Seattle WA

Big changes are rolling in for Rad Power Bikes as they ride into new ownership — and the future is looking uniquely American.

(WSB photos by Torin Record-Sand) In a West Seattle-rooted SODO factory, where volunteers build tiny houses to shelter unhoused people, Mayor Katie Wilson declared that volunteerism will help alleviate the homelessness crisis. She announced an “all hands on deck” volunteerism campaign along with three pieces of...

Wilson says she wants to lean heavily on tiny home villages, introducing legislation to ease the permitting for those sites, reduce restrictions around their size, and encourage Seattleites to volunteer at one of the places that make the homes.

Gas prices in Washington State jumped up another five cents overnight. The average price according to Gas Buddy is now $4.49/gallon.

A Harborview Medical Center doctor raised concerns about the number of e-scooter injuries as of late, noting that in 2024 alone, the hospital treated 163 patients with serious e-scooter injuries. Gee Scott, co-host of “The Gee and Ursula Show” on KIRO Newsradio, voiced his own concerns about the irresponsible use...

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Nearly a month after Amazon and T-Mobile announced hundreds of job cuts in Bellevue, dealing a blow to the region’s tech workforce, artificial intelligence company OpenAI is opening a new office in the city. The San Francisco-based company will mark the launch of its Bellevue...

SEATTLE — A Seattle woman who shot and killed a rideshare driver, then stole his car and drove to get her haircut, has pleaded guilty to murder. Ne'Iani Allen-Bailey, 20, faces between 15 and 23 years in prison when she is sentenced later this month for her plea to second-degree murder with a firearm enhancement,...

SEATTLE — A Mercer Island man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison after a jury found him guilty of wire fraud for secretly transferring $35 million from his employer into a failed cryptocurrency venture. Nevin Shetty, former chief financial officer of tech company Fabric, was convicted...

King County prosecutors have finally filed charges against the 33 activists arrested after occupying and vandalizing the University of Washington’s brand-new Interdisciplinary Engineering Building last spring, an incident that reportedly caused more than $1 million in damage. The building had been operational for...

SEATTLE — A 20-year-old man was arrested early Thursday morning after Seattle police say he vandalized state property and ran from officers in the South Park neighborhood. Just before 1 a.m., a patrol officer spotted the man spraying graffiti on the lower West Marginal Way South bridge in the 700 block of South...