A Lynnwood man shot outside a neighborhood bar on April 10 died days later. Police arrested a 44‑year‑old and charged him with second‑degree murder.

Kajiken will take over the former Skillet storefront in Amazon’s Doppler building and aims to open this summer, bringing abura soba to Denny Triangle.

Seattle is directing $5.5M from payroll‑tax revenue to tribal and Indigenous organizations for climate projects—from heat pumps to food sovereignty and resilience hubs.

Pierce County officials told Sound Transit to keep the Tacoma Dome light‑rail promise as the agency confronts a roughly $34 billion affordability gap. Local leaders say delays or cuts would hurt riders and the regional hub.

An Olympia man admitted to the 1980 and 1984 killings of two Everett women; sentencing is scheduled for May 13, 2026. DNA testing and an undercover saliva match broke the cases decades later.

Lizzie Lou’s Too, the small Southern‑style cafe inside a Fife Harley‑Davidson, will close on May 2 after 12 years. Chef Warnessa Victorian says she’s searching for a new storefront.

Seattle's cruise season arrives with new homeports and an expected $1.2B boost. Downtown businesses and hotels are bracing for record crowds as ships and World Cup fans converge.

A fatal collision between a car and a semi has blocked SR 9 near 84th St NE; troopers are investigating and the roadway remains closed.

Seattle police recovered $76,040 and hundreds of grams of drugs in a Lake City operation; two people were booked on suspicion of possession with intent to distribute.

Eggslut is opening at Westfield Southcenter in Tukwila with new Wagyu burgers and rosemary fries, expected early May.

Tacoma’s City Council voted Tuesday to put a ten‑year streets funding plan — Proposition 1 — on the Aug. 4 primary ballot. The scaled‑back package would renew utility and property levies to pay for paving, safety upgrades and neighborhood connections.

A former Pierce County major pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three months after a July crash that injured a family; an internal review found deputies failed to follow policy.

An early-morning shooting in Skyway sent one person to Harborview Medical Center; deputies with the King County Sheriff's Office are investigating.