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The public transit agency Sound Transit is planning to retrofit 14 of its busiest light rail stations with fare gates to make sure people pay before getting on the train.

A 36-year-old man was arrested for allegedly trying to set a Bellevue Planned Parenthood on fire based on his own personal beliefs. Bellevue firefighters were called in around 12:40 a.m. Friday after a fire alarm went off in the building in the 14700 block of NE 8th St., according to a news release from the Bellevue Po

Four teenagers have now been arrested in connection with the deadly Chelan Hills Fire after investigators determined that Roman candles fired from a moving truck on the Fourth of July ignited the blaze, killing a 69-year-old man, injuring six firefighters and destroying more than 100 structures. The US Marshals Service

Washington’s scenery gets most of the attention, and fair enough. It is hard to compete with Mount Rainier, the Cascades, Puget Sound, and the Columbia River. But some of the state’s most interesting sights exist because engineers looked at deep lakes, tidal channels, steep canyons, fast rivers, and difficult terrain a

Commuters need to plan ahead this weekend if traveling through Seattle. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has scheduled a full closure of northbound I-405 between Renton and Bellevue. This will send most of that traffic to I-5 through downtown Seattle. Don’t forget WSDOT has two lanes closed on.

SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson gave an update Thursday on the search for the city's next police chief after the departure of Shon Barnes, with city leaders emphasizing community input in the process. Wilson said applications are coming in now that the job posting is live. The city...

When a King county judge sentenced an 18-year-old man to 9 years in prison rather than the max sentence of 15 years for shooting 5 people at a bus stop, she said she hoped the lesser time would help him 'improve himself'. He was released from prison earlier this year and is back in jail charged in another shooting. The

A GOODWILL CEO revealed that the company has lost $22million in recent years and promised a total overhaul of the company’s structure. The transformation can mean higher costs for customers as Goodwill adopts an AI-forward pricing model. Evergreen Goodwill, which oversees Seattle-area Goodwills, has lost millions of do

SEATTLE — Police are asking for help as they investigate a sexual assault involving a child in the Maple Leaf neighborhood. The Seattle Police Department began its investigation after responding to a report of a burglary at around 5 a.m. Sept. 13, according to a Friday blotter post. Officers...

A homeless repeat felon with a lengthy history of assaults and weapons offenses has been charged with second-degree murder after prosecutors say he fatally attacked a 69-year-old stranger in downtown Seattle’s Westlake Park. King County prosecutors charged 39-year-old David Martin Kolbach Jr. with second-degree murder