Olympia budget writers stripped Gov. Bob Ferguson’s $1 billion ferry borrowing request from mid‑cycle transport drafts, prioritizing existing contracts and short‑term fixes.

Washington’s $100M police-hiring program still hasn’t paid out. Officials blame complex eligibility rules and a new 0.1% sales-tax requirement that many cities are weighing.

WSDOT’s study team picked Alternative 2 for the I‑90 ramps at Rainier Ave S, closing one ramp and reallocating lanes to give buses and protected bike/ped space near Judkins Park station.

Nearly half of Seattle homes sold below their original list price in 2025, but local discounts were among the smallest in big metros.

Seattle roaster Q.E.D. Coffee opens a new café inside Burien’s historic Three Tree Point Store, serving coffee and pastries with daytime hours and plans for neighborhood events.

WSU researchers report massive commercial honeybee losses and are testing fungus, new feeds and breeding to try to protect pollination and growers. The crisis is driven by mites, poor nutrition and pathogens.

A Seattle jury sided with Valve, finding inventor Leigh Rothschild violated state anti‑trolling and consumer‑protection laws and awarding Valve about $152,000.

A reader-photo banner lists March 1 as the reopening date for I Luv Teriyaki in Georgetown, nearly three years after a March 2023 kitchen fire. Owners had signaled an imminent soft open.

Lawmakers advanced a plan to roll back a mortgage-lender tax break and send revenue to Washington's wildfire response account. DNR warns staff and grants could be cut.

A permit allows the removal of one of six coast redwoods at 700 McGilvra Blvd E; neighbors including Tom Skerritt say the grove stabilizes a steep slope and hosts wildlife.

SDOT’s quick-build plan to add 21 bike and scooter corrals in Pioneer Square has drawn pushback from the preservation board and local businesses over design and outreach.

An investor is proposing 172 townhomes on an 8.6-acre slice of the Overlake 520 campus in Bellevue’s Bel‑Red, bringing for‑sale housing steps from Microsoft and transit.

The state high court revived negligence claims against Amazon tied to suicides after four people ingested sodium nitrite bought on its site.