Seattle WA

Seattle, WA – Back-to-back storm systems will slam the Seattle metro beginning late Friday, bringing a fall soaking and travel impacts across Puget Sound. According to the National Weather Service in Seattle, a 100% chance of rain is expected Saturday, with precipitation continuing through Sunday. Totals could range...

SEATTLE — Sound Transit is studying whether to add fare gates to some Link light rail stations — part of a broader effort to improve safety, boost fare compliance and close a projected $20 to 30 billion shortfall over the coming decades. Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine directed...

Bellevue police arrested a man for vehicular assault in Bellevue after a crash serious injured his female passenger.

Following the death of a 5-year-old girl in Federal Way, a tort claim has been filed against two state agencies, with the claim that the negligence of these state agencies ultimately led to the child’s death. On Oct. 9, Loren Cochran of the Cochran and Douglas law firm filed...

Riverside County sent 39 pets to Seattle to ease shelter overcrowding. Fee-waived adoptions, including spay/neuter and microchips, have been extended through October 31.

SEATTLE — One man was shot and killed on Wednesday in Seattle's Northgate neighborhood, according to the Seattle Police Department. The incident occurred just before 5 p.m. near the 2100 block of North Northgate Way. At the scene, police found a 20-year-old man lying in a hotel parking lot with a gunshot wound to the...

We’re on day 16 of the government shutdown and analysts say it’s already impacting the housing market, with the economic uncertainty spooking buyers.

A 28-year-old man from Seattle, Bryce Hill, has been found guilty in a significant domestic and international drug trafficking and money laundering operation. Hill was convicted of conspiracy to traffic fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, as part of a larger investigation involving 35 individuals linked to the...

Lasting only a minute, it shook Pioneer Square with vigor and rattled office and convention centers from Seattle to Olympia and beyond. Seattle's most recent significant earthquake generated nearly two billion dollars' worth of damage. "The Nisqually earthquake in 2001 was actually the USA's most damaging earthquake...

By now, it should be clear that tipping is optional. Yet, a few businesses take it too far and decide to force some of their customers to pay tips on top of the expensive services or products they are acquiring. One nail salon in downtown Seattle, Washington, is a clear example of this, as it is asking clients to...