Flames tore through several U‑Haul trucks at a Ballard rental lot on NW Leary Way early Monday. No injuries were reported and investigators are probing possible propane involvement.

Steady rain and gusty winds arrive in Seattle Sunday while the Cascades brace for accumulating mountain snow. Expect travel delays, small-craft advisories and a midweek flood watch for the Skokomish basin.

Rain and gusty south winds today in Seattle; Small Craft Advisory for Puget Sound. Cascades could see 8–12 inches of snow Sunday–Monday.

Forensic genetic genealogy identified remains found near Mount Rainier in 1978 as William Nelson Church Jr., giving his family long‑awaited answers.

A Tacoma man was arrested after deputies found an explosive device in his car outside a Port Orchard market; the state bomb squad neutralized the device and evidence is now with prosecutors.

Steady rain Friday with highs near 50°F; mountain snow returns and a rain‑snow mix is possible early next week.

A Pierce County plea closed years of cases against Keon Simms after he admitted to manslaughter in two Tacoma shootings; a judge gave him an 18‑year term. The deal also led prosecutors to dismiss several other felony counts.

Police say someone fired from a silver car near 31st and Cloverdale in West Seattle; no injuries reported and officers found no casings, per West Seattle Blog.

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit helped disrupt Tycoon 2FA, seizing core domains tied to an MFA‑bypass phishing network. Security researchers say phishing‑resistant MFA and hardened email gateways are now essential.

WSDOT will close northbound SR 99’s First Avenue South bridge March 9–11 for temporary steel‑plate repairs; lanes will reopen at 25 mph and another closure is planned in April.

SB 5105 would criminalize sexually explicit AI images of minors, widen charges for unconscious victims and extend the time prosecutors have to file charges.

Light rain will thicken into steadier showers tonight into Friday. Mountain snow is likely Sunday night with a chance of lowland rain/snow Monday.

A WSDOT crew rescued a lone cow from northbound I‑405 near NE 116th in Kirkland; the agency posted photos on March 5 asking the public to help find her herd.