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Barnes & Noble has opened a new location in downtown Seattle, taking over the Pike Street spot formerly occupied by The North Face. Why it matters: The bookseller's return to the city center is a bright spot for downtown retail after several high-profile closures in recent years. Zoom in: The...

SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. — A multi-day search for a missing 24-year-old Bothell man ended on Mount Pugh after Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue teams located him dead, the sheriff’s office said Tuesday afternoon. The man was reported missing on Sunday, May 10, after he failed...

A 20-year-old man was arrested Monday in connection with the death of a 25-year-old employee working at The Growler Guys taproom in Lake City last weekend. Homicide Unit detectives located the suspect and took him into custody on Monday, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) confirmed. The suspect was booked into King Co

A 27-year-old man faced a judge Tuesday morning in King County court, charged in connection with the random attack of a 77-year-old man in downtown Seattle.

SEATTLE — A 34-year-old man remains in critical condition after what Seattle police describe as an unprovoked attack in downtown Seattle that left him with severe head and facial injuries. Investigators say surveillance video captured the suspect walking past the victim before repeatedly striking him in the head with..

Another Seattle-area company is making a major investment in Nashville instead of expanding in Washington, adding to a growing pattern of businesses shifting growth outside the Seattle region. Soak & Sage, a luxury spa and bathhouse brand founded in the Seattle area, announced plans to open an 18,000-square-foot riverf

SEATTLE - Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson added her signature to a national petition Monday, joining advocates at City Hall to call for the recognition of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The signing was part of the "Driving the Vote for Equality" tour....

A report from Seattle’s police watchdog, the Office of Inspector General, suggests that aggressive police tactics exacerbated tensions during a clash between officers and counter-protesters last May, who were upset over a Christian fundamentalist rally. Officials of the Inspector General’s Office and senior Seattle Pol

WESTERN WASHINGTON — Heat and humidity are set to make for a sticky coupling around western Washington on Tuesday. The unusual Northwest combination has earned the attention of the U.S. Storm Prediction Center for May 12. Surface winds become east-northeasterly on Tuesday as a brief thermal trough reaches up...

SEATTLE — Seattle police said protesters broke into the Church of Scientology of Washington State on Saturday during a demonstration tied to an online trend. The trend started in April, after social media users started posting videos of themselves entering properties of the Church of Scientology and "speedrunning" thro