Fire Marshal Chad Cross emphasizes the importance of attentiveness when cooking, citing it as the leading cause of residential fires, and provides safety tips like never leaving cooking equipment unattended.

King County Council readies to vote on raising the minimum wage to $20 for large businesses, with a focus on aligning pay to living costs and evaluating potential economic impacts.

Seattle's forecast promises a week of sunny skies and rising temperatures, with highs reaching up to 77 degrees, before a slight chance of showers early next week.

A woman was charged with assaulting a toddler on a flight from Mexico to Seattle and has been detained, pending investigation by the FBI and Port of Seattle Police.

Bellevue extends the deadline for application submissions to serve on its Independent Salary Commission, which will evaluate and set city council salaries.

The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission is seeking public input on its draft Best Available Science Policy through May 24, 2024, via comments online or by email.

A Delta flight from Cancun to Sea-Tac airport experienced a fire in the nose section upon arrival, evacuated safely, with no major injuries, as investigation begins.

A Renton man is charged with first-degree murder after the body of Reyna Hernandez was found in a Mexican cemetery; prosecutors allege domestic violence. Extradition efforts are underway.

Two men were injured in a bite-and-stab altercation in Seattle's Chinatown-International District, with one hospitalized for bitten fingers and the other for stab wounds.

Governor Jay Inslee visited Vancouver to address environmental, housing, and educational issues, including air quality monitoring to mitigate asthma and the decline in student financial aid applications.

The Seattle Litter Abatement Program has been effectively cleaning city streets and educating residents on waste management, collecting nearly 2 million pounds of trash since 2016.

Bellevue announces the Spring District Family Festival with activities, food, and music on May 18, celebrating the transformed neighborhood with family-friendly events and city information resources.

A series of crimes hit Pierce County, including a DUI arrest, a car crash, a toddler's overdose linked to parental meth possession, a gas theft from a business, and a car prowl incident leading to an arrest.