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King County homeless organization lays off one-third of its staff as pilot project expires

Known as Partnership for Zero, the goal was to get nearly everyone who was homeless in downtown Seattle off of the streets within a year.
3 years ago

Workers from multiple Seattle-area Homegrown stores go on strike

About 150 employees from six Seattle-area Homegrown restaurants are out on strike.
3 years ago

Sen. Mitt Romney will not run for reelection saying, ‘it’s time for a new generation of leaders’

The senator said that, although he'd been very productive in the last few years, a second term would not be in the cards for him.
3 years ago

2 Tahoma school board members resign; superintendent says he will depart

Two Tahoma School Board members have resigned. Superintendent Mike Hanson also announced he will leave his position.
3 years ago

Durkan, other officials won’t be charged in case of missing text messages

No charges will be filed against ex-Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and other officials for deleting thousands of text messages during the 2020 protests.
3 years ago

Suspect arrested in shooting of man trying to help deer cross the road

A suspicious death investigation is underway in Silverdale, with Kitsap County detectives looking into a person found by a family member dead in their home.
3 years ago

Judge rules for Washington State, Oregon State; departing Pac-12 schools can’t meet

The two universities filed a complaint in a court seeking to prevent departing members from getting in the way of rebuilding the disintegrating conference.
3 years ago

Washington, US mark 22 years since 9/11 with tributes and tears

From ground zero to small towns, Americans looked back Monday on 9/11 with moments of silence, tearful words and appeals to teach younger generations about the terror attacks 22 years before.
3 years ago

Supreme Court Justice Alito rejects Democrats’ call to step aside from WA tax case

Justice Samuel Alito on Friday rejected demands from Senate Democrats that he step aside from an upcoming Supreme Court case because of his interactions with one of the lawyers, in a fresh demonstration of tensions over ethical issues.
3 years ago

Leaders push to up minimum wage in parts of King County to $19 per hour

A group of local leaders are pushing to increase unincorporated King County’s minimum wage to nearly $19 an hour.
3 years ago

Restaurant owner sues City of Tacoma for $23M over alleged police negligence

A man paralyzed from a 2022 shooting is suing the City of Tacoma and is seeking $23 million in damages, saying it occurred due to police negligence.
3 years ago

Seattle cracking down on street racing with speed enforcement cameras

The ordinance is set to kickstart plans to install speed enforcement cameras in key areas of the city of Seattle.  
3 years ago

After years of fighting, a praying football coach returns to Bremerton sidelines

An assistant high school football coach in Bremerton who lost his job during a controversy over his public post-game prayers is back on the sideline after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
3 years ago

T-Mobile’s upcoming layoffs to impact over 400 Bellevue employees

Over 400 employees in Bellevue will be impacted by T-Mobile's recently announced layoff plans, according to a government website.
3 years ago

Man found by Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office identified

Gold Bar deputies located an unidentified man at the Skyko River Bank in Startup in Snohomish County.
3 years ago

‘I carried all five of those!’: Bellingham mom gives birth to quintuplets

A Washington mother who gave birth to five newborn babies in Phoenix in June is set to return home this week.
3 years ago

A little kitten leads to a big lottery win for a Tacoma man

A Tacoma postal worker recently won $717,500 in Washington's Lottery shortly after freeing a trapped kitten at work.
3 years ago

Trump mug shot shows scowling ex-president during booking at Atlanta jail

Donald Trump posed for a mug shot Thursday as he surrendered inside a jail on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.
3 years ago

Tacoma police officer stable after shooting; juveniles in custody

A Tacoma police officer is in stable condition after being shot in the shoulder Wednesday, authorities report.
3 years ago

Dozens displaced after 3-alarm fire at Bellevue apartment complex

A 3-alarm fire is destroying multiple apartment units in Bellevue at 15th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 16th Street.
3 years ago

‘Stranger Becomes Neighbor’: Sisterhood of Embroidery and Artillery

When the taxi abruptly stopped in traffic, the 25-year-old woman tried not to look at the heavily armed Taliban soldier who approached the passenger window of the car they prayed would carry them to a new life.
3 years ago

Video: Ursula goes to her 40-year high school reunion

"Those high school years were impactful," Ursula Reutin said after she celebrated her 40-year class reunion in Oregon.
3 years ago

Official: Puget Sound-area mail carriers are being targeted with violence

After multiple Postal Service keys were stolen, an official representing Puget Sound-area mail carriers said they are being targeted, even with violence.
3 years ago

Opposing politicians clash over potential multi-billion dollar bullet train

In support, State Sen. Marko Liias said the Puget Sound region is expanding by tens of thousands of people a year.
3 years ago