Two initiatives would ban trans girls from girls’ teams and restore a broad parents’‑rights law; Olympia has until March 12 to act or voters decide in November.

Alcoa has begun tearing down the Intalco smelter at Cherry Point, ending the Pacific Northwest’s last primary aluminum operation. Regulators opened a cleanup comment period through April 15.

Bellevue will sell city‑reviewed cottage and DADU plans to cut design and permitting time. Officials plan a three‑phase rollout and up to 10 pre‑approved designs.

A seven-story project at 118 W Mercer will add 114 affordable rentals to Lower Queen Anne, backed by the Urban League, SRM and public-private financing. Move-ins are planned for November 2027.

Tacoma firefighters chased a string of small blazes in central Tacoma Sunday night that officials say appear to have been set deliberately.

Bellevue has pledged $12 million to Imagine Housing to build 100 affordable, family‑sized apartments on land owned by St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church. The award pairs city policy changes with regional trust‑fund support.

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.