Seattle WA

Mayor Wilson announced Wednesday a series of leadership decisions across several Seattle city departments, naming new acting directors, retaining current leaders in key roles and outlining interim changes as the administration moves forward.

This year, Seattle officials are putting a stronger emphasis on services for people arrested for public drug use. That’s after drug possession arrests and charges climbed last year under the city’s two-year-old ordinance. Supporters of “diversion” away from courts and jail call it a hopeful moment. Skeptics worry...

SEATTLE—Mayor Katie Wilson announced January 16 the appointment of Dennis McLerran as the new general manager and chief executive officer of Seattle City Light, replacing Dawn Lindell, who has led the utility since 2024. McLerran, a seasoned environmental attorney, will assume the role on March 4, pending potential...

Opening a can of worms may prove the answer to a salmon fishery researcher's question, especially dead anisakid, roundworms found in old cans of wild Alaska salmon. Results of the initial study on what four decades of canned salmon reveal about marine food webs were released in the spring of 2024. Now using new grant...

SEATTLE - Barely getting by: That's how some of Seattle's most-beloved small businesses describe their day-to-day. Some said it's worse than during the pandemic. They call it a small business crisis that is harder to see at first glance. There are restaurants in the Chinatown-International District whose menus are...

Seattle's unemployment rate is raising eyebrows, especially in the tech world, but there's a glimmer of hope for job seekers.

BREMERTON – Not long after Rebecca Nystrom relocated from Arizona to start a graduate program at the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, her husband became seriously ill. Alongside her daughter, who has autism and mobility issues, medical expenses became an even higher annual expense. Nystrom, who has worked...

SEATTLE — The cases almost never start with a crime: they start with a message. A child meets someone in an online game. They talk about school, sports, or strategy tips. The conversation moves to a private chat. Then to a different app. Then to something more personal. By...

The milestone is part of Ripple Fiber’s broader investment in Grays Harbor County and King County, Washington. Ripple Fiber has begun construction in Washington with a 126-mile fiber build in Ocean Shores, the first city in the state to break ground. This deployment marks the initial phase of the...

At a School Board meeting Wednesday night, half a dozen Seattle teachers, parents and community members shared stories about how the prior day’s shelter-in-place orders, in response to unconfirmed reports of ICE activity, were disruptive and stressful. Speakers painted a picture of anxiety rising around ICE activity...