MyNorthwest Staff

The Seattle City Council has filled the position 4 seat that was recently vacated by Councilmember Rob Johnson.

After a contentious confirmation process, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced Monday that interim Human Services Director Jason Johnson would be withdrawing from consideration to permanently fill the role.

In an effort to avoid going to trial, Johnson & Johnson will pay $9.9 million for failing to disclose the serious risks linked with their surgical mesh devices, which impacted numerous patients, nurses, and doctors.

Washington state's Democratic leaders are condemning Republican Representative Matt Shea following his latest controversy. Some ask for state GOP leaders to "eject" him from their caucus.

People living near airports often have to contend with noise pollution issues, but On this Earth Day a new bill from Washington Democrat senator Adam Smith put the focus on potential air pollution.

A woman raped at a Ballard car dealership by a man living in a homeless encampment spoke out Monday, in a video produced by local journalist and former council candidate Chris Rufo.

Seattle Fire Department responders are at the scene a suspected natural gas leak in a home in the 10300 block of Rainier Avenue South.

The demolition of the Alaskan Way Viaduct is taking longer than expected, with at least "a couple weeks" of delays expected for the central section of the now-closed roadway.

All lanes in the westbound direction of the SR 520 bridge just west of Evergreen Point Road are blocked, following a collision Monday.

Senator Maureen Walsh says she has learned of a petition urging her to spend a day shadowing a nurse on a 12-hour shift.