Seattle WA

New reports show downtown Seattle's office vacancy rate is among the highest in the country, but some are holding onto hope that businesses will come back soon.

There’s no opening date yet, but WinCo Foods, a grocery store known for having generally lower-priced goods than other stores, shared that a Renton location is coming and released some behind-the-scenes photos. WinCo Foods announced in a Jan. 28 social media post that its Renton location is under construction....

MERCER ISLAND, Wash. — Mercer Island has recovered most of the money it lost in a check fraud scheme discovered last year, the city announced Wednesday. City officials reported that the fraud occurred in January 2025, when someone posing as a legitimate city contractor contacted staff and requested a change to the...

LAKE FOREST PARK, Wash. — The man who was wounded in a shooting on Sunday in Lake Forest Park after a reported burglary at a townhouse complex near a home that caught fire hours earlier has been identified, according to a police update Wednesday. PREVIOUS COVERAGE | Intruder shot...

Two dogs were rescued from I-405 by a Washington State Patrol trooper this week.

Yesterday in North Seattle's Northgate neighborhood, a 20-year-old man was left in critical condition after being shot multiple times while sitting in his car. As reported by KOMO News, Seattle Police Department officers responded to the incident at about 12:45 a.m. near the 1000 block of North 98th Street, close to...

A pretrial hearing has been continued to March 2 in Kent Municipal Court for the two Golden Steer restaurant owners charged for allegedly buying and selling stolen alcohol. Mohammed F. Alsadi, 33, and Widad G. Defar, 35, who are married and live in Kent, were represented during a Jan. 26 hearing by Kent defense...

The Ohio State wide receiver entered the transfer portal earlier this month after a year with the Buckeyes.

A Kent man was sentenced to prison for robbing an Auburn bank at gunpoint in May 2025. On Jan. 23, following a guilty plea on Dec. 23, 2025, a King County Superior Court Judge sentenced Michael Peter Esposito, 64, whose last known address was in Kent, to 129 months — nearly 11 years — in prison for first-degree...

An investigation is ongoing after two climbers were found dead at Mount Rainier National Park last week. Jiri Richter , 51 of Seattle, and Benjamin Watson, 35 of Seattle, were the men found dead on Jan. 20 near Wilson Glacier, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office. Richter died of multiple...