Kaiser Permanente has awarded more than $3M in Washington to back school grants, anchor food banks and Food Is Medicine pilots that organizers say have reached roughly 250,000 people.

Pierce County rescue divers retrieved a man from the Thea Foss Waterway Tuesday; responders performed CPR on shore and the man was taken to a hospital.

An early-morning shooting in Tacoma’s Hilltop left one person dead and prompted a homicide investigation. Detectives are canvassing the area and seeking tips.

Robert Sarver's real estate arm acquired 222 Fifth, a 10‑story life‑science tower near the Space Needle. The purchase marks the firm's first Seattle entry and spotlights local lab demand.

Queen Anne Pool's landmark move spotlights Benjamin McAdoo and a history of access and exclusion in Seattle.

Life Time paid $32M for the former Fred Meyer in Redmond, turning a 140,000‑sf vacancy into a planned Seattle‑area athletic club.

Kent police say a 64-year-old woman was struck and killed after standing on BNSF tracks Tuesday evening. Investigators reviewed video and Sound Transit reported delays.

A Seattle man was arrested Tuesday after a pursuit ended when a stolen vehicle crashed; police say the investigation is ongoing and details remain preliminary.

Patchy morning fog will give way to mild, sunny afternoons near 60°F through Friday. Rain and mountain snow return this weekend, with river rises possible.

A Clark County review and a county audit found Pierce County rushed corrections hires during a staffing crunch, producing weak vetting and several later terminations.

An 18-year-old was arrested after a drive-by shooting in South Seattle; police say shell casings were recovered and no one was hurt. Detectives are investigating.

Chief Shon Barnes told a museum audience that homicides fell 36% in 2025 and that investigators closed most cases, tying the gains to hiring and new tactics.

Bloomberg reports Amazon flagged hundreds of thousands of suspected child-sex-abuse images in datasets used for AI training; child-safety groups say missing provenance makes many reports inactionable.