Seattle WA

Third Avenue and Pine Street, a corner that has come to symbolize downtown Seattle’s troubles, is getting a new role: home base. The Downtown Seattle Association has turned a long-vacant retail space into a street-level command center for its ambassador crews, a move leaders say is part logistics upgrade, part public s

Guns, drugs and sex trafficking were the main points of discussion at a meeting between city leaders and neighbors along Aurora Avenue Wednesday night.

Late Wednesday night, gunfire shattered the quiet in West Seattle’s Highland Park, sending neighbors to their windows and first responders racing toward the block. Residents reported hearing multiple shots and watching a large emergency response roll into the area. At least one person was hit and treated by medics at t

Outrage is growing in Washington after Seattle’s new public restroom pilot near Lumen Field was damaged shortly after installation, with one of the solar-powered units found with a shattered window just weeks into the program. The incident has drawn attention because the restrooms are part of a city effort to expand do

The Kirkland-based casino company Maverick Gaming announced Friday that it is closing two Washington casinos and laying off 132 employees while continuing its restructuring plan under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The layoffs are scheduled to take effect on July 31 and span a wide range of positions inside the Silv

Summer weather in Seattle is heating up, and finding the perfect place to enjoy a bite to eat while soaking up the sun just got a whole lot easier.

Once the driver exited the vehicle and was taken to the hospital, Sound Transit had to figure out how to remove the stuck car from the tracks. To do this, Sound Transit crews used a swing loader to pick the car up in a rope harness and carry it down to Walden St. Before the swing loader entered the track right of way,

A 16-year-old boy died from gunshot wounds in the late evening of June 1 at the Avana Star Lake Apartments in Federal Way. Federal Way police officers were dispatched at approximately 9:38 p.m. after witnesses reported the sounds of gunfire at the apartment complex in the 2400 block of S. Star Lake Road, according to t

Ben & Jerry’s announced it will be joining Seattle’s downtown waterfront by either the end of this year or early 2027. The ice cream shop will take over the 1,252-square-foot space Premier Meat Pies used to occupy on Pier 54. Premier Meat Pies lasted eight years at that location.

The King County Transportation District is nearing a vote on how to fund the King County Roads and Services Division and financially support cities through a new sales tax. The Transportation District met as a whole on May 15 to discuss amendments to the 0.1% sales tax ordinance, and the district’s executive group met