Microsoft and Mayo Clinic announced a partnership to build a Mayo‑owned AI model for healthcare that will be piloted inside Mayo Clinic’s clinical systems. The model will be trained on de‑identified clinical data and Mayo clinicians' expertise.

A King County jury on June 2 acquitted Walter Jones, a former volunteer Garfield coach, of four child-rape counts after a two-week trial. The case follows a $16M settlement and prompted questions about volunteer oversight.

Gov. Bob Ferguson signed an executive order asking state agencies to create menopause workplace accommodations and training, aiming to retain midcareer women and reduce turnover. The commission will draft guidance for public and private employers.

Gabe Newell’s Inkfish has contracted Norwegian yard Vard for a €700M (≈$814M), 162‑meter research ship built for ultra‑deep seafloor mapping and submersible operations.

The long-vacant Gault Middle School site in East Tacoma has been transformed into the Visa Street Soccer Park, featuring two turf fields, adaptive blind-soccer features and community programming.

A $125M, phased overhaul of Kirkland Heights preserved 180 existing apartments and added 96 new income‑restricted homes, bringing the community to 276 units. The redevelopment includes solar, EV charging and a new community building.

New ACS data and local analysis show roughly 31% of Seattle-area homeowners own their homes outright — a lower share than most large U.S. metro areas. That gap is largely driven by age and how long people have lived in their homes.

K9 teams tracked a suspect to a retention pond after shots rang out in Puyallup's South Hill; deputies recovered the firearm and booked a 24-year-old on multiple first‑degree charges.

Plans filed with the city show Wild Waves' 66‑acre site in Federal Way could be leveled for a roughly 1‑million‑square‑foot warehouse called Podium I‑5. The park will finish its 2026 season and close on Nov. 1, 2026.

An FBI‑assisted search at a Seaview home led deputies to arrest a 27‑year‑old on incest and related child‑sex charges tied to alleged abuse from 2016–17.

A Seattle Safeway sold the winning Hit 5 ticket that matched five numbers on May 28, netting a $630,000 cashpot. Here’s where it was sold and how winners claim.

WA’s new WA Cares Fund promises a $36,500 lifetime benefit, but state cost data show that nursing‑home and home‑care bills can eat through that sum quickly.

SWAT officers were reported on Fauntleroy Way just south of SW Alaska on Thursday, blocking alleys and prompting nearby businesses to shelter customers.