‘Nothing like the King County Regional Homelessness Authority’: Pierce County executive pitches ‘unified’ homelessness...
The City of Tacoma is weighing whether to join a countywide effort that Pierce County Executive Ryan Mello is calling a “Unified Regional Approach” (URA), which would coordinate all homelessness services within the county. “For too long, like so many communities up and down the West Coast, homelessness...
WSDOT warns of major highway closures across Puget Sound this weekend
WESTERN WASHINGTON — The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is warning drivers to plan ahead for another busy weekend of highway construction across Puget Sound. The closures will run from Friday, Aug. 21, through Monday, Aug. 24. WSDOT says travelers should expect congestion and delays on Interstate
Man from East Pierce County dead after wrong-way crash near Enumclaw
A man from Lake Tapps is dead after driving the wrong way on eastbound State Route 164. According to a Monday news release from the Washington State Patrol, the incident happened on July 30 at about 9:38 a.m. near Milepost 11 in unincorporated King County near Enumclaw. The 70-year-old man was driving west while the ot
Leader Of Massive Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced To More Than Ten Years In Prison
SEATTLE – The young leader of a drug trafficking ring that persisted in bringing large loads of drugs to western Washington despite multiple law enforcement seizures, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 130 months in prison, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. Hector Duran A
West Seattle neighborhood demands action after deadly gun violence near popular park
Residents in West Seattle’s High Point neighborhood are demanding safety solutions following a stretch of violent crime, including three separate shootings within three blocks of each other this year alone. The recent surge in gun violence claimed the life of 28-year-old Omar Tebad on August 10, adding to previous...
Doing Business in … Federal Way
It's easy to view Federal Way as a place passed by on the highway between the larger cities of Tacoma and Seattle. But for the more than 100,000 people who call the Puget Sound city home and the people who work there each day, the city is far more than a dot on a map. Federal Way carries a touch of Seattle and Tacoma’s
These were the most booked Seattle restaurants in the height of summer
As summer winds down, OpenTable took a look back at the most booked restaurants in July. Several longtime Seattle favorites made the list, but a few newer spots also broke through. Pink Door was the No. 1 most-booked Seattle restaurant in July. The top spot came as no surprise: The...
Public safety concerns lead to recall effort against Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson
Seattle residents are calling for change as Melinda Jacobson and her husband file a recall petition against Mayor Katie Wilson after her slow reaction to a recent shooting at a local food festival.
Car Slams Into Georgetown Building Before Dawn, Fourth Seattle Crash This Year
A car crashed into a building in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood before 3:30 a.m. Monday, marking at least the fourth time this year that a vehicle has plowed into a structure somewhere in the city. Details remain sparse about what led up to the impact, according to FOX 13 Seattle, which...
Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo prepares gorilla Kitoko to move
SEATTLE - The last day to see one of Woodland Park Zoo's beloved gorillas is Aug. 31, as the zoo prepares to move him to a new home. Kitoko, the 6-year-old male western lowland gorilla, has reached the subadult stage of his life, where males naturally leave their natal group, or birth family. This milestone means he wi
