Seattle WA

A warning for people looking to visit Seattle beaches this weekend.

It’s not lost on Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell that the city still has a lot of work ahead of it in order to achieve its major goals, but the progress Seattle has made in four short years has given Harrell the confidence that the Emerald City is on the right path.

A phishing text message scam targeting drivers in Washington and across the U.S. began circulating in recent weeks, with some purporting to be from the state’s and Seattle’s “Department of Motor Vehicles” — two agencies that don’t exist. Don't click any links within the...

Community members expressed outrage over what they describe as aggressive and excessive parking enforcement during Seattle’s Juneteenth celebration held last week at Jimi Hendrix Park, casting a dark cloud over an event that was otherwise record-breaking and peacefully celebrated. The annual Juneteenth festival,...

The Kent Police Department is warning residents to ignore and delete scam text messages that falsely claim to be from the Washington Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Officials say several residents (including us!) have reported receiving text messages in recent days that use threatening language and claim the...

Chris Ginette just celebrated her 60th birthday. She was looking forward to it. “My entire life I thought, when I'm in my sixties, I'll get to play again,” she said. But it hasn’t panned out that way. “At this rate, I probably won't be able to retire until...

SEATTLE — The city of Seattle may soon start suing graffiti taggers for the cost of cleaning up their damage. City attorney Ann Davison presented legislation to the city council's public safety committee on Tuesday that would authorize her office to use civil litigation against illegal taggers in addition to criminal...

Multiple police agencies across Western Washington posted on social media this week, warning communities to look out for toll road text scams.

SEATTLE — Homeless camp sweeps that shuffle people around but don't solve the crisis is coming under new scrutiny in Seattle. One of the most recent encampments took over a private parking lot in Ballard and had open drug use on display across the street from a children's playground.

The Duwamish River Community Coalition canceled this year's Duwamish River Festival in Seattle's South Park neighborhood due to concerns about immigration enforcement and community safety. The festival, which celebrates the river and local cultures, was canceled to protect the predominantly Latino and immigrant...