Seattle WA

KENT, Wash. — The Kent Police Department is investigating after four people drove a minivan into a local jewelry store, smashed up the display cases, and made off with an undisclosed sum's worth of jewelry. Police responded to Taj Jewelers just after 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 12. According to...

The Seattle Fire Department believes a house fire off Highway 99 in North Seattle may have been intentionally set, and nearby surveillance video may have captured a suspect on tape.

On September 15, 1983, the first Costco discount warehouse opens on 4th Avenue S in Seattle. The warehouse offers food, appliances, clothes, office supplies, and other goods at prices below general retail levels. The company is headquartered in Issaquah. The warehouse concept was pioneered by Price Club in San Diego...

A new rooftop restaurant is opening its doors in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, bringing sweeping views, hundreds of seats and a major investment.

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson promised 1,000 new shelter beds a year. On Monday, she released a plan that cuts that promise in half. Under the plan, the city would add 960 beds over the next two years. In announcing the Seattle homeless shelter proposal, Wilson pointed to “an inherited $175...

A Seattle man who recruited a crew of teenagers to carry out a string of armed robberies at marijuana dispensaries and banks across the Puget Sound region has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison. Michael Keylon Miller-Jimerson, 26, pleaded guilty in February 2026 to armed bank robbery, robbery,...

I almost had a panic attack over the weekend when I saw what I thought was a bed bug! To the naked eye, they’re tiny, black, and a gift sent from Satan. Luckily for my wife and I, it was a piece of fuzz, but that didn’t stop me from getting into a karate stance when I saw it (quit laughing).

It’s a pretty gray way to start the week, but don’t let the clouds fool you — this is actually the beginning of a pretty nice stretch of weather. We’ll have a few sprinkles around this morning, then things gradually dry out this afternoon, with sunshine and warmer temperatures taking over by midweek.

Years after Starbucks closed a coffee shop in Seattle’s Central District, a new coffee shop is taking over the space thanks to a non-profit. Its goal is to bring stability to the block and change the lives of at-risk young people in the process.

Kitsap Transit’s Fall 2026 service change began yesterday, September 12. This change brings significant increases to bus service around the County and the expected reductions in ferry service for the winter months. Route 108 is now Kitsap Transit’s first frequent bus route with buses running every 15 minutes during the