Katie Wilson Is Giving Harrell a Run for His Money, Literally
Since May, Mayor Bruce Harrell has deployed attack ads, hitched his wagon to a progressive tax proposal, and shouted at the The Stranger’s endorsement board, but so far, it seems like it’s too little too late: a new poll from the Northwest Progressive Institute found that Harrell and Katie Wilson are still neck and...
One of Seattle’s Oldest Diners Is Closing After 62 Years
The Ravenna Varsity — typically just called the Varsity — which has been holding down the corner of 65th Street and 23rd Avenue Northeast for an astonishing 62 years, will close permanently on Sunday, August 3, Vanishing Seattle reports. The diner was a North Seattle landmark and outlived...
Man arrested following death of Kent man in Ferndale
FERNDALE, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A man has been arrested following the death of a person who was assaulted in Ferndale. Court documents state that the victim, identified as 61-year-old Anthony Sperry of Kent, was working an event at the Ferndale Event Center in October. Sperry had hired the suspect,...
VIDEO: Everett police save man from burning electric car
Two Everett officers put their lives on the line to save a man from a burning electric car, police said in a Facebook post.
Seattle Police find ghost gun during Belltown drug arrest
The Seattle Police Department says they arrested a suspect who was selling drugs and carrying a ghost gun on Monday.
Juanita High School employee released from Northwest Detention Center
A Juanita High School employee has been released from the Northwest Detention Center after being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement nearly two weeks ago.
Auburn man who converted garage to a fentanyl pill manufacturing lab sentenced to 11...
A 59-year-old Auburn man was sentenced this week in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 11 years in prison for his fentanyl trafficking activities, Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller announced. Johnny Elias was arrested in November, 2024. Earlier in the year, law enforcement learned that Elias was purchasing drugs...
Calls to ground Blue Angels grow ahead of Seattle’s Seafair airshow
A new billboard in Seattle calls to ground the Blue Angels ahead of Seafair. The sign protests the Navy’s fighter jet team.
State lawmaker concerned over companies ‘quiet quitting’ Washington
OLYMPIA, Wash. - From housing to groceries and gas, the cost of living just keeps going up. Average Washingtonians are priced out of the Seattle metro region. A federal report in December shows the region is the fifth-most expensive region in the U.S., and the fourth-most expensive to raise a child, according to a...
Tsunami advisory for Washington coast after massive 8.8 quake off Russia
Officials continue to urge residents in advisory zones—including along Washington’s coast—to avoid beaches, marinas, bays, and inlets.