Tacoma detectives renewed a public plea as Crime Stoppers offers up to $1,000 for tips in the 2023 killing of 16-year-old Wyatt Owens. Police want dash‑cam video and witness leads.

The 25-story Fourth & Blanchard tower in Belltown — nicknamed the “Darth Vader” building — is on the market after a 2025 courthouse auction and is being offered at a steep discount.

Seattle City Council expanded the Utility Discount Program to cover about 31,000 more low‑income households, offering steep electric and water discounts funded by tiny rate bumps. The move targets seniors and rent‑burdened families ahead of coming rate increases.

Seattle firefighters responded to a vessel fire in the 4400 block of 15th Ave NW; authorities urged people to avoid the area while responders worked.

A man remains in critical condition after a July 4 assault at Deer Creek Apartments in Puyallup. The Pierce County Sheriff posted photos and is seeking tips.

Warren Buffett redirected his midyear gift this year, omitting Seattle’s Gates Foundation and sending roughly $6 billion in Berkshire shares to family-run foundations amid a review.

Seattle Center hosts Bite of Seattle July 24–26, 2026. Free admission, hundreds of vendors, live demos and a packed music schedule.

A Seattle man who failed to register as a sex offender was sentenced to 37 months after officers found an unregistered 9mm “ghost gun” on him.

A teenager was shot in the leg at Wright Park Sunday evening; police say the wound may have been self-inflicted and are asking the public for video.

WSDOT is remaking I-405 with a three-level NE 85th interchange in Kirkland and Sound Transit’s Stride BRT set to roll out in 2028–29, anchored by a Bothell base.

A bicyclist was hospitalized after being struck on northbound I‑5 at Pacific Avenue in Tacoma; state troopers say the rider was going the wrong way and was not wearing a helmet.

A West Seattle reader says two men were found severely injured near Junction Plaza Park late Thursday; police are asking anyone with information to reference report #26-200420.

A man was arrested after allegedly trying to grab a stroller at Pike Place Market; the child's family fought him off and police took him into custody.