Seattle WA

Similar to Seattle, Federal Way unanimously approved a 12-month moratorium on data centers as the city waits for more details on the environmental impacts they could have in the area. Jake Skorheim, co-host of “The Jake and Spike Show” on KIRO Newsradio, asked a “would you rather” question about two...

Saturday night, social media posts reported a large law enforcement response near the Tinkham Road campgrounds. These reports described a large law enforcement response near the Tinkham Road campgrounds, with posts claiming deputies were searching for a missing woman and that a woman in crisis had fired shots at a camp

A federal lawsuit filed July 8 in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington accuses Highline Public Schools of forcing a sixth grade student to stay in an "inclusion" assembly she found religiously objectionable and of telling her she "had no choice" about taking part. The complaint, brought on behalf

Clyde Hill has raised concerns about its financial struggles stemming from a Washington law limiting the annual property tax increase to 1%, and the city’s budget doesn’t have much left to cut before basic city services are next to go. KIRO host Ursula Reutin and KIRO fill-in host...

SEATTLE — Federal regulators will force the removal of toxic, highly corrosive chemicals from a defunct and leaking pulp mill along the Chehalis River, officials confirmed this week. Either Richard Bassett, the U.K. businessman who owns Cosmo Specialty Fibers, must start removing vast quantities of these chemicals from

SEATTLE — Seattle leaders have spent years talking about turning more offices into housing as part of downtown's evolution into a mixed-use neighborhood. Now, one developer says a weak office market and a shortage of new housing made that vision the most practical path forward. After four years of...

Before we get back to West Seattle Summer Fest coverage – a couple other notes:. ABANDONED BICYCLE? Steve stopped by the Info Booth at Summer Fest to tell us about that bike: “This bike was sitting at the Oregon sSt bike parking area at 6 am this morning with no lock. I locked it up in hopes of finding the owner.” If i

The microscopic parasite Cyclospora, which has been reported to cause explosive diarrhea, is surging across the U.S., but the number of cases in King County remains at normal levels.

For the past month, I’ve been on a delicious mission to eat my weight in pastries, all in the name of journalistic integrity. I’ve dusted powdered sugar off my shirt, dealt with minor buttercream emergencies, and developed a very serious relationship with sourdough. After sampling everything from over-the-top...

A man accused of attempted kidnapping at Pike Place Market made his first court appearance. Police say a man tried to grab a stroller with a baby in it from a mother around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday. A probable cause document reveals the father and the child's grandmother intervened until...