Seattle home prices fell 2.5% in a year, the biggest drop of any major...
Seattle homebuyers gained ground this spring as the city recorded a 2.5 percent year-over-year decline in home prices, the steepest drop among major U.S. metros, while new listings surged 39 percent. The shift, captured in the RE/MAX April 2026 National Housing Report, signals a market where sellers are losing the pric
LETTER: Highline Public Schools parents say ‘this isn’t budget mitigation; it is a tactical...
[EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a Letter to the Editor, written and submitted by verified residents. It represents the opinion of the authors, and does not necessarily reflect the views of South King Media or its staff.]. Wednesday night (June 3, 2026), we stood before the Highline School Board...
Wilson Backs Down on Tenant Protection Rollbacks, Fire Department Funding Plan Fizzles, Privacy Advocates...
1. Mayor Katie Wilson’s office confirmed that Wilson will not be proposing changes to the city’s just cause eviction ordinance that housing developers, including the Housing Development Consortium, had been pushing for months. Tenant advocacy groups opposed the potential changes and met with Wilson the week before last
Want to see hundreds of baby herons? Go to King County’s busiest dog park
Typically when you spot a great blue heron in Western Washington, you see one flying or fishing alone. But in Redmond, though, a huge group of herons have picked an unusual place to nest. Close to downtown Redmond lies a small park. It's a little over four acres with lots...
‘Altercation’ in Kent led to fatal shooting of 16-year-old girl
An “altercation” led to the fatal shooting June 3 of a 16-year-old girl in Kent. “Detectives are actively pursuing multiple leads in an effort to identify the suspect involved in this case,” Kent Police Assistant Chief Jarod Kasner said in a Monday, June 8 email when asked for an update about the shooting. “The shootin
21-year-old charged with human trafficking, money laundering linked to Bellevue party house
A 21-year-old accused of running a human trafficking operation out of a house in Bellevue was charged Monday.
Residents spot black bear in Kent East Hill neighborhood
Dave and Debra Entenman have lived in the Meadow Glen neighborhood on the East Hill in Kent for 30 years and never seen a bear on their street until Sunday night, June 7. “I just wanted to report a bear sighting in our neighborhood at about 9:26 p.m. at the corner of SE 221st Street and 116th Avenue SE,” Dave Entenman
Mariners catcher sells Bellevue home for more than $3M
The backup catcher for the Seattle Mariners, Mitch Garver, sold his Bellevue home for more than $3 million in late May. Garver’s home sat on a 7,502-square-foot lot at 1028 163rd Avenue S.E. in Bellevue’s Lake Hills neighborhood, according to the Zillow listing. Built in 2023, the 4,300-square-foot...
Seattle council members push back on Mayor Wilson’s plan to double transit sales tax
SEATTLE — Two Seattle City Council members are signaling concerns about Mayor Katie Wilson's proposal to double the city's transit sales tax, saying the plan requires closer scrutiny before moving forward. During a council briefing, Budget Chair Dan Strauss said he supports transit investments but questioned whether th
‘She’s upholding her bad ideas’: Jake says Seattle mayor’s new tiny home village lets...
While Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson didn’t deliver on her goal of 500 shelter beds before the World Cup, she did open 75 new tiny homes in Interbay over the weekend. Wilson told KIRO 7 that because recovery is complicated, the city is not demanding people be abstinent from drugs when they enter the village.
