Seattle WA

RENTON, Wash. — A motorcyclist is in serious condition after he was thrown from his bike in what's being described by police as a "road rage" incident. Dustin Umemoto, 42, was riding his 2008 Ducati along Petrovitsky Road in Renton around 4:45 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13. According to court...

(The Center Square) – The King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) will delay approval of its 2026 budget until January due to a lack of a quorum and upcoming turnover of its Governing Board. When KCRHA revealed its preliminary proposed 2026 budget in June, it scheduled its final vote for the Dec. 18...

Seattle has long had a reputation for looking out for its neighbors—and new data suggests that reputation is well earned. A recent study by NetCredit found that Seattle ranks #1 in the entire country for the median amount raised per GoFundMe campaign. The date shows that when people in Seattle start a fundraiser, it...

Sherrie Weis loved her job. The former case manager at YouthCare’s adolescent shelter in Seattle used to work 20-hour shifts, go home, take a shower, sleep two hours and be right back at work. And she was never happier. Weis worked with 12- to 17-year-olds, often runaways who were...

Two women wearing matching brown reindeer hats stole thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise from Ulta Beauty in Silverdale, authorities said. According to a post on the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, they entered the store around 4:40 p.m. on Tuesday. “Surveillance cameras caught one person...

SEATTLE — Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) has announced adjustments to water operations that may temporarily affect drinking water in some North Seattle neighborhoods. Residents in the potentially impacted areas, marked in orange on the provided map, might notice discolored tap water over the next few days. Despite...

SEATTLE — Thursday marks the first anniversary of the killing of King County Metro Transit Operator Shawn Yim, who was stabbed to death by a passenger while working his shift as an overnight bus driver on Dec.18, 2024. Yim's friends and colleagues gathered at the Central-Atlantic Bus Base on...

(The Center Square) – Seattle Social Housing is set to receive its first-ever funding disbursement – $50 million – from a voter-approved excess compensation tax. Seattle Social Housing is a public development authority focused on addressing housing needs through the social housing model, which removes housing from...

SEATTLE — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is asking lawmakers to fund $244 million in additional housing investments as part of a budget proposal released Thursday. His plan comes as the state grapples with an ongoing shortage of affordable housing, and after lawmakers have already pumped hundreds of millions of dollars...

A vicious dog attack injured seven people and killed a neighbor’s pet in Kitsap County on Wednesday. The attack occurred near 2nd Avenue W. and Earhart Street in unincorporated Bremerton, where a man was attempting to fend off multiple attacking dogs, the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office KCSO) reported.