King County Council approves sales tax increase without seeking voter approval
The King County Council approved a sales tax increase Tuesday to support children and families. Starting Jan. 1, the tax will add 1 cent to a $100 purchase. It could raise about $10.3 million in 2027 for services including child care, youth mental health programs, and rental assistance. The council...
‘They need to go away’: Jake calls for shutting down King County homelessness agency...
KIRO host Jake Skorheim called for shutting down the King County Regional Homelessness Authority after its public records officer quit. The officer alleged that agency leadership made it impossible for her to do her job, according to The Seattle Times. “They need to go away,” Jake said on “The Jake...
Viral raccoon Jimothy spotted in Ballard
Jimothy, the viral deformed raccoon that has become a national celebrity, was recently spotted in a North Seattle neighborhood. Jimothy was seen climbing on a fence in Ballard. The video was posted on Facebook by KIRO 7, showing the raccoon making his way through the residential neighborhood. He was captured...
Passengers express frustration and confusion over mass cancellations throughout WSF system
Ferry services in Edmonds were suspended Monday, leaving the terminal empty and turning away unsuspecting travelers.
Train Fans Lose Whole Afternoons Inside This Museum-Like Washington Model Train Shop
Model railroad magazines from the 1950s sit just a few feet from brand-new, high-tech locomotives in one small Washington shop. Plenty of people stop in planning a quick errand and walk out an hour or more later, still smiling. It feels less like a store and more like a museum...
Washington’s nation-high minimum wage rising to nearly $18 an hour in 2027
Washington’s minimum wage workers will get a 3.5% pay bump in 2027. The state’s minimum wage will climb to $17.73 an hour starting January 1, the state Department of Labor and Industries announced this week. A 2024 analysis found that more than one in four Wyoming workers would...
Washington renters take on $175,000 in landlord money, with Seattle’s mayor on board
"It's very exciting to see this work happening simultaneously in cities around our state."
Pilot killed in Everett, WA Paine Field plane crash identified
EVERETT, Wash. - The Snohomish County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the man who died in a plane crash at Paine Field on Oct. 1. The pilot was identified as 61-year-old Mark Stuart Richardson. FOX 13 talked to a man who says he is Richardson's stepson, Hans Friese. He said...
One taken to hospital after apparent shooting along Aurora Avenue in North Seattle
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) is investigating a shooting at a North Seattle gas station, cordoning off the ARCO parking lot at the corner of Aurora Avenue and Northgate Way with crime scene tape early Tuesday morning.
WA ferry cancellations 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6
FOX 13 Seattle reporter Taylor Winkel is at Colman Dock in Seattle as many Washington State Ferry routes struggle to get back to regular service across Puget Sound after a widespread worker shortage on Monday.
