A four‑bedroom house next to Bill Gates' Xanadu estate in Medina went into contract days after a $4.8M listing. Buyer identity remains private.

ORCA’s Tap to Pay starts Feb. 23: contactless cards and mobile wallets will be accepted across much of the Puget Sound system, while reduced fares still require ORCA cards.

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.

Battle Ground police served a search warrant after months of reports that wildlife were being struck by blow darts. Officers recovered blowguns and recovered razor‑tipped darts as they investigate.

The parents of a Gig Harbor teen filed a wrongful-death suit alleging Discord enabled the 764 network that groomed and coerced their 13‑year‑old son. The complaint comes amid international prosecutions and an ongoing Hamburg trial.

Authorities allege a Lacey woman ran a drug operation that sold cannabis and illegal drugs to students; police seized drugs, weapons and more than $26,000. A May trial is scheduled.

The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority provisionally flagged editorial-market competition concerns in Getty Images’ $3.7B deal with Shutterstock, setting a March 12 response deadline. The finding complicates the Seattle company’s plan to combine two major image libraries.

A longtime Orange Julius kiosk at Tacoma Mall is boarded up and closed, removing one of the mall's retro food‑court fixtures. Nearby DQ counters remain the closest option.

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.

Mostly cloudy Friday with a drier afternoon, then several rounds of rain and mountain snow this weekend. Mariners face gale watches and rough seas.

Westside Neighbors Shelter in West Seattle took in about 48 people during a sudden cold snap; volunteers warned fentanyl and cold exposure raise hypothermia risks and said small donations keep the doors open.

Columbia Generating Station returned to the grid after crews repaired a failed filter that knocked both recirculation pumps offline.

A new tiny-house village opened in Lake City on Thursday, offering 45 private units and on-site case management as Seattle pushes to expand emergency shelter.