Longtime Pegasus chefs Gabriel Castro and Isidro Ocampo have taken ownership of the Junction restaurant and will mark the change with a June 12 6/14 reopening and new menu items.

An 8‑foot IKE kiosk went up at First and Pike as the city begins a 50‑unit rollout with transit info, free Wi‑Fi and ad revenue for downtown programs.

Ox Burger — the Taurus Ox spin-off — has started a residency at Fair Isle Brewing in Ballard, serving its Lao Burger on Sundays and Mondays.

K‑9 Rain alerted in blackberry bushes and helped deputies recover a handgun and a pistol suppressor after a shooting in Auburn.

A loud blast leveled a home on 109th Avenue in Snohomish Friday night, killing one person as crews and investigators worked the scene. Officials say the cause remains under investigation.

The Renton Walmart on Rainier Avenue was evacuated and closed Saturday while police investigate after clothing was set on fire inside.

Neighbors say two teenagers allegedly attacked three people outside the CVS on California Avenue; one victim was struck and witnesses report racial slurs. The victim is filing a police report.

MOD Pizza founders Scott and Ally Svenson sold their 1908 Medina mansion for nearly $11.6M in a high‑end Eastside transaction.

Zillow's latest analysis finds Seattle buyers must plan to hold properties for nearly 20 years before owning outpaces renting. Higher mortgage rates and price‑to‑rent gaps shape the verdict.

A motorcyclist died Thursday evening after a collision with a tow truck on State Route 7 at 204th Street East in Spanaway. Both directions were closed while troopers investigated.

A jury convicted Mark Downey in April; he was sentenced to 26.5 years after DNA tied him to the 2024 Lake Stevens killing.

Structural steel is rising at Memorial Stadium as the $140M rebuild moves into vertical construction; the One Roof partnership says the student-first venue aims for a late‑2027 opening.

A Walla Walla judge warned he could jail Pasco’s sheriff after the sheriff refused to return county-owned guns, a fingerprint scanner and other equipment. A June 3 hearing was set to consider sanctions.