Seattle WA

SEATTLE — Woodland Park Zoo announced the birth of a western lowland gorilla on Sunday, the first of two expected gorilla births at the Seattle zoo this spring. The baby was born to Jamani at 5:50 a.m. after an approximately 8 1/2-month gestation period, according to the zoo. The...

The Seattle City Council (SCC) unanimously passed a measure that allows for larger homeless shelters and tiny home villages. The legislation approves temporary shelter sites, including tiny home villages, RV and vehicle safe lots, and tent encampments, to increase capacity by 50%, raising the maximum from 100 to 150 re

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Health officials in Washington are working with local and federal partners on investigations into hantavirus infections found in the state. According to the Washington State Department of Health, one investigation involves people who were potentially exposed to cases linked to the MV Hondius cru

An early morning RV fire and explosion at a growing Beacon Hill homeless encampment has intensified local residents' frustrations regarding safety, crime, and ongoing neighborhood deterioration. Outreach workers and city officials highlighted the immense public safety and financial burden of repetitive site cleanups, w

Detectives with the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office spent Tuesday morning at a Bothell 7-Eleven after an early-morning officer-involved shooting in the store’s parking lot, authorities said. A large law enforcement presence stayed on scene while investigators documented the area and interviewed witnesses. What offici

The Russell Wilson-backed charter school, Why Not You Academy, is scheduled to close next month due to declining enrollment. The school first opened in Des Moines in 2021. At one point, the school had nearly 200 students across ninth through 12th grade, according to The Seattle Times. As of late...

A collision blocked the three right lanes and one of two HOV lanes on southbound I-405 during Tuesday’s morning commute before the highway was cleared just after 8:15 a.m. The crash occurred just north of N.E. 85th Street (milepost 20) in Kirkland. Incident response, the Washington State Patrol, and...

A 25-year-old woman, suspected of DUI, was arrested Tuesday after driving through an active Port Orchard school zone and crashing into a tree. Another alert motorist reported the driver to the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO), noting she was “swerving erratically” on S.E. Phillips Road, KCSO reported.

LYNNWOOD, MARCH 19: Lynnwood drivers – some good developing news!. Interstate-5 dissects the city, leaving only a small select number of roadways that manage to cross the interstate, making driving through Lynnwood much more challenging. 164th Street SW, Alderwood Mall Pkwy, 196th Street SW, and 44th Ave W are always s

Yakima, Washington’s Bale Breaker Brewing has acquired Seattle, Washington’s Cloudburst Brewing. Steve Luke is moving to Mangawhai Heads, a small township on the northern part of the Mangawhai Harbour in New Zealand’s Northland region. Luke founded Cloudburst Brewing in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood in 2016 after lea