WSU and USDA plant pathologists warn stripe rust is developing fast in Pacific Northwest wheat; timely scouting and fungicide timing could limit losses.

A 36,160‑square‑foot Enumclaw industrial property known as the Thunder Dome sold for $7.9M and will become a hub for exotic‑car storage, detailing and transport.

Two men were shot Thursday in the 7200 block of Park Avenue South in Tacoma and were taken to a hospital. Police remained on scene as detectives investigated.

Microsoft is offering voluntary retirement buyouts to roughly 7% of its U.S. workforce — a move that could affect thousands of Seattle‑area employees. Details land May 7.

Two veteran Pierce County juvenile court officials were separated last week; an interim administrator was named as county leaders say operations will continue. The departures remove figures central to local reform work.

A Vancouver online furniture dealer has leased an 8,241‑sq‑ft showroom at The Bellevue Collection's Lincoln Square North as it tests physical retail in the U.S.

Chick-Fil-A is directing $100,000 to Feeding America to support Food Lifeline as it opens four Western Washington restaurants, including a Mill Creek drive-thru. The cash gifts complement the chain’s food-donation program.

One person was wounded in a shooting on Maynard Avenue South in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District; police say no arrests have been made.

Zillow data show Seattle metro has a higher share of homes pulled from sale and relisted as rentals, modestly adding supply that could ease rent growth.

Security footage and court records allege a Tacoma trainer urged two dogs to fight at a downtown training center, leaving both animals injured.

A suspected impaired driver barricaded themself on northbound I‑5 near the Nisqually River Bridge in DuPont; troopers used a PIT maneuver and arrested one person.

A 58-year-old woman was found dead inside a Snohomish County Jail cell after being booked April 20; authorities say the death is under investigation.

Councilmember Bob Kettle called a forensic audit of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority “damning,” after it found a $44.7M negative balance and about $8M unreconciled.