A crash between a car and a school bus closed SR‑161 at Eustis‑Hunt Road Thursday evening; troopers said the car driver was reported in critical condition.

The executive committee recommended a $406M budget boost to advance West Seattle Link into final design. The measures head to the full Sound Transit board for a June 25 vote.

Police investigated suspected gunfire on Alki Avenue SW near 61st; shell casings were recovered and three people were briefly questioned. No injuries were reported.

A two‑alarm warehouse fire on NW 42nd Street in Ballard forced an evacuation and sent crews to a defensive posture as they fought the blaze from outside.

A humpback whale was seen off Blakely Rock and reported heading south, possibly visible from west‑facing West Seattle beaches. Local spotters and agencies urge safe viewing distances.

Late Thursday night, two masked youths reportedly held a person at gunpoint north of Morgan Junction and fled in an unplated gray Tesla, police say.

Seattle Fire responded to a house fire in the 5600 block of 16th Ave SW Thursday; smoke was visible across West Seattle as crews fought the blaze.

A South Hill volunteers petition page vanished from a Safeway and deputies arrested a 54-year-old man; prosecutors are reviewing video to decide whether to add election-related charges.

Four people tied to an Oregon‑Idaho meth ring were sentenced to a combined 37½ years after a multiagency probe that seized more than 17 pounds of meth.

Three people were arrested after an armed confrontation at the Motel 6 in Fife. SWAT negotiators took a barricaded suspect into custody and detectives seized two loaded handguns.

A Seattle man faces first-degree murder charges after the May 24 shooting death of Marcus Pressley outside a Kent apartment complex. Prosecutors say the killing was allegedly premeditated and retaliatory.

A 66-year-old man pulled from the water near the Fauntleroy ferry dock in West Seattle later died, Seattle Fire said. Authorities have not released his name as investigations continue.

Twelve's AirPlant One began producing ASTM‑certified E‑Jet in Moses Lake, turning CO2, water and renewable electricity into drop‑in jet fuel. The opening brings new jobs and renewed scrutiny about cost and scale.