Bellevue’s 148th Avenue Tragedy, Car Hits, Kills 95-Year-Old Pedestrian
A 95-year-old man died Thursday night after being struck by a car on 148th Avenue Northeast in Bellevue. Bellevue Fire crews attempted life-saving measures at the scene, but the man did not survive. Crash Details and Response. According to KIRO 7, the collision happened at about 9 p.m., and officers...
King County’s Back-to-Desk Blitz Triggers Seattle Worker Revolt
King County’s new top executive is already running into a wall of worker frustration after ordering many office-based employees back to their desks at least three days a week by June 1. Staffers say the timeline is rushed, the rollout ignores basic realities like limited desk space, and the order clashes with how...
Protester disrupts WA Gov. Bob Ferguson bill signings in Seattle
A protester interrupted Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson's bill signings Thursday morning at El Centro de la Raza before being escorted out by police.
Another Washington food plant shuts down, leaving 120 workers without jobs
A major food manufacturing facility in Washington is preparing to shut its doors, leaving more than 100 workers without jobs and raising fresh concerns about the stability of the region’s…
Harger: Seattle’s RapidRide J Line is spending $156M on Eastlake Avenue. Buses won’t get...
If you’ve ever rolled your eyes at the way this city spends money, sit down. This one’s for you. Seattle’s RapidRide J Line is spending $156 million to rebuild Eastlake Avenue for a rapid transit project. The buses won’t get priority lanes through most of it. The road has been torn up for about a year, with another...
Seattle mayor pauses expansion of city surveillance cameras
SEATTLE, Wash. - Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced she is pausing the expansion of Seattle’s police surveillance camera program, framing her decision as a balancing act between public safety and civil liberties. Speaking at a press conference Thursday, Wilson said the move halts growth of the city’s real-time...
Body Pulled From Salmon Bay Stuns Quiet Ballard Waterfront
A routine late-afternoon on the Ballard waterfront turned grim on Wednesday when Seattle Fire crews pulled a man’s body from Salmon Bay, not far from the neighborhood’s busy marinas and industrial shoreline. Responders brought the man to shore, but he was pronounced dead a short time later. The...
Brouwer’s Cafe returns to celebrate 21st anniversary
Brouwer’s Cafe will celebrate their 21st anniversary on Tuesday, March 24th at the equally iconic Seattle bar the Latona Pub. The Greenlake neighborhood beer bar has been a staple of the beer community and their neighborhood since 1987. The location was once the Latona Tavern but had long since closed and was boarded...
Wally’s Chowder House in Des Moines to be sold amid past scrutiny of buyer...
By Scott SchaeferFounder/Publisher Wally’s Chowder House in Des Moines and Wally’s Drive-In in Buckley are being sold by owner Mike Nordean to Seattle restaurateur David Meinert, bringing the longtime South […] The post Wally’s Chowder House in Des Moines to be sold amid past scrutiny of buyer and seller first...
Seven local teens and young adults earn prestigious Taekwondo Black Belts
Last month, seven dedicated local teens and young adults gathered on a Saturday for an intense three-hour examination that pushed their physical and mental limits. All seven successfully passed, joining […]
