NSF is removing instruments from the Ocean Observatories Initiative, ending key below‑surface measurements off the Pacific Northwest as El Niño approaches.

Video captured by a neighbor shows officers forming a perimeter at a Federal Way apartment complex after an alleged fatal shooting. Detectives are investigating and asking for tips.

Chef Brendan McGill has shut his downtown outposts at the Exchange Building and will focus on his Bainbridge Island restaurants. The closures close a chapter for his downtown footprint.

A late‑night attack on SDOT workers at the Alaskan Way South bike trail left a Seattle officer injured and a suspect jailed. The investigation is ongoing.

Troopers searched near the Port of Tacoma after suspects fled a stolen SUV that rear-ended another car on southbound I-5.

A new Common Sense Media assessment finds safety gaps in AI mental-health apps for teens; two consumer apps vanished and Wysa earned an "unacceptable" rating.

An SFU‑led study found juvenile Chinook in the Lower Fraser estuary exposed to hundreds of contaminants — from pharmaceuticals to trace cocaine — raising concerns for salmon recovery and orca prey.

Boeing scored an $854.7M Pentagon modification to build four more P-8A Poseidons and fund software and hardware upgrades across the Poseidon fleet.

Alaska Airlines has launched daily Seattle–Reykjavík summer flights, opening a direct West Coast link to Iceland and easier onward connections into Europe.

Picklr's new Federal Way club brings 14 indoor courts and pro-level amenities to a converted LA Fitness, with a May 30 grand opening.

Pierce County Medical Examiner identified Marcella Magdalena Leiter, 76, after a two‑vehicle crash on East Pioneer Way in Puyallup that left one woman dead and another hospitalized.

A motorcyclist was killed after a collision with a car in the 23600 block of 104th Ave SE in Kent. Police say the bike was stolen and witnesses reported reckless riding.

A 33-year-old Othello man died after a pellet or BB struck his neck in an apparent accidental shooting investigators say involved a young child. Authorities are investigating.