Mayor Katie Wilson tapped Sam Steele as interim SDCI director to speed permitting and help keep housing projects moving amid softer permit demand.

Roseburg will cut roughly 146 jobs at its Riddle plywood plant as specialty plywood shifts to Coquille; affected workers will receive 60 days' pay and health coverage.

The Anderson Island General Store has closed, leaving residents without on‑island fuel, groceries or a post office and prompting county and community meetings.

Seattle merchants say penny shortages are already changing how cash sales close out. Lawmakers advanced a bill to let cash totals be rounded to the nearest nickel.

A 32‑year‑old suspect is being held after a Tuesday‑night shooting on NE 4th Street in Renton left a 35‑year‑old man dead; a judge found probable cause.

Queen Anne Pool's landmark move spotlights Benjamin McAdoo and a history of access and exclusion in Seattle.

An 18-year-old was arrested after a drive-by shooting in South Seattle; police say shell casings were recovered and no one was hurt. Detectives are investigating.

A Pierce County judge gave Ronald E. Krier 28 years, 11 months after he pleaded guilty to killing his ex‑wife. Court records show years of threats and a protection order that lapsed before her death.

A UW Medicine anesthesiology resident was sentenced after prosecutors say he diverted fentanyl and other opioids, replacing doses with saline and endangering patients. The DEA Seattle office announced the sentencing on X.

Justice Barbara Madsen will retire April 3, ending a 33-year run on Washington’s high court. The governor will appoint her successor to serve until an election.

Tacoma police launched a homicide investigation Sunday after officers found an unresponsive man in the 1200 block of South I Street; detectives are on scene.

Seattle police arrested 57-year-old Richard Eugene Jackson after an ICAC investigation tied online tips to his vehicle and an apartment in the International District.

Shaq-backed Big Chicken has closed its Tacoma outpost at Westgate North; online listings still show the address while neighbors take notice.