Category: Local News

King County Council is looking for ways to better protect people from the next wave of extreme weather after last summer’s record-breaking hot temperatures. “According to the National Weather Service, heat events are the most deadly weather-related emergencies,” council staff…

Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun told Aviation Week in an interview that the planemaker could be forced to cancel the 737 Max 10 over potential regulatory issues. Boeing has a December deadline to win approval for the 737 MAX 10…

King County Council addressed the need to make guns less accessible while also stressing the importance of providing essential resources — housing, career opportunities, health care, education — to those in more impoverished areas of the county during its meeting…

After days of hearing testimony in an inquest to ascertain the facts about the fatal shooting of Charleena Lyles, jurors deliberated and found that the two officers who fatally shot the mother of four used reasonable force. The jury ruled…

A girl is dead after a shooting in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood, according to the Tacoma Police Department. According to a spokesperson for Tacoma police, someone shot at a car full of juveniles near 19th and Martin Luther King Jr. Way.…

Amazon will give its U.S. Prime members free access to meal delivery service Grubhub for a year under a deal announced Wednesday. The Grubhub Plus membership — which normally costs $9.99 per month — lets customers order from thousands of…

In less than two weeks, the new 988 system launches. Mandated by Congress in 2020, 988 is basically the mental health version of 911 that launches nationwide July 16. Implementation of the 988 system – and how to pay for…

King County is devoting $1 million in emergency funding to help with the potential flood of abortion-seeking women in the Pacific Northwest. The full council voted with the ordinance passing 8-1. Most members argued that the expenditure was justified because…

A King County councilmember is proposing legislation that would put security cameras and signs at some higher-risk parks and trailheads. Councilmember Reagan Dunn, who is behind the proposal, said there has been an increase in car prowls at parking lots…

Sumner Police are investigating suspected hate crimes at two houses of worship that were vandalized early Tuesday morning. The vandalism was reported by members of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Bellevue Police has new transparency and accountability website Carmen…