Seattle WA

Zaire H.M. Orr – an 18-year-old suspect wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Auburn – was arrested in Burien on Friday, Mar. 14, 2025, after police tracked him to a residence in the city. The arrest follows a weeks-long investigation into an attempted robbery that turned...

Moves target programs that are already underfunded and understaffed, tribal leaders tell Congress

Kent police are crediting several Good Samaritans with trying to help save a woman from being kidnapped.

Portland, OR – A powerful winter storm is bringing heavy snowfall and hazardous travel conditions to the Cascades of Oregon and southern Washington. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning, in effect until 11 PM PDT Thursday. According to the National Weather Service in Portland, the...

With Washington state facing a $13 billion deficit, Governor Bob Ferguson wants to garnish child support payments of low income families as a way to help balance the budget. The idea didn’t go over so well on “The Gee and Ursula Show” on KIRO Newsradio. Under federal...

Harry Cheadle is an Eater writer and editor who covers the Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco metro areas. He has been a journalist for 15 years and writing about food in Seattle since 2023. Dessert fans got some bitter news this week, as the Milk Bar in Bellevue, which opened...

Why aren’t we housing the homeless in abandoned motels? It’s not rocket science—seal off broken windows, install security cameras, and rent them at 50/ month. But here’s the catch: The system profits from keeping people destitute. Politicians don’t want you to know that Housing First programs do work—they cut...

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — A Federal Way gas station was damaged after a shootout erupted there on Sunday. Officers from the Des Moines Police Department were called to the ARCO AMPM in the 27200 block of Pacific Highway South at around 4 a.m. for reports of gunshots. Investigators said...

Washington State Attorney General's staff, along with the Washington Assistant Attorneys General Union, will walk out on Thursday.

"Jails without Justice" is a multi-part KING 5 investigation that exposes gaps in Washington jail operations, revealing a pattern of inadequate care, a lack of oversight and the costly consequences carried by taxpayers. Part 1: Care from medical staff who lack training, authority puts WA inmates at risk of injury,...