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SEATTLE, WA – Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is considering new taxes on large businesses and wealthy individuals. Wilson told a community forum on Friday night that the taxes could help fill a gap in the city’s 2027

SEATTLE - Thousands of residents gathered across the Puget Sound region on Saturday as part of more than 3,000 planned "No Kings" protests in the United States amid a heavy traffic day for the city due to multiple community and sporting events. As crowds convened on the sunny weekend day...

SEATTLE - A man accused of trying to push another man in front of a passing light rail train at Seattle's Northgate station has been charged with second-degree attempted murder. The suspect, 26-year-old Elisio Melendez, is being held on $750,000 bail in connection to the incident that occurred on March...

11-Year-Old Girl Pulled From West Seattle Water in Critical Condition An 11-year-old girl is fighting for her life after being rescued from the water in West Seattle early Friday morning. Seattle Fire Department crews responded to a water rescue call around 12:30 a.m. in the 3400 block of Chelan Avenue Southwest, and...

SEATTLE — As Sound Transit prepares to open the "Crosslake Connection" this weekend, riders may notice something new posted at stations: alerts warning that weather conditions could impact train service. Those notices are part of a broader safety system tied to what makes this project unique: the first light...

An 87-year-old woman died from a house fire in Seattle’s Cherry Hill neighborhood Thursday evening. The Seattle Fire Department was called to respond to a house fire that broke out just before 6 p.m. Thursday on 20th Avenue, near the Garfield Playfield. Fire crews extinguished the fire in about...

Earlier this week, we reported that – after more than a century – Alki Lumber would officially close its West Seattle Triangle location at end-of-day today. Shortly after they did, two readers sent photos of the last customer, Siobhan Costello – the one above, from John Bennett, the one below, from Andy McConnell:

SEATTLE — A Seattle woman has been sentenced to prison for killing a rideshare driver in 2023 and driving his car around the city for several days, including to a hair appointment. Neiana Allen-Bailey, 20, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the killing of 52-year-old Amare Geda, who was...

A high-speed chase on I-5 ended in a crash and an arrest. Washington State Patrol troopers stated, via X, that a 28-year-old Burien man was driving a stolen car, speeding up to 130 miles an hour early Friday morning. Troopers tried to deploy spike strips several times, but the driver...

RENTON, Wash. - One person has been killed following a shooting Friday afternoon in Renton. Around 2:40 p.m. on Mar. 27, deputies with the King County Sheriff's Office report receiving calls about the incident in the area of Southeast Renton-Issaquah Road and 164th Avenue Southeast, in the Coalfield area. First...