SoFi signed a roughly 33,000-square-foot lease at West8 in Seattle’s Denny Triangle, expanding its downtown presence as landlords retool former Amazon-era towers.

WSDOT says crews finished slope-scaling above Diablo Lake and are now drilling 20–60 ft dowels to stabilize the hillside. SR 20 remains closed between mileposts 130–156 and recreation in the zone is banned.

Some Deming residents say county evacuation texts never arrived as the Nooksack River washed homes away in December 2025. An investigation found a planned alert system never went live.

Baird is relocating its Seattle office to Two Union Square on May 18, shrinking its downtown footprint as employers pare back space and refocus on client-facing work.

Video shows a heavy police response at Bellevue's Overlake plaza Sunday night; details remain limited. Local posts describe officers staging in the shopping‑center lot.

A 16-year-old exchange student was grabbed while walking home from tennis in the Browns Point area; neighbors shared doorbell footage and police are investigating.

Police searched Highland Park early Monday after an armed robbery at the 7‑Eleven on 16th SW and SW Holden; a K‑9 team joined the hunt and no injuries were reported.

A suspected DUI driver was arrested after a wrong‑way crash on I‑5 near Tacoma that left three people with serious injuries and shut lanes during an ongoing probe.

A teen was critically injured in a drive-by shooting in Seattle; investigators are asking witnesses to come forward. Authorities say details are preliminary.

A female gray whale — the 18th this season — washed ashore near the Long Beach Peninsula. Cascadia Research says many examined whales show malnutrition.

A King County judge sentenced Jamari Bland to 15 years for the Feb. 25, 2024 Link light rail killing that rattled downtown Seattle commuters.

A former Lakebay elementary teacher was sentenced to 66 years to life after jurors convicted him on 12 counts of first‑degree child molestation.

A 23-year-old admitted to burglarizing a Redmond home and later drove a stolen car back to the police station to surrender.