Councilmember Rob Saka has asked the City Auditor to review Seattle's Vision Zero program amid concerns the city is falling short of its 2030 goal. SDOT will present 2025 safety data as the council weighs next steps.

WSU has reassigned senior campus leadership and named Sandra Haynes to a systemwide executive role as the university confronts a decade of enrollment and budget declines.

Radar and lab forecasts show a major upswing in nocturnal bird migration over Washington this week, and Audubon and scientists are urging residents and buildings to dim lights during high‑alert nights.

Beijing told Chinese nationals to strengthen safety awareness and avoid entering the U.S. through Seattle‑Tacoma International Airport after alleged "malicious questioning" of scholars.

Officer Albert Khandzhayan received the Seattle Police Foundation’s Medal of Courage after locating a stolen vehicle and helping rescue three children in West Seattle.

A 13-year-old Tacoma youth was sentenced Wednesday and ordered into a Utah treatment program as part of probation; the judge credited time served.

Seattle Fire performed a rope rescue after a vehicle ran off SB I‑5 near Boeing Field; one person was trapped and motorists were asked to avoid the area.

A dog walker and her pet were injured after two dogs from a Georgetown encampment attacked them, prompting calls for the city to clear the site. Local authorities and animal-control agencies are the contact points for reports.

Bothell fire and police ordered several downtown locations closed after inspectors found multiple fire and life-safety hazards during a coordinated sweep.

Seattle police released surveillance footage Tuesday seeking a driver involved in a hit-and-run. Investigators say tips from the public could be crucial as they review the video.

Advocates and property owners say they will pursue legal action after the Desimone levee breach flooded parts of Tukwila, Kent and Renton. County emergency work stabilized the site while organizers demand accountability.

Construction at Amtrak’s $300M King Street Yard in SoDo is past the halfway mark, speeding the rollout of the new Airo trainsets.

A visible sewage plume along Lake Sammamish led Bellevue and Public Health to warn people and pets to avoid the 200 block of W Lake Sammamish Parkway while tests proceed.