Seattle WA

As local leaders aim to dismantle the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) following the mismanagement of $13 million and a $45 million deficit, the push has drawn support from an unlikely voice: former Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, one of the biggest architects of the regional approach. KIRO hosts Gee...

It’s free, it’s open all night, and you can climb it. Under the Aurora Bridge in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood, an 18-foot concrete troll crouches in the shadows with a real Volkswagen Beetle locked in its fist. It weighs 13,000 pounds, sits at the corner of N. 36th...

Along some of Seattle's oldest streets, you can still see painted advertisements from decades ago on the sides of buildings — some faded nearly beyond recognition. Seattle University professor emerita Marie Wong calls them ghost signs. Why it matters: Many of these remnants of the early- and mid-20th century...

TUKWILA, Wash. — An Amazon semi-truck crashed off the southbound lanes of Highway 599 in Tukwila just after midnight, striking the light rail tracks above the road. Video from a Washington State Department of Transportation camera earlier in the morning showed the response to the crash just north of S 133rd St. At one

The 26-year-old suspected of killing two women and injuring three others on Saturday at the Gorge Amphitheatre told investigators he was experiencing hallucinations after taking psychedelic mushrooms, according to probable cause documents filed Wednesday in Grant County Superior Court. The suspect, an active duty membe

GRANT COUNTY — The families of two women killed in the 2023 mass shooting outside the Gorge Amphitheatre have settled their wrongful death lawsuit against the venue’s owner. Brandy Escamilla, 29, and Joselyn Ruiz, 26, were killed and three other people wounded when a concertgoer opened fire in...

Two welders were seriously injured after fuel tanks exploded during work on a dry–docked dredging boat in the 3100 block of West Commodore Way. Fire crews came to the scene after the fire had already been extinguished by workers using dry chemical fire extinguishers. Both injured men were transported to Harborview Medi

GEORGE — Live Nation has settled a wrongful death lawsuit connected to a June 2023 shooting at the Beyond Wonderland electronic music festival at The Gorge Amphitheatre, avoiding a trial that was scheduled to begin next month. The civil case was filed on behalf of the families of Brandy...

Two men were killed when their vehicle crashed into a pole and caught fire early Sunday morning, May 24 in Kent in the 21800 block of 68th Avenue South. Officers and medics were dispatched at about 1 a.m. after reports of the crash, according to a May 24 Kent Police news release. Officers discovered that the vehicle hi

More than half of major metro areas posted year-over-year home price declines in March, led by Seattle, WA.