A driver hit a flashing arrow board on southbound I‑5 in Fife and was arrested on suspicion of DUI. The crash comes as Washington expands mobile work‑zone cameras and updates fines.

A 44-year-old Iranian man was extradited from Panama to Seattle to face a nine-count federal indictment alleging he routed U.S.-made sonar parts through China to Iran. Officials say the case underscores cross-border enforcement of export controls.

A judge ordered $1.5 million bail for a man accused in a March 27 Renton‑area shooting investigators say began with a dispute over a dog named Bubba.

Climate and health data show Seattle’s pollen season is starting earlier and lasting longer; state monitoring is expanding and doctors advise early treatment.

Single‑family rental houses in Seattle have become rarer as owners sell and prices surge, squeezing families and renters who need three bedrooms and yards.

Clear skies and highs near 67°F today in Seattle. Light rain chances increase Tuesday–Wednesday.

Issaquah is preparing to drop a roughly $58M plan for a new 35,000-square-foot City Hall and will weigh relocation or renovation options at the next council meeting.

Northbound I‑405 will be fully closed from 11:30 p.m. Friday, April 17 to 4 a.m. Monday, April 20 between Sunset Boulevard in Renton and Coal Creek Parkway in Bellevue. Expect signed detours, closed ramps and heavy backups across the Eastside.

A University of Washington survey of 1,694 syringe‑service clients finds smoking has overtaken injecting and methamphetamine remains the most used drug. Programs that hand out safer‑smoking kits saw injection rates fall dramatically.

Seattle firefighters knocked down a building blaze on the 7000 block of S 115th Street; crews later reported the fire was out in the "fire room" as they searched for extensions.

Vinason has expanded its build‑your‑own "pho‑potle" bowls to South Lake Union and joined the Dynery app, giving downtown diners a faster way to customize pho.

Two former Amazon employees have filed a Seattle federal complaint saying the company coded women into lower‑paying job codes and underpaid them. The filings seek class certification and back pay.

Gov. Bob Ferguson is directing $500,000 from the state's Strategic Reserve Fund to help IonQ expand in Bothell; officials say the project could add up to 2,000 jobs.