Category: Local News

In the days leading up to the start of tolling in Seattle’s SR 99 tunnel, there were concerns that drivers opting not to pay for the tunnel would be pushed on I-5, slowing down an area already crowded commuter corridor.…

Shorecrest High School is in a precautionary lockdown, while police investigate a pair of students who brought ammunition to school Monday. No weapons has been found as of yet, and the students have not made any known threats. As a…

U.S. Women’s National Team member and Reign FC captain Megan Rapinoe has been named Sports Illustrated’s 2019 Sportsperson of the Year, the magazine announced Monday. Rapinoe is the fourth woman in the award’s history to win it by herself, the…

Police in Kennewick responded to reports of an RV stuck in a Taco Bell drive-thru late Thursday night. Investigators say that a 56-year-old woman attempted to drive a large RV the wrong way into the drive-thru at the Plaza Way…

A man was shot Friday night in Mountlake Terrace, and things took a dramatic turn on his way to the hospital. It took additional time for the victim to arrive at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle because he was taken…

University of Washington researchers say people who live around Sea-Tac airport breath in more air pollution than others in the region. The new study indicates airplanes emit ultra-fine and distinct pollution particles in communities within 10 miles of the airport.…

Police in Burlington are searching for a suspect following a fatal shooting at a gas station Friday. The shooting happened just before 11:30 a.m. Friday in the 100 block of South Burlington Boulevard — about 0.3 miles south of Burlington-Edison…

Back in October, it looked as though Seattle’s Northlake tiny house homeless village would be closed by the city for good, with its funding cut off and an exit date set for December. Now, the village will stay open at…

Governor Jay Inslee said on Thursday that he’s getting a hip replaced on Monday morning, which means he’ll be out of the office for at least a week. “I am trading in a 1951 model hip joint for a 2019…

A new study from researchers at Washington State University found that marijuana stores are more likely to be located in poorer, less-educated neighborhoods throughout Washington state. The research is based on data from the Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board as…