Yuvika Tolani will be the first permanent artistic director of Seattle’s Union Arts Center, starting May 4, 2026. Her appointment comes as the merged company scales programming downtown.

Converting Bellevue’s 120-year-old Wilburton Trestle to the Eastrail has revealed rot and hardware failures, raising the price tag and pushing the opening into 2027.

CoStar found Puget Sound retail absorption turned positive in Q1 2026 — the first gains since Q3 2024. Small storefront leasing leads while big‑box backfills lag.

A wrong-way head-on crash on SR 509 just south of Cloverdale Street killed two drivers Sunday night. Washington State Patrol says the investigation is ongoing.

Two seniors were found dead after an early-morning house fire on Wetmore Avenue in Everett. The Everett Fire Marshal is investigating; officials urged residents to check smoke alarms.

A swarm of roughly 18 small earthquakes struck off Washington’s coast Sunday; the biggest was M4.2 and scientists say the ridge‑related activity poses no tsunami risk.

Ankle monitor tracking led Seattle police to a Capitol Hill parking lot where officers recovered three handguns from a parked car. The 20-year-old suspect was booked into SCORE.

Two men were arrested in Capitol Hill after allegedly harassing a restaurant worker; officers recovered a short-barreled rifle and a pistol reported stolen from Tacoma.

Everett will reopen the $34M Edgewater Bridge the week of April 27, ending a lengthy closure and revealing a wider, seismically strengthened span with bike lanes and sidewalks. A community celebration is planned before traffic returns.

After a years‑long seismic overhaul, Tacoma’s Old City Hall is starting to welcome tenants — a women‑focused coworking operator and a clutch of small local firms are among the early signees. Phase 1 commercial space is online while apartments and amenities follow in later work.

Cloudy and near 50°F today. Steadier rain, gusts and heavy Cascade snow expected Tuesday–Wednesday.

Wooden City serves its final Pac Ave dinner tomorrow as the restaurant shifts to a much larger Broadway space. Owners plan a bar‑forward concept to take over the Pacific Avenue lease.

The 2026 WNBA draft ushered rookies into a reworked league: bigger rookie pay, charter travel and recognition for veterans who built the game.