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.

A courtroom at the Snohomish County Courthouse in Everett was cleared after suspected fentanyl residue was found; about 20 people were checked and no one showed symptoms. Emergency crews screened those on site while the situation was evaluated.

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

A detached car hood smashed through a Jeep's windshield on SR-512 near Puyallup Thursday; the driver was unhurt and Washington State Patrol is asking witnesses to come forward.

Reginald Irvin, who served 15 years for sex trafficking, was arrested in Bellevue after deputies tracked him with a K‑9; prosecutors say he now faces four domestic‑violence counts.

Weidner bought the 654‑unit Via6 in Denny Triangle for roughly $295M — a Q4 deal that ranked among the nation's largest and was the region’s biggest multifamily sale in three years.

Seattle Fire says crews are responding to a residential-structure fire in the 230 block of 8th Ave N. The department asked people to avoid the area while crews work.

Snohomish County’s largest nonprofit landlord is closing two job‑training businesses, cutting staff and weighing property sales as costs and missed rent squeeze its budget. The moves put services and hundreds of residents at risk.