A Seattle-based developer has proposed a seven-story, 173-unit affordable building beside Lynnwood’s Scriber Lake Park, targeting households at about 60% of AMI. The project is now in city review and has state infrastructure support.

A Deering man was sentenced to 18 months after prosecutors said he repeatedly touched a 17‑year‑old passenger on a flight from Anchorage to Seattle.

Several hundred Franklin Pierce High students staged a walkout on Wednesday, carrying Mexican flags and anti‑ICE signs as part of a wider wave of protests. The action tied local schools to national outrage over recent ICE shootings.

A Portland investor paid $48.5M for Redstone Corporate Center I in Lynnwood, a six‑story Class A office near Alderwood Mall that’s mostly leased and expected to land a Fortune 500 tenant.

Seattle police say a security guard was injured in a shooting near Pioneer Square; the department posted an alert and an investigation is underway.

At a Feb. 3 workshop Kent staff forwarded an EPA brownfields consultant plan, the 2026 CDBG draft and a regional housing resolution to the council for approval. The moves could unlock assessments, funding and housing projects across South King County.

A 29-year-old was arrested after a red SUV allegedly struck two vehicles and fled. Officers used a PIT stop and cited the driver on multiple violations.

Pierce County rescue divers retrieved a man from the Thea Foss Waterway Tuesday; responders performed CPR on shore and the man was taken to a hospital.

Robert Sarver's real estate arm acquired 222 Fifth, a 10‑story life‑science tower near the Space Needle. The purchase marks the firm's first Seattle entry and spotlights local lab demand.

Life Time paid $32M for the former Fred Meyer in Redmond, turning a 140,000‑sf vacancy into a planned Seattle‑area athletic club.

Bloomberg reports Amazon flagged hundreds of thousands of suspected child-sex-abuse images in datasets used for AI training; child-safety groups say missing provenance makes many reports inactionable.

WSDOT plans a roundabout at SR 305 and High School Road and will host an open house next Wednesday to gather public feedback.

A co-leader of a 2022 home-invasion ring that targeted Asian families pleaded guilty to federal racketeering; sentencing is set for May 6, 2026.