Seattle e-bike maker Rad Power Bikes warns of closure, putting 64 jobs at risk
The Seattle-based electronic bicycle company, Rad Power Bikes, faces a potential closure as the company submitted a preemptive Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification on Friday to lay off several employees and close two Ballard locations.
Convict charged in decade-old cold case where victim was found dead and covered with...
A man has been charged in a decade-old cold case where the victim was found dead on the floor of his Seattle apartment, covered in blankets. Thomas Hess was discovered with his hands tied behind his back with shoelaces, next to a can of Easy-Off oven cleaner on February 14, 2015, KIRO7 reported. His death was ruled a...
Jogger assaulted with a pistol near 16th and Barton
At 8:37 am, on Sunday Nov. 9 officers responded to reports of an assault with a firearm near 16 Av SW/SW Barton St. The victim stated that while jogging, he was approached by several subjects near an RV. Unprovoked, the suspect struck him on the side of the head with...
Bremerton Foodline braces for continued demand despite end of government shutdown in sight
BREMERTON, Wash. — With an end to the government shutdown now in sight, there’s some much-needed relief for federal workers and local food banks trying to help hundreds of families get through this period of uncertainty. Officials with Bremerton Foodline told KOMO News they saw an even bigger...
Trial begins for former Garfield volunteer coach charged with rape
A former Seattle Public Schools volunteer coach charged with raping a Garfield High School student for years is being falsely accused, his lawyers said in King County Superior Court on Monday, while prosecutors described the devastating effect he had on the student’s life. A jury heard opening statements Monday...
Washington’s Homeless Crisis: Is There Any Hope Left?
It’s no surprise that the homeless population is increasing everywhere. There are fingers pointing blame in every direction, and in many ways, all of them are correct.
Washington’s chain restaurant prices are highest in the US, report finds
SEATTLE — If you've ever visited a chain restaurant in western Washington and felt like the prices are substantially higher than in other parts of the country, there is new data to support that idea. Washington state's chain restaurants cost diners 13.6% more than the national average, according to...
Westfield Southcenter Mall in Tukwila, WA, Keeps Breaking Records
On a patch of marshland in Tukwila, Washington, between two unfinished interstates and a river tamed by a new dam, three men imagined a new kind of city. It was 1956, and James Douglas, Wells McCurdy, and Rex Allison were thinking in acres, not square feet. The trio, veterans of...
Study finds Washington dining costs soar under government mandates
A new analysis reveals that mandates and high operating costs, not just market forces, have made Washington the most expensive place in the contiguous U.S. for dining out.
Docs: Shooting outside Metro bus stemmed from man telling passenger to stop smoking fentanyl...
A man allegedly shot a fellow bus passenger following a confrontation where he tried to get an elderly rider away from the victim, who may have been smoking fentanyl on the bus.
