Five people were indicted after prosecutors say a Portland secondhand shop helped traffic stolen goods through a metro resale network. The case grew from loss-prevention leads and could lead to restitution for retailers.

Cloudy, near‑freezing morning in Seattle with spotty rain and snow. A Winter Weather Advisory runs through midday for parts of the Olympic Peninsula.

An overnight warming shelter is operating at Meridian Habitat Park in South Hill tonight with transit support from Pierce Transit. The county posts daily shelter updates online.

Downtown Issaquah leaders say the South Kirkland–Issaquah Link could be delayed or cut as Sound Transit grapples with a multi‑billion funding gap. A community meeting is set for next week.

A 20-year-old passenger died after a car overturned on SR 16 near 6th Avenue in Tacoma late Sunday. The driver faces DUI and vehicular homicide charges, troopers said.

Rain becomes likely Monday with highs in the low 40s. Mountain snow and a Small Craft Advisory for the outer coast are possible; plan ahead.

Ecology fined Seattle Barrel Company $150,000 after inspectors found failures to identify, store and track dangerous waste at its Seattle drum‑refurbishing facility.

A judge in Seattle attached a 6‑year‑old Venezuelan girl's immigration case to her mother's after community organizers rallied and secured legal help. Advocates say she had once been summoned alone to court.

Mortenson will buy Kent’s city‑owned Naden parcel and develop a 9.3‑acre build‑to‑suit manufacturing campus after the city council approved the sale. The project aims to recruit power‑intensive, job‑heavy manufacturers to downtown Kent.

Bellevue's council narrowly approved six‑month interim controls that require façade preservation on Main Street while the city rethinks long‑term rules for Old Bellevue.

Seattle has reached a settlement with the family of Jaahnavi Kandula after the 2023 crosswalk collision that killed the 23‑year‑old. Local reports say the deal may total at least $29 million.

A 20-year-old man was charged after a Feb. 5 drive-by near 100th Street SW and South Tacoma Way left a local rapper with a grazing head wound. Surveillance footage and charging papers are central to the probe.

Washington filers—especially those hit by December storms—can reduce or remove IRS penalties. File or extend, pay what you can, and document damage or illness for relief.