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According to local and national experts who study economic mobility, housing and race, Seattle’s Black middle class is increasingly being displaced by rising housing costs, wealth disparities and long-standing structural inequities. While Black middle-class households continue to exist throughout the region, experts sa

SEATTLE — A 13-year-old boy has been charged in King County Juvenile Court with first-degree manslaughter and unlawful possession of a firearm in connection with the fatal shooting of his 17-year-old cousin at a South Seattle apartment last month, according to court documents. Prosecutors charged the 13-year-old on Jun

SEATTLE - Seattle police have arrested a 13-year-old boy in connection with the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy in Seattle's Rainier Valley neighborhood, according to police. The suspect turned himself in to the South Precinct on June 4, and was arrested. What we know:. On May 29 at about...

Timothy was dead for a week in Seattle’s Discovery Park, lying halfway inside the door of his tent, when an officer investigating rumors of “a body in the woods” finally found him on March 31. The coroner determined he died of hypothermia and exposure. Michael died alone...

A 4-year-old girl has died from her injuries following a high-speed rollover crash on State Route 18 in Federal Way last week, according to Washington State Patrol authorities on Monday night. The crash occurred on June 4 when a sedan, spotted by a trooper traveling at 130 mph, struck a...

An adult male body was found in a wooded area in Kent on Monday, and detectives have not completely ruled out a homicide.

Seattle just updated the required relocation payment landlords must provide to low-income tenants displaced by demolition, major rehabilitation, or change of use. The new amount — $5,552 — took effect May 15 and applies to any Tenant Relocation License application filed on or after that date. If you own rental property

Expeditors International abruptly eliminated roughly 230 technology roles across the Seattle region on Monday, a sharp turn for a company that has long prided itself on stability and avoiding layoffs. The cuts hit software engineers, quality assurance testers, project managers, business analysts and other tech staff in

Seattle just lost one of its highest-profile tech heavyweights. Rich Barton, the billionaire co‑founder of Zillow, wrote on X on June 5 that he is “officially a Las Vegas resident,” explaining that his kids are launched, the empty nest is real, and he and his wife are ready to start “this next chapter.” His brief post,

The King County Medical Examiner reports 24 drug-related deaths since May, mostly due to fentanyl, spotlighting a rising substance abuse issue across Seattle and nearby areas.