Guyle Fielder, the Totems icon and namesake of a Kraken award, died at 95 after suffering a stroke. His 22-season career and three WHL titles helped put Seattle on the hockey map.

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.

A Whatcom County jury convicted Alexander Vanags of first‑degree manslaughter in his friend’s 2019 death near Baker Lake. Sentencing is set for March 17.

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 bipartisan plan to shift public defense costs to the state stalled in Olympia, leaving counties worried as lawmakers push an income tax to fill the gap.

A 19‑year‑old Olympia motorcyclist is recovering at Harborview after a suspected drunk driver sideswiped his bike on I‑5. The suspect faces DUI and hit‑and‑run charges.

Teatro Zinzanni paused shows and now faces vendor lawsuits and state wage complaints after staffers say they did not receive final paychecks. Legal fights and agency claims are now underway.

A Newcastle man admitted in federal court that he helped funnel roughly $97.1M from fake oil investments into crypto and offshore accounts. Sentencing is set for May 12, 2026.

Cloudy and about 43°F Saturday morning. Gusty easterly winds and several days of rain will make for a soggy, blustery weekend.

A thick ballot envelope briefly closed the Kennewick Election Center; investigators later found hand warmers, beef jerky and a blank ballot inside. Officials say the episode appears isolated.

A taco truck has set up at the former Walgreens lot in South Delridge while the new owner markets the building and delays redevelopment.

Seattle police say a man was shot multiple times at E Pine and Belmont in Capitol Hill; a subject is being questioned and a PIO is en route.

Surveillance shows a driver ignore a crossing guard during middle-school dismissal; Pierce County deputies tracked, arrested and booked the 34-year-old on multiple charges.