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A 54-year-old Federal Way man was sentenced this week in U.S. District Court in Seattle to three years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, Acting U.S. Attorney Charle Neil Floyd

Washington universities release new data on reported sexual assaults on campuses, with Washington State University having the highest number of rape cases in 2025. Washington universities have released new data showing the extent of reported sexual assaults on their campuses. The mandatory annual disclosures arrive as

A lieutenant with the U.S. Coast Guard was riding electric scooters with friends in Washington state when a man shot him dead, authorities say. The post Coast Guard officer riding Lime e-scooters with friends killed after he exchanges words with man in Prius in road-rage attack: Cops first appeared on Law & Crime .

Washington’s vehicle code requires headlights the moment rain or fog keeps other cars from being seen a thousand feet down the road, under Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 46.37.020. Longtime residents flip the switch without a thought. These are the rain habits that give away a lifelong Washingtonian. 1....

Seattle’s minimum wage will rise to $22.14 an hour on Jan. 1, 2027, under the city’s annual inflation adjustment. Ahead of that increase, the owner of Penelope & The Beauty Bar at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel has frozen hiring and turned to artificial intelligence for some work, according to Seattle Red 770 AM.

On a gray Saturday morning in Washington, the usual line does not form. The door stays dark, the pastry case empty, and the person who planned a quick stop before errands has to rewrite a small piece of the day. Locator listings pointed to a cluster of shops going quiet for the weekend, and the […] The post Starbucks

Seattle has plenty of trendy spots with long lines and short menus, but one fried chicken counter in the city has been drawing loyal crowds for years without any fuss. The plan here is simple: order at the counter, grab a box, and head back out the door. There are...

SEATTLE — Sound Transit riders will see buses replacing Link light rail trains during parts of next week and later in October as crews complete maintenance work aimed at improving reliability, Sound Transit announced Friday. Sound Transit will alter service “to accommodate necessary work impacting Link light rail,” wit

Mayor Katie Wilson’s 2027-28 budget proposal, submitted to the City Council in the final days of September, has been greeted with a mixture of praise and criticism, bouquets and brickbats. The cheers for the socialist mayor’s first fiscal proposal came from a surprising source: the city’s business community.

Seattle’s police watchdog found that officers generally followed safeguards governing the city’s surveillance pilot, with 98% of saved CCTV clips tied to serious or violent crimes or high-priority calls. The findings come as Mayor Katie Wilson continues to block expansion and keep Stadium District cameras offline. The