Seattle WA

TUKWILA, Wash. — Northbound Interstate 5 reopened after more than three hours of lane closures at Martin Luther King Jr. Way following a fatal collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian, according to the Washington State Patrol. Emergency crews responded to the collision around 5 a.m. The two right...

SEATTLE — A 40-year-old man is in critical condition after making contact with power lines while on the roof of a building in Seattle's Crown Hill neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. The man was working on the rooftop of a building under construction when he made contact with the power lines...

Seattle Parks and Recreation is accepting suggestions to rename the former César Chávez Park — and some would like a name that honors labor leader Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers alongside Chávez. The big picture: The push to rename the park follows a...

The Pierce County sheriff’s office deactivated its estimated 200 automated license plate readers Tuesday morning, saying the devices affixed to most deputies’ patrol cars cannot comply with the new regulations that went into effect Monday. Gov. Bob Ferguson said Senate Bill 6002 — known as the Driver Privacy...

Redeveloping a shopping center in downtown Bellevue into new housing and shops is one step closer after a master development plan was approved for Wallace Properties. The plan would renovate a 4.2-acre shopping center built in the 1970s and 1980s and transform it into a mixed-use site with four residential buildings...

Seattle chef Ethan Stowell, the name behind a long list of neighborhood fixtures across the city, has quietly spun up a new company that already has two restaurant concepts in the works. It is the clearest sign so far that he is getting back into hands-on openings after stepping away from daily operations at his...

A man who has avoided arrest for eight years was taken into custody on Thursday.

The low, painted concrete retaining wall in Seattle’s Central District, known in the neighborhood as the People’s Wall, is headed for a crucial vote on whether it should receive official landmark protection. The city’s Landmarks Preservation Board is slated to review a formal landmark nomination on April 15, 2026, at...

LYNNWOOD, Wash. — A man was shot and killed during a deputy-involved shooting near Martha Lake Wednesday evening, according to police. Deputies with the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office responded to a disturbance around 5 p.m. in the 16200 block of East Shore Drive, where a male suspect was reported to be armed with...

Dozens of neighbors in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood are frustrated with a Seattle Department of Transportation parking project. They say the project will take parking spots.