Pierce County spent $3.3 million settling a variety of claims, and did not disclose the amount or the reasons to the public.

Where's Jason? Not here. Follow him while he's on vacation for the week.

"The Front Runner" has no heroes or villains, and is the precise antidote to today's partisanship. It tells the story of Gary Hart, a senator from Colorado who always had rumors swirling around him while running for office.

For the fifth straight year, Black Lives Matter in Seattle announced they will “shop black only” and “boycott white businesses” on Black Friday. The plan, however, seems poorly thought out.

A 17-year-old Whidbey student says the passing of the 1639 gun initiative infringes on his rights, and is calling for a walkout by other students who oppose it.

Seattle's Navigation Team not only organizes cleanups of homeless encampments, they connect people experiencing homelessness with services and housing. So why did this city council member lead an effort to cut the team's funding?

The Seattle Police Officers Guild had been without a contract for four years up until Monday. Now that its long-awaited contract has been approved by City Council, it will face the scrutiny of a federal judge.

Boeing is considering moving more than 1,400 jobs from its other Puget Sound-area sites to Kent, according to Kent Mayor Dana Ralph.

Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant once touted union support -- things have changed. She promotes that an array of unions opposed the new Seattle police contract. Take a closer look, though. Power players, these are not.

Seattle's homeless crisis has business owners and employees in SoDo wondering what exactly the city is doing to help. At Seattle City Hall, problems only seem to get solved when its personal.

The demographic division that counts most in presidential elections has nothing to do with race, gender or income: it involves state boundaries that determine votes in the Electoral College.

In an effort to stem the “historically large numbers” of cops leaving the Seattle, Mayor Durkan tried to convince officers to stay with the department, making a mall cop joke in the process.

Jim Acosta, the aggressively arrogant reporter for CNN, posed a recent question illustrating the biggest problem with the press.

As with much of what Washington Governor Jay Inslee does, this just gives the appearance of doing something that matters. The most recent ban on orca whale watching was hasty and did not involve much thought.

As a tentative contract with Seattle police officers awaits approval by the city council, there are fears that some council members will not approve the contract. If that happens, some officers say it will make a "mass exodus" from the department much worse.