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A masked burglary crew tore through two Ballard eateries in the early hours of Wednesday, leaving one restaurant with thousands of dollars in damage and a neighboring coffee shop missing a bag of tools, according to witnesses and business owners. Surveillance video and bystander accounts describe four people pulling up in a dark SUV, forcing their way inside, then speeding off within minutes. At...

No injuries have been reported at the scene, police said

To meet housing demand, Washington needs to add over a million homes by 2044, a 2023 state report found. More than half of renters are burdened by housing costs. Topography and population distribution patterns also make it expensive to transport in oil, driving up prices at the pump. The state...

A vacant waterfront parcel in Bellevue’s Meydenbauer neighborhood, once owned by Russell Wilson and Ciara, is being developed into a $28 million custom mansion by MacPherson Construction and Design. The site at 905 Shoreland Drive Southeast was purchased by Shoreland in June 2022 for $9.8 million. The parcel was...

Sound Transit Board members Steffanie Fain and Thomas McLeod will be featured at a Sound Transit South King County Town Hall to discuss what the future of light rail will look like with cost overruns. The event is from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 in Building 2 at...

SEATTLE — The Seattle Police Department is investigating after a man was found shot Tuesday morning in West Seattle. Officers were dispatched about 10:50 a.m. to a shooting in an alley to the west of Delridge Way Southwest and 17th Avenue Southwest. A 32-year-old man was found shot in the back in a small encampment.

Barnes & Noble will open a new flagship store in downtown Seattle on May 6 as part of a massive expansion that will add 60 new locations across the U.S. in 2026. The store’s grand opening will feature a ribbon-cutting ceremony and book signing with fantasy author Robin Hobb at 9 a.m. inside the new building, according to The Seattle Times.

SEATTLE — In neighborhoods like Little Saigon, near 12th and Jackson, the drug crisis is hard to miss. Crowds gather on sidewalks, some openly using drugs while others sell stolen goods. The area has become one of Seattle’s most visible hotspots for crime, disorder, and overdose response. Seattle’s...

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A new dog training facility is making moves to open on Leary. All Dogs Unleashed, a Texas-founded dog training company, has filed a plan to turn 5111 Leary Ave. N.W into one of its franchises. The location used to be home to Hatch & Kirk, but it has been empty for a while.