A manhunt is underway after an inmate left the Minimum Security Unit at Monroe Correctional Complex late Thursday. DOC says the person was serving 27 months and was last seen in gray sweatpants and a khaki jacket.

Permit filings show Fife’s Emish Market is eyeing two closed Shari’s diners in Tacoma and Federal Way for its first expansion beyond Fife.

Mayor Katie Wilson named Esther Handy interim chief of staff and reassigned Kate Brunette Kreuzer as part of a senior-office reshuffle tied to council tensions.

Sources say Apple is close to leasing Arbor Blocks East at 300 Eighth Ave. N., which would expand its South Lake Union footprint next to its Arbor Blocks West offices.

King County paid roughly $36.2M to buy the Totem Lake office that houses the region’s first 24/7 walk‑in mental‑health crisis center. The move secures the clinic as the county builds a network of levy‑funded centers.

Public Health closed three King County swim beaches after tests found high bacteria; a Renton sample hit about 14,000 CFU — far above safety guidelines.

A vehicle crashed into Saltoro on Greenwood Ave in north Seattle, injuring two people and damaging the restaurant's front. Authorities are investigating.

A Tacoma worker says a falling metal T‑bar at the city's transfer center caused life‑threatening injuries and that supervisors ignored warnings about worn roll‑off containers.

The Poet, a new intimate venue in the back room of Manuscript in Tacoma's Stadium District, opens this weekend for live music, workshops and private events.

Homeowners report surprise extra trash fees on SPU bills and say the utility should show proof before billing. The city says charges are valid and is updating its process.

A rooftop blaze sent smoke over Tacoma's theater district on Tuesday as firefighters battled flames at the Temple Theatre.

A Bellevue self-storage building at 12399 Northup Way sold for roughly $50.7M, a transaction industry trackers call Washington’s largest self-storage sale on record. The buyer was Premier Storage Investors.

A large fire near the train tracks shut down Snohomish’s Airport Way Tuesday morning, injuring one person and scorching part of the rail trestle. Crews knocked down the blaze and traffic was rerouted.