A 2026 draft forecast warns the Columbia Basin may face sustained summer shortages and more frequent droughts, putting farms and small towns across central Washington at risk.

Metro credits behavioral‑health outreach and hundreds of retrofits for falling incident measures, but drivers and the union say staffing and full fleet protections are unfinished.

An Alaska Airlines flight bound for Seattle diverted to Eugene on July 23 after the crew shut down one engine midflight. The plane landed safely and no injuries were reported.

A new financial review widened Lynnwood’s budget gap, pushing leaders to weigh hiring freezes, steep departmental cuts and tapping tax capacity.

A Kenmore Air flight went down in the San Juan Islands Thursday evening; authorities say the Coast Guard is investigating and passenger status is unclear.

A man sitting on a downtown Seattle sidewalk was stabbed Thursday night; police arrested a suspect after a short foot chase and the victim was taken to Harborview. Injuries were described as non-life-threatening.

An internal memo directs Vancouver officers to refer many misdemeanors to the city attorney amid a public‑defender shortage, drawing union and sheriff pushback.

A body was discovered Thursday in north Seattle's Matthews Beach neighborhood; police and the King County Medical Examiner are investigating. Identification is pending.

Serta Simmons renewed its lease at IAC Port 167 in Puyallup, keeping a major manufacturing and distribution hub near the Port of Tacoma and offering a stabilizing lease in a soft Seattle industrial market.

No Meat Factory is closing its Stanwood plant two years after reopening the Twin City Foods site, triggering layoffs and raising fresh questions about local manufacturing jobs.

A Kent apartment complex sold for about $45M—just above its 2019 price—highlighting a pullback and re‑pricing in Puget Sound multifamily deals.

Low clouds this morning give way to sun and inland highs near 83°F; a trough cools the region with a chance of showers this weekend.

Seattle Fire Department says crews are responding to a residential fire in the 2800 block of NW 72nd Street; officials asked people to avoid the area while crews work.