Truck Overturns Carrying 10,000 Bottles Of Whiskey Without A Single Broken Bottle
A semi-truck loaded with 10,000 bottles of Woodinville Whiskey tipped over early Friday on Interstate 90 in King County, Washington, causing a major traffic jam but no reported injuries. Or reported broken bottles, as relayed by KIRO 7 News. Videos by Wide Open Country. The crash happened around 7 a.m....
Watch Out For This New DMV Phishing Scam WA Hitting Drivers
Time for another scam alert. This time the alert is from the DMV. Watch out for text messages Claiming to from the DMV Informing you that there is Fine for a violation that you have not paid. Conceptual hand writing showing Phone Scam. Business photo text getting unwanted calls to...
PAWS takes in dogs displaced by California wildfires
EVERETT—The Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) received three dogs on a flight carrying pets displaced by the Southern California wildfires. The flight, which transported over 100 shelter dogs and cats from Burbank, California, to Paine Field in Everett, Washington, was organized by Greater Good Charities with...
Seattle Gets Less Rain Than Miami, So Why Does The Emerald City Feel So...
Rainy, gloomy Seattle — at least that's the stereotype. But it turns out that this universal image of the city isn't completely accurate: When you look at the numbers, Seattle doesn't even make it into the top one hundred rainiest cities in the United States, according to the National Centers for Environmental...
Hit-run driver destroys signal box, and mural, at 35th/Roxbury
Six and a half years after West Seattle muralist Desmond Hansen painted karate master Chojun Miyagi on the signal box at the northwest corner of 35th/Roxbury, a driver has taken it out. The hit-run happened overnight and we have few details except that the driver took out the signal box, and that left the...
SeaTac cancels Fourth of July fireworks
Just a week out from the Fourth of July, the city of SeaTac is shutting down its fireworks display for this year and next year.
Racial and Age Gaps in Teen Firearm Injuries
Firearm injuries surged among King County teens, hitting hardest among older males and marginalized groups, underscoring urgent local prevention needs. Researchers conducted a retrospective study published in June 2025 in the issue of BMC Pediatrics to examine adolescent firearm injury trends using localized data to...
WEST SEATTLE WEEKEND SCENE: Streetcorner ‘Reclaim the Flag’ rallies
(First three photos by Dave Gershgorn for WSB) The Statue of Liberty joined the Stars and Stripes as American icons carried Saturday afternoon during streetcorner rallies from Admiral Junction to Morgan Junction. Previous rallies were held concurrently with similar actions across the country. This time, “Reclaim the...
Thousands “get louder” at Seattle Pride Parade Sunday
Seattle - The streets were crowded in downtown Seattle this morning as tens of thousands turned out for the 2025 pride parade. The celebration had been underway all weekend and this morning’s parade, which started at around 11:30 am, wrapped successfully on Sunday afternoon after an hours-long celebration. More...
New text scam claims you owe a traffic fine—King County says don’t click
The Sheriff’s Office said the scam is designed to steal identities and financial data, posing a serious risk to those who fall for it.
