting a system plan approved by voters in 2012.
29-year-old Renton man arrested in connection with invasion, robbery of Macklemore’s home
Among the stolen property was a highly recognizable Seattle Sounders ring inscribed with the owner’s name.
Prime suspect in Macklemore, athlete burglaries in custody after pawn shop raid: Police
SEATTLE — Seattle police have probable cause to believe a longtime violent serial burglar is connected with the home invasion robberies of several Seattle-area athletes and the artist known as Macklemore and have forwarded recommendations to the King County Prosecutor’s Office after a raid of a South Seattle pawn shop.
Tacoma police release sketch of Point Defiance stabbing suspect
Police say a woman was pinned down and stabbed on a marked trail of the 5-Mile Drive at Point Defiance Park on February...
Cougar attacks 5 cyclists in Washington
A cougar attacked a group of five cyclists on a trail in Washington on Saturday afternoon, sending a woman to the...
Washington brothers, ages 12 and 13, charged in wild carjacking and chase
Two brothers, ages 12 and 13, have been charged in King County Juvenile Court with theft and robbery after a carjacking and wild...
Side hustles get big: Tacoma’s Side Piece Kitchen finds success with authentic advertising
When Side Piece Kitchen owners Hailey and Dante Hernandez opened the doors for their brick-and-mortar location back in October 2023, Hailey wasn’t sure...