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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is directing the city’s lobbyists to ask state lawmakers for the authority to ban right turns on red at any intersection in the city and to lower Washington’s legal blood-alcohol limit, as part of a broader executive order aimed at eliminating traffic deaths, according to an executive order f

In recent years, Washington state has made two major policy changes to keep more birth families together. Since then, fewer kids have been taken from their birth families. But over the same time period, more babies and children from families who’ve been investigated by child welfare workers have died.

Cities and counties across Western Washington recently received federal funding for crime-fighting improvements. Vancouver and Clark County will split $139,355 for technology, equipment and

South County Fire says they are thankful all residents safely escaped a house fire in Edmonds near Lake Ballinger just before 3 pm on Tuesday August 25, 2026. Firefighters stopped the flames from spreading to a neighboring home. When crews arrived at the single-story home, they found heavy fire that...

Most nights the Seattle Mariners take the field at T-Mobile Park there's a ceremonial first pitch just before the actual game starts. Sometimes it's local dignitaries like Seattle City Councilmember Debora Juarez, who threw the ceremonial first pitch on Monday. Other times, it's other local athletes like Flau'jae Johns

A Seattle family that moved to Montana six years ago is devastated after a man opened fire, killing eight relatives in Billings, Montana over the weekend.

A woman has been arrested in the death of her 1-year-old son, who possibly ingested fentanyl, according to Seattle police. The mother, 39, faces two counts of reckless endangerment related to domestic violence and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm in the first degree, King County prosecutor’s office spokesp

Newly released 911 audio highlights the chaotic response to a Seattle Center mass shooting that left three dead and multiple injured, while a 15-year-old suspect remains in custody. Interim Police Chief Andre Sayles previously signaled progress toward additional arrests, but recent inquiries to the Mayor’s Office and p

A 78-year-old woman with Alzheimer's disease was last seen walking on foot near 600 NW 85th Street in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood around 2:30 p.m. Monday, and she may be accompanied by a small chihuahua. Police say she was heading in an unknown direction and are asking anyone who spots her to call 911 immediately.

In recent months a notable shift has unfolded along the waterways of Seattle as a prominent defense firm has chosen to step away from a longstanding industrial location. This development follows the termination of a key naval initiative that once promised substantial activity at the site. Observers note that while the