Seattle WA

SEATTLE - Traffic was brought to a crawl on Saturday when a semi-truck jackknifed on I-5 South. The incident happened around 11 a.m. just south of Ballinger Park in the Shoreline neighborhood on May 17. The HOV lane, left travel lane, and center lane of I-5 were all blocked for...

SEATTLE - This Saturday, the largest 17th of May celebration outside of Norway is happening in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood. For the 136th year, Ballard's streets will be adorned with Norwegian flags and filled with celebration on Saturday as the community comes together to mark Syttende Mai, Norway’s Constitution...

SEATTLE — Police are actively searching for a suspect after shots were fired near a party near the University of Washington early Saturday morning. According to initial reports, a fight broke out in the 4500 block of 21st Avenue NE around 1:30 a.m., prompting a person to fire three shots before fleeing the scene on...

When four-year-old Lena stepped outside her family’s $2.3 million home in Bellevue, Washington, she thought she was about to pet a friendly dog. Instead, within seconds, the wild animal latched onto her palm and tried to drag her away. Her father, Chang Tong, was just steps behind her and reacted instantly, scaring...

SEATTLE — A shooting outside the OHM Club on South Washington Street has left three people dead and one critically injured. The incident was reported shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday morning at 172 S Washington St. in Pioneer Square. Authorities confirmed that two men and one woman were pronounced...

ANCHORAGE, AK – A Kodiak fisherman was sentenced this week to one year in federal prison and two years of supervised release for illegally transporting live crab from Alaska to Washington in violation of the Lacey Act. According

Streissguth Gardens, on the sloping hillside between 10th Ave and Broadway, lost an iconic willow tree after a wet snowfall this winter. The willow, seemingly weighed down by the snow, fell westward and perpendicular across two of the park’s paths of thin, winding trails. “It’s kind of bizarre. I...

Federal Way police arrested a 14-year-old boy in connection with a May 3 homicide at an apartment complex. Another teen suspect remains at large, according to authorities.

While we were putting together this issue of The Stranger, and contemplating all the ways in which we could cover the upcoming Seattle International Film Festival now that we’re back in print, we started to think back to the old days, when The Stranger would pilfer the SIFF offices for weeks on end, grabbing all the...

SEATTLE — A group of Seattle public high school students voiced opposition this week to discussions about reinstating school resource officers (SROs) on campuses. In 2020, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) suspended its partnership with the Seattle Police Department, effectively removing SROs from school grounds. The...