Seattle mayor proposes $9.1B budget with no new taxes
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson proposed a $9.1 billion 2027–2028 budget that avoids new tax increases by making over $90 million in General Fund spending cuts and eliminating 128 positions. The budget allocates over $500 million annually for housing and homelessness, utilizing the JumpStart payroll tax to directly fund hom
Somali home daycares in Seattle receive $5M in taxpayer funds in potential fraud: report
WASHINGTON (TNND) — Somali home daycares in Seattle have allegedly received more than $5 million in taxpayer funds in a potential fraud scheme, according to a report. The Post Millennial posted a video on X on Monday that showed reporter Katie Daviscourt visiting Somali home daycares in Seattle to determine if they wer
A mom meets her son every Sunday at 12th and Jackson. Nine Puget Sound...
At least nine Puget Sound mayors will gather in Kent on Oct. 8 for a community conversation on Washington’s fentanyl crisis, and the man bringing them together wants families who’ve lost someone to the streets to ask them one question. “How does fentanyl end in our state?” Art...
Own the delay Mayor Wilson, stop blaming everyone else
On July 26, Seattle police officers standing approximately 100 feet from the Armory took an alleged Bite of Seattle shooter into custody in 20 to 30 seconds; yet the public waited five hours for the first official public safety briefing. That is not a communications hiccup; that is a leadership failure.
Seattle Police say meddling by absent chief, mayor’s staff complicated shooting response
The Seattle Police Department, responding to the Bite of Seattle shooting on July 26, say their response was hindered by then-Chief Shon Barnes inappropriately giving orders from a distance, and by the mayor’s staff delaying any statements to the press.
Lawsuit: Parents claim Salem Hospital told them to drive dead infant home to Seattle
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A Washington couple is suing Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics, Salem Health, and a doctor, after the death of their infant son, claiming the hospital forced them to drive his body home themselves. According to the lawsuit filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court, Aleksandr Yeremeyev...
Person burned at Seal Rock Campground airlifted to hospital, injured dog rushed to vet
BRINNON, Wash. — A person who was severely burned at the Seal Rock Campground was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle Monday night. According to Brinnon Fire, the man is in critical condition, but stable. His family has been notified and is traveling from Kansas. His dog was...
East Bay Ray Of Dead Kennedys Diagnosed With Parkinson’s Disease
According to Consequence.net, Dead Kennedys guitarist East Bay Ray has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, according to a statement from the band. Born Raymond John Pepperell, co-founded the legendary punk band in 1978 and remains an active member to this day. The statement on Dead Kennedys’ social channels reads
Search for suspect ongoing in Seattle community garage arson
It's been nearly two months since someone set a fire at Ants Community Garage, and despite getting numerous tips, no arrests have been made.
‘Just give everyone the discount’: KIRO hosts back Seattle’s push to ban personalized grocery...
The Seattle City Council is set to vote Tuesday on a first-in-the-nation ordinance banning large grocery stores and delivery apps from using personal data to set different prices for different shoppers. The ordinance, proposed by Mayor Katie Wilson and Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck, would apply to grocery chains

















