Seattle WA

SEATTLE — A new orca calf was spotted in Puget Sound on Tuesday afternoon, which is the first calf born into the K pod in over three years, according to the Orca Conservancy. Observers were viewing the Southern Resident Killer Whales, known as the K pod, traveling south when...

KING COUNTY, Wash. — An investigation is underway after a King County Sheriff's Office employee hit and killed a pedestrian early Tuesday morning, the Monroe Police Department reports. Monroe officers responded to the scene just after 6:30 a.m., where A 26-year-old woman had been struck by an unmarked King...

At least 19 colleges have changed essay prompts this year, according to one college counseling firm. Will it change how students talk about themselves?

(SEATTLE) — It was around 10 p.m. on a cloudy August night. Mollie Chehab walked along University Way Northeast with a friend. She keeps to her unwritten rules of city living as a woman: walk with a friend, be aware of your surroundings, carry pepper spray. As the pair turned onto Northeast 42nd St., glancing to...

KOMO News - 12/04/2025 10:41:43 PM. A recent study by LawnStarter has ranked Seattle as the third-most relaxed city in the U.S. The study evaluated the 500 largest U.S. cities across seven categories, finding that higher income levels significantly reduce stress. In fact, 26 out of the top 30 cities reported a median...

Across the country, raising the minimum wage continues to be a topic of conversation. Some claim that raising the minimum wage to $20 would help both low-income employees as well as employers. Though some are moving forward with this experiment, others are being more cautious. For example, voters in Olympia, Wash.,...

Seattle’s 160-Year Lion Dance Legacy Since 1860s. Seattle’s Chinatown has kept a 2,000-year-old tradition alive since the 1860s. Chinese immigrants brought lion dancing with them, a practice dating back to the Han Dynasty. By 1930, colorful lions danced along Seventh Avenue South during Lunar New Year, with shop...

Muddy tire tracks cutting through a King County forest led deputies to a hidden encampment where at least six stolen cars were tucked out of public view. What started as a routine patrol near Maple Valley turned into the discovery of a makeshift chop shop, underscoring how vehicle theft and homelessness are colliding...

King County Executive Girmay Zahilay has issued an emergency proclamation in preparation for the impact of severe storms and river flooding on the region.

On August 26, 2025, Washington Public Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove stood in Tiger Mountain State Forest near Issaquah and signed an order protecting 77,000 acres of forest across western Washington. These aren’t old growth forests yet, but they’re getting close. Logged between the 1920s and World War II,...