Seattle WA

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...

A 9-year-old boy was pulled from a steep tree well at Stevens Pass after a terrifying crash that left him with a broken leg. Ronan’s mom, Heather Glude, told KIRO 7 they were skiing together over the weekend. “There was a jump that was like this and super long,”...

Seattle area residents flooded our inboxes with reactions to the airport's push to use "SEA" as its preferred shorthand instead of Sea-Tac, with many seeing the new nickname as a snub to Tacoma. The big picture: Many locals see the airport's yearslong rebranding effort as dropping part of its identity...

Northbound I-5 has been reduced to two lanes while the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) works on the next chapter of its invasive Revive I-5 project. As a result, the express lanes will only function south to north. Therefore, southbound I-5 drivers will be without access to the express lanes for...

Inside the changes reshaping how customers get their food. Downtown Seattle is no stranger to surprises, but one McDonald’s is turning heads for all the wrong reasons. The location has been nicknamed ‘McStabby’s’ online, a slang label that appears in coverage and social media discussions about safety in the...

KENT, Wash. — The trial has started for a man charged with the murders of a man and a woman whose bodies were discovered in a bush in Maple Valley in 2023. During opening statements Wednesday morning in King County Superior Court in Kent, prosecutors said Brandon Gerner, 42, conspired with his best friend, Kody...

SEATTLE — Expedia Group is laying off 162 employees in the Seattle area, the latest round of job cuts for the online travel company as it continues to reshape its workforce. According to information filed with Washington state’s Employment Security Department, Expedia, Inc. plans to begin the layoffs on April 1,...

Peninsula Community Health Services will permanently close a medical clinic in Port Orchard, designed to care for those formerly incarcerated at the county jail, after spending over a year attempting to address city building code violations that halted operations. Jennifer Kreidler-Moss, CEO of PCHS, confirmed in an...

SEATTLE - A man accused of carjacking a Washington State Patrol vehicle from a lieutenant on Interstate 5 has been deemed incompetent to stand trial. Alexander Smith, 24, was charged with second-degree robbery and attempting to elude police after the Christmas Day incident in Seattle. Prosecutors say Smith pulled a...

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