Seattle WA

Amazon laid off 2,198 Seattle-area employees last week, according to a state regulatory filing. The layoffs are part of the 16,000 jobs the company cut amid corporate restructuring. They also follow a round from October, which saw more than 2,300 Amazon employees in the Puget Sound region lose their jobs.

SEATTLE - The two students who were shot and killed at a bus stop near Rainier Beach High School on Friday have been identified. One of the victims was identified by the King County Medical Examiner as 17-year-old Traveiah Houfmuse. A GoFundMe has been set up to support Traveiah's family...

That big, quiet box at 17667 NE 76th St in Redmond is not staying quiet for long. Life Time has scooped up the long-shuttered Fred Meyer for $32 million, setting the stage to swap out bulk groceries for luxury fitness along the city's retail backbone. The deal ends months of guessing over the fate of the roughly...

As Sound Transit prepares to launch the I-90 light rail on March 28, King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci had a first-hand look. “It goes 55 miles an hour. It’s smooth as silk. It works very, very well,” she told “The John Curley Show” on KIRO Newsradio.

Since 2005, an unexpected friendship has taken root near Tina Holmes’ Port Orchard home. Mr. and Mrs. E, as she calls them, are bald eagles that have found peace on Beach Drive along the Puget Sound waterway, who still nest in the same tree, 21 years later. “I used...

Some families of teens who have lost their lives to gun violence say a Washington law that went into effect in 2022 could be to blame for why it's hard for law enforcement to solve crimes involving young people.

Seattle’s hidden burger hero at 4302 Fremont Ave N draws crowds with its irresistible patties and sunny vibes. Opened in 2010 inside a former auto repair garage, this spot transformed into a Fremont favorite through juicy burgers made from responsibly sourced meats like beef, bison, lamb, and elk. Fans...

A 38-year-old Grays Harbor County man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday for dealing heroin that led to his cellmate's death inside the SeaTac Federal Detention Center. Prosecutors charged Gabriel Armas with two counts of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, according to a news...

Traveiah Houfmuse, 17, was one of two students shot and killed on Friday afternoon at a bus stop in Rainier Valley, according to the King County medical examiner’s office. The medical examiner’s office classified his death as a homicide and determined he died from gunshot wounds. The office said it is still working...

A suspect has been arrested following a deadly shooting at a small Renton grocery store on Tuesday night.