A Washington man who pleaded guilty to molesting a 12‑year‑old from Nampa was released after roughly nine months; Idaho prosecutors declined further charges.

An early‑morning blaze at a Redmond landscaping yard destroyed two buildings and about 15 vehicles, prompting major road closures and a mutual‑aid firefighting response.

Cloudy Thursday morning with a slight chance of rain; brighter afternoons and highs near 68°F. Rain likely Friday with showers and possible thunderstorms Saturday.

Dough Joy says burglars hit its West Seattle, Capitol Hill and Ballard shops, leaving owners shaken and demanding action from city leaders. Neighborhood groups and city funds offer some relief.

A Blackstone subsidiary has filed plans to raze four Kent warehouses and build two Class A logistics buildings totaling nearly 470,000 square feet on a 28-acre site.

Speight Jenkins, who led Seattle Opera from 1983 to 2014 and built its Wagner reputation, has died at 89. He helped launch major singers and earned national honors for the company.

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 The commission will draft guidance for public and private employers.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.