Wenatchee police identified Cassondra Andrews‑Huff as the May 30 homicide victim. A juvenile has been arrested and officers found notes and materials investigators say may link the suspect to local fires.

Casa Gabriele quietly opened in a Pioneer Square basement, serving homestyle Southern Italian dishes from the team behind Bottega Gabriele.

Lavish Roots filed a WARN notice to lay off 263 employees after its relationship with Meta ended; affected staff served Meta‑leased offices across Seattle and the Eastside.

Fire crews responded Tuesday night to a residential blaze on the 8000 block of 39th Ave NE; Seattle Fire asked people to avoid the area. Details on injuries and cause were not immediately available.

Expeditors cut about 230 technology roles across the Seattle region, snapping a decades‑long no‑layoff tradition and trimming roughly 15% of its global tech staff.

YWCA Seattle will replace the century‑old Lexington‑Concord with a seven‑story, 83‑unit affordable housing building in Belltown. The $56.5M redevelopment is funded by city and state programs and prioritizes family-sized apartments.

A June OFM memo tells Washington agencies to pause many new programs and prepare for significant shortfalls in the 2027–29 budget as officials reassess priorities.

A mobile medical unit named for Layne Staley will bring methadone and addiction care to Seattle tiny‑home villages, starting next week at an Interbay site.

WSDOT closed northbound I‑5 this weekend for work on the Ship Canal Bridge; expect ramp closures, detours and altered express‑lane operations.

A Lakewood bar fight turned into a police chase that ended in a crash on I-5 near SR 16; a man was hospitalized and later booked, police say.

A Pierce County judge sentenced Lars Nelson to 7½ years in the April 2025 death of Sophie Tinney, a case that has raised questions about anti‑natalist ideology and online radicalization.

Pierce County Council voted unanimously to allow home daycares countywide and cut permitting red tape; changes take effect July 1, 2026.

One person was arrested Thursday after a human‑trafficking probe at a Bellevue rental house. Officials released few details as detectives continue to investigate.