Starla’s closed its Bellingham outpost on March 28 and says it will relaunch in Seattle as a fuller pizzeria in late 2026 or early 2027.

Maverick Gaming will close the Silver Dollar Casino in SeaTac amid its Chapter 11 reorganization, adding to earlier shutdowns in Washington.

Seattle’s Sue Bird was enshrined in the FIBA Hall of Fame on Tuesday in Berlin, adding an international capstone to a career already honored with a statue and a renamed street.

Providence Swedish has listed a roughly 31,000‑square‑foot block on First Hill, a rare in‑fill parcel that could become a high‑rise residential or mixed‑use project.

Providence signed roughly 259,570 square feet at Renton’s Longacres campus and plans to move its headquarters there in 2027. The Glacier and Baker buildings account for the region’s biggest new office lease this year.

A natural gas leak in Columbia City Tuesday prompted evacuations, closed lanes on MLK Jr. Way S and halted Link light rail between Mount Baker and Othello.

During a southbound I-5 pursuit that ended near Joint Base Lewis‑McChord, suspects in a reported stolen pickup allegedly threw chainsaws at deputies. Two men are in custody and face assault and eluding counts.

Slowed federal grants and policy uncertainty are rattling UW labs, Fred Hutch and the startups that power Seattle’s innovation economy. The region could feel the effects in jobs and trials.

Seattle Fire says crews are responding to an apartment building fire on the 500 block of Rainier Ave S and asked people to avoid the area.

Hawaiian’s mobile app will be retired at midnight April 21 as bookings move to Alaska’s system on April 22. Expect a new Alaska–Hawaiian app, bag‑tag kiosks and flight‑code changes.

Tukwila‑based Avalanche Energy won a roughly $5.2M DARPA award to build micro "nuclear batteries," a near‑term step toward its goal of compact fusion power. The work pairs government money with recent VC funding and test‑facility expansion.

A suspect was arrested in Redmond after detectives traced stolen guitars through pawn‑shop records and surveillance. Investigators say at least 15 pawn transactions may be linked.

Light rain and fog this morning with gusty south winds this afternoon. Drier, warmer weather returns by Thursday.