Seattle WA

Seattle voters are being asked to approve a $480 million library levy, more than double the size of the city’s previous library measure in 2019. Supporters say the funding will expand access, support literacy, and maintain services across the Seattle Public Library system. But a closer look at the...

A hailstorm hit Seattle on Wednesday afternoon as a waterspout appeared over Puget Sound near Magnolia. Logan Howard, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Seattle, said reports of quarter-inch hail rolled in around 2:45 p.m., and the waterspout was reported around 3 p.m. about 3 miles west of Magnolia.

A man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly threatening people with what appeared to be a gun during a standoff in Seattle’s Roosevelt neighborhood, police said. Officers found him in a stolen vehicle and, after he refused commands, SWAT and negotiators took him into custody without incident. Police later recovered...

Downtown Kirkland’s former Starbucks is trading in drip coffee for buttery layers and bubbly. Le Croissant Bar, a new bakery-cafe from owner Monica Kuchman, is set to open at 116 Lake Street, promising made-to-order croissants, desserts and coffee by day, then a late-night dessert and champagne scene on weekends.

A Bremerton man was being held at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, where he was detained in March. Buonpone Morisath, who goes by Buon, pronounced "Boon," was detained after arriving for a regular check-in appointment on March 11 with immigration authorities in Seattle, according to his wife, Emily Hassakonburee, and his attorney, Nicolas Olano of Anchorage, Alaska. Morisath, who was born...

A two-story house on the 4400 block of Beach Drive SW in West Seattle drew a major response from Seattle firefighters on Thursday after flames climbed the exterior wall and pushed into the attic. Crews reported they had water on the fire and were mounting an offensive interior attack while completing primary searches of the first floor and basement. Multiple engine and ladder...

LYNNWOOD, Wash. — A 38-year-old man has died after he was shot at a Lynnwood pub on Friday, April 10, according to the Lynnwood Police Department. Officers responded to reports of a shooting at the Just Left Pub and Grill in the 4300 block of 198th Street Southwest in Lynnwood just after 10 p.m.

The Seattle Fire Department says it believes it has determined what sparked a fire at a house under construction in West Seattle.

(The Center Square) - King County Executive Girmay Zahilay says he will ask a working group to explore a tax levy that would allow voters to decide whether they would be willing to pay more taxes to build housing for the homeless. Zahilay didn’t offer much detail on the levy when he first announced it at a press conference on March 31. He said he...

RENTON, Wash. - Veteran detectives with the Renton Police Department say it's the worst case of torture they've ever seen. The suspect, 26-year-old Vipindeep Singh, pleaded not guilty during a court appearance today. King County prosecutors have charged him with six counts of domestic violence assault. The backstory:. Singh was...