Seattle WA

OLYMPIA — Washington’s minimum wage will increase to $17.13 per hour on Jan. 1, 2026 — a 2.8% bump driven by inflation, the Department of Labor and Industries announced Tuesday. The current $16.66 rate is already the highest in the country, just ahead of California and parts of New York at $16.50. The federal minimum...

Seattle’s aging monorail station at Seattle Center is getting a significant upgrade and facelift.

Washington police recruits are using virtual reality headsets in a pilot program at the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission locations in Burien and Arlington, allowing them to experience life-like scenarios such as taser training and crisis intervention without a classroom setting. TAC Officer Jim...

A 28-year-old Burien man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for using a heavy backpack to beat his girlfriend to death in 2023 outside of a Kent 7-Eleven store. Joviah Sebastian Jamerson entered the plea Oct. 1, according to court documents. He is scheduled to be sentenced at 3 p.m. Nov. 7 before King County...

SEATTLE — King County has launched a reform this month requiring prosecutors to make felony charging decisions within 30 days of receiving case referrals from law enforcement. The new policy, implemented by King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion, applies to all adult felony cases and juvenile filings across...

Deputies say the man featured below robbed a woman while standing in line at the Chase Bank on 140th Ave SE in Fairwood, an unincorporated area of Renton and King County.

King County Prosecutor Leesa Manion warns of an imbalance between public defenders and prosecutors, risking victims' rights and community safety. Manion's budget request for more prosecutors was denied, while the proposed budget adds 17 public defenders. The King County Council will review the budget proposal, with...

A man was arrested Monday night, Oct. 6 at the Burien Transit Center after deputies found a firearm in his vehicle, according to the Burien Police Department. Deputies contacted the man for “unlawful transit conduct” and saw a firearm in plain view inside his vehicle. After a judge...

The husband of Kshama Sawant allegedly assaulted a staffer of Congressman Adam Smith, and may face assault charges.

After the National Guard was deployed in Portland, Seattle has been bracing for similar federal action. Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown said the state has been laying the groundwork for the past year. “We’ve been preparing for this sort of thing from the beginning, not just during my nine...