Category: Local News

Washington state’s unemployment rate hit a new low, according to the latest numbers. Data from the State’s Employment Security Department shows Washington added nearly 11,000 workers in December. About a third of the jobs came from retail. That tipped the…

It’s been hard times for children operating lemonade stands, with the fear that any day some government bureaucrat or health agency might shut them down, sending them underground to sell their lemony juice. Those days may be over as the…

Health officials in Washington state have worked together with a Snohomish County man with the Wuhan coronavirus to determine who he may have come into contact with during his travel from China to Seattle. “As of now, there are at…

Seattle police say one person was killed and seven others were injured in a shooting near Third Avenue and Pine Street around 5 p.m. Wednesday. One victim died at the scene, said to be a woman between age of 40…

Police are investigating after a man was shot in downtown Seattle on Tuesday afternoon. Officers were called to the scene around 3:45 p.m. after reports of a shooting in the 1600 block of 4th Avenue. They found him in a…

Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney has rehired a deputy who was fired for a fatal shooting. Deputy Art Wallin shot and killed Nickolas Peters, 24, in October 2018. Wallin was terminated after a report found the shooting was not a…

A new proposal from State Sen. Joe Nguyen (D-White Center) would implement a 32-hour work week in Washington state. ‘Super commuters,’ remote workers make more money, study says Nguyen’s bill would make it so hourly workers would essentially work four…

It may ultimately be up to the Federal Aviation Administration, but Boeing announced Tuesday that it hopes to have the 737 MAX return to service by “mid-2020.” FAA: 737 MAX still not close to flying again “Returning the MAX safely…

If a planned merger with Bellevue-based T-Mobile doesn’t go through, Sprint could be in big trouble. The Puget Sound Business Journal reports the deal stalled Friday when a federal judge chose to extend his review of the Justice Department’s settlement…

State Attorney General Bob Ferguson is challenging the lavish personal spending of bankrupt anti-tax activist Tim Eyman. Eyman, who has been in a legal battle with the attorney general for years over the use of campaign funds, filed for bankruptcy…