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Hospitality workers at Sea-Tac Airport threaten to strike

The workers who get food and drinks on airplanes at Sea-Tac Airport will start picketing later today.
7 years ago

Washington workers get biggest jump in pay since recession

It's the biggest jump in pay for Washington workers since before the recession, as wages grew an average 5.5 percent in 2018 across all industries, to an average of more than $65,000 a year.
7 years ago

New 737 MAX orders could be ‘breaking of the dam’ for Boeing

As Boeing continues to face flack for its grounded 737 MAX jets, the company has now gotten a boost, marked by the arrival of long-awaited new orders for the maligned plane.
7 years ago

29 guns found in carry-on bags this year at Sea-Tac

If you're traveling, your carry-on luggage is certainly not an appropriate place to carry your gun. But some people haven't got the memo.
7 years ago

Seattle gets a free ride a while longer as 99 tunnel toll is delayed

While there is no hard date yet, but WSDOT says it will be delaying the SR 99 tunnel toll. Seattle drivers will have a free ride for a little longer.
7 years ago

Washington Sen. Cantwell calls on Senate to act on net neutrality

Washington Senator Maria Cantwell and other Democrats are calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring net neutrality legislation forward for a vote.
7 years ago

How far can you go on social media before it breaks the law?

One Monroe man recently found out there is a line between pranks and breaking the law via making threats, even on social media.
7 years ago

Two cases of mumps confirmed at Eastern Washington University

Eastern Washington University has confirmed two students have the mumps, the first recorded cases in the county this year.
7 years ago

Bellevue police search for suspect after Lake Hills home set on fire

Bellevue police are looking for a man who allegedly set a home on fire in the Lake Hills neighborhood in Bellevue early Thursday morning.
7 years ago

Auburn police officer shoots, kills knife-wielding man

One man is dead after an officer-involved shooting at an Auburn apartment complex early Monday morning.
7 years ago

Washington boasts 12 companies in latest Fortune 500 list

It's official: Washington state has 12 home-grown companies on the Fortune 500 list, led -- unsurprisingly -- by Amazon, Microsoft, and Costco.
7 years ago

Puyallup police find naked suspect in garage after high-speed chase

Police arrested a naked man at a Puyallup home on Monday who'd fled the hospital after crashing his car in a high-speed chase down Highway 167.
8 years ago

Roughly 15,000 people a week are flying out of new Paine Field in Everett

Two months in, approximately 10,000 to 15,000 people are flying out of Paine Field, the new commercial airport in Everett that features 24 flights daily.
8 years ago

WDFW: Take photo, then scare bears out of your backyard

If you see bears wandering into your backyard or onto your street, take a photo, and then scare them away, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
8 years ago

Gig Harbor PD search for woman trying to lure children with ‘ruse’

Gig Harbor police are asking for the public's help identifying a possible suspect in two child luring accounts. The incidents have not officially been reported to police, but are very similar accounts.
8 years ago

Cars crushed by demolished wall in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood

The wall of a garage being demolished in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood came crashing down on several parked cars Monday afternoon.
8 years ago

Washington state tests its ability to respond to a plague

Officials with the Washington State Department of Health began a weeklong exercise Monday to test the state's ability to respond to a plague.
8 years ago

Gas prices surging in Washington state, relief a few weeks away

Gas prices have once again gone higher around Washington state. But experts predict that the hikes may start to level off soon.
8 years ago

Teen charged in murder of Puyallup store owner

A 16-year-old Federal Way High School student was charged on Friday for the murder of a 79-year-old store owner.
8 years ago

Kent man arrested for threatening Trump family, Ben Shapiro

A 27-year-old Kent man was arrested for making threats to high profile figures such as Ben Shapiro and members of President Trump's family.
8 years ago

Woman charged with rape of boy on lacrosse team in Puyallup

The wife of a Puyallup lacrosse coach has been charged with the rape of one of his players -- an 11 year-old-boy.
8 years ago

Man accused of death threats to Tacoma City Council over bowling alley

A man is accused of threatening to kill the entire Tacoma City Council if even "one splinter or brick" is removed from a bowling alley slated for demolition.
8 years ago

Potential explosives found while Tacoma PD investigate murder suspect’s home

Tacoma police blocked off an entire neighborhood block after finding possible explosive devices in a murder suspect's home.
8 years ago

Weather conditions and the tragic Seattle crane collapse

University of Washington weather expert Cliff Mass explains the windy conditions over Saturday afternoon, around the time of a crane collapse in Seattle.
8 years ago