People Can’t Wait to Move Out of the Fastest Shrinking City in Washington State
Washington State, in general, has been growing slowly, yet surely, year by year. With more and more people moving to Washington State from places like California, Texas, Arizona, as well as Idaho and Oregon, Washington keeps rising in population. There is one town in Washington, however, that people are moving...
Coast Guard joins search for Travis Decker
The U.S. Coast Guard from Astoria has joined the search for Travis Decker, who is accused of killing his three daughters. Decker was last seen on May 30.
Is Snohomish County getting the ‘short end of the stick’ in Republic Services strike?
Thousands of customers in Edmonds, Lynwood, and Snohomish are currently forced to pay to bring their trash to a transfer station or allow it to build up at their homes until an agreement is reached.
Suspect arrested after 2 killed in Kent, WA apartment shooting
KENT, Wash. - Police have arrested a suspect in connection to a shooting that left two people dead at a Kent apartment on Monday. A man and woman were killed by gunfire at an apartment complex near 22400 Benson Road Southeast on July 14 around 8:30 p.m. Kent police said...
Seattle Property Owners Challenge Program That Charges ‘Affordable Housing’ Fees for Building New Homes
Seattle property owners are once again suing the city over affordable housing fees they're required to pay just for adding an additional home on their properties. Married couple Mehrit Teshome and Rocco Volker want to redevelop their single-family home into a smaller duplex and accessory dwelling unit. Local builder...
The King County Fair is back!
The King County Fair is back. It runs from July 17 to 20 at the King County Fairgrounds in Enumclaw.
Burien street food vendor shut down by Public Health – Seattle & King County...
Aguas Frescas Twins, a street food vendor located near 1st Ave South and SW 143rd Street in Burien, was ordered closed by Public Health — Seattle & King County on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 due to multiple imminent health hazards. Health officials shut down the vendor at 2:30 p.m....
‘We’ve had enough’: encampments return to area previously cleared in southwest Seattle
SEATTLE — After significant work to clear homeless encampments and connect people to housing in southwest Seattle, neighbors say encampments are returning with no clear plan of action from the city. For around a year, Diane Radischat led the charge to get city, state, and community leaders to connect...
Fecal matter, toxic algae blamed for high bacteria at King County beaches
Marcel Lake has toxic algae, but the high levels of bacteria in Greenlake’s East Beach and Juanita Beach stem from fecal matter.
Garbage strike continues as Kent, Bellevue offer new trash drop-off sites for residents
KING COUNTY, Wash. — With no end in sight for the Republic Services garbage worker strike to end, more free drop-off locations are being organized to keep trash from piling up along neighborhood streets. The cities of Kent and Bellevue offered drop-off locations on Thursday, where non-union Republic Services...