WSDOT says the $188M I-90/SR 18 interchange near Snoqualmie wrapped up ahead of schedule, with crews finishing paving about 20 hours early and SR 18 reopened. The overhaul adds lanes, bridges and wildlife-friendly stream work.

A brush fire above Wenatchee triggered Level 2 evacuations for Stemilt Creek Road and nearby loops; crews requested strike teams and air support.

Low clouds this morning clear to partly sunny with highs near 73°F. A warm‑up arrives Monday and Tuesday.

A two-day NLRB election at Seattle's Fred Hutch ended in a tie, leaving clinicians and management to navigate the next steps as organizers prepare challenges.

Nestlé has asked the TTAB to cancel Seattle Strong’s federal trademark; the SoDo cold-brew maker says it’s fighting back with fundraising and filings.

A Ryanair Boeing 737 diverted to Thessaloniki after a cabin window dislodged midflight; a passenger was partly pulled outside and hospitalized, passengers say.

An explosion damaged a Puyallup apartment unit Thursday; officials say the blast was contained and there is no ongoing threat. Investigators are on scene.

Tacoma now projects the Fishing Wars Memorial Bridge will stay closed until about 2033; a $7.6M federal BUILD grant will fund design work, but a multihundred‑million-dollar funding gap remains.

Traffic cameras showed a hillside blaze between Myers Way and southbound SR‑509 Wednesday night; Seattle Fire and King County crews responded. Local cameras captured the smoke plume over the freeway.

Thurston County reinstated a county‑wide burn ban on July 8, halting yard‑waste and land‑clearing fires through Oct. 15. Approved campfires and grills remain allowed.

A 25-year-old woman was struck and killed by a Sounder train near Seattle's Carkeek Park on Tuesday. Police and Sound Transit responded and N Line service was disrupted.

Dozens of Mount Baker neighbors told councilmembers and police they want faster, lasting solutions after moving encampments and open‑air drug activity disrupted daily life. Residents pressed for clearer timelines from outreach teams and law enforcement.

An adult man was found shot and killed on the 6900 block of East D Street in Tacoma; detectives say the death is being investigated as a homicide.