National data and Seattle employers say AI-written résumés are slowing hiring and forcing small businesses to add verification steps and partners.

A new Washington law effective next Thursday redraws the line between e‑bikes and e‑motorcycles and could mean some riders need a motorcycle endorsement. Check your bike.

Ichiro will headline the Mariners' first-ever Alumni Home Run Derby at T-Mobile Park on Aug. 7, with Ken Griffey Jr. as commissioner and Nelson Cruz and Jay Buhner as captains.

Grant County detectives arrested 18‑year‑old Hunter Gray in Moses Lake after a probe that began when a child disclosed alleged assaults. He faces charges including second‑degree rape of a child.

A pre‑dawn crash on SR 18 near I‑5 in Federal Way left one person dead and closed westbound lanes. Troopers are investigating and WSDOT travel alerts remain in place.

Two openly gay Seattle officers filed suit this week, alleging the department passed them over for promotions because of their sexual orientation. The complaint names top command staff and seeks relief in King County Superior Court.

Christian Salyer, a Thurgood Marshall Elementary teacher, died after being struck by a Recology truck near Yesler Terrace. Police say the collision is under investigation.

16Eleven at APEX Everett folds steakhouse dining, craft cocktails and an on‑site gallery into one restored downtown destination.

Shoreline City Council has advanced a $100 million plan for a new aquatic center, sending a 48,000‑sq‑ft design to the November ballot. The proposal would be paid largely by property taxes through a park district.

Families in Washington say new federal rules have pushed immigration filing fees into the thousands, forcing fundraisers and fee cuts. Local attorneys and advocates warn the costs block access to justice.

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.