Mayor Durkan hones in on child care, homelessness in 2020 budget
Mayor Jenny Durkan unveiled her 2020 budget late Monday morning, including a proposal to almost double the city's child care assistance program.7 years ago
Seattle could be primed for ‘very active winter’ as snow arrives on Mt. Rainier
With fall rolling in, the days ahead could come with colder temperatures, a tough winter, and even some light snow on Mt. Rainier.7 years ago
Can a new dating app break the Seattle freeze?
Seattle consistently ranks as one of the hardest cities for dating, something a new app is looking to tackle.7 years ago
Seattle Mayor Durkan goes after Trump on housing in op-ed
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan penned an op-ed in Politico Thursday, criticizing President Trump for his stance on homelessness.7 years ago
UW professor: Why people will (eventually) embrace self-driving cars
Fully autonomous self-driving cars may not be fully ready for the public, but when they are, UW associate professor Don MacKenzie expects them to take off.7 years ago
Western Washington should expect ‘Wet-tember’ to continue
After a week of rainy weather in Western Washington, you can expect that trend to continue for the rest of September and beyond.7 years ago
Report: LimePod’s Seattle carshare experiment rides off into sunset
A Lime spokesperson confirmed Wednesday that the company will be shutting down its LimePod carshare service by the end of the year.7 years ago
Service restored after outage causes ‘significant delays’ on Seattle light rail
A power outage caused significant delays for Link light rail service across Seattle later Wednesday afternoon.7 years ago
Power restored after Seattle outage affects over 11,000
Power has been fully restored after a Wednesday afternoon outage that initially affected over 11,000 Seattle City Light customers.7 years ago
Seattle schools not excusing students for Friday climate change walkout
Despite a resolution from Seattle City Council urging schools to allow students to attend Friday's global climate walkout, officials have stated they will not excuse absences.7 years ago
Report: Seattle building more new apartments than New York City
Although construction on new apartments has slowed down in other parts of the country, the Seattle area is bucking the national trend.7 years ago
WSDOT approaches final stages of Alaskan Way Viaduct demolition
After the speedy removal of a key section of the viaduct above South Dearborn Street, WSDOT is approaching the final stages of the demolition project.7 years ago
Seattle council delays vote on natural gas bill after public feedback
After feedback from businesses, service providers, and more, Seattle Councilmember Mike O'Brien delayed a vote on his proposal to ban natural gas from new homes and buildings.7 years ago
Seattle council urges schools to support student climate change walkout
Students and Amazon employees will be walking out of school and work on Friday as part of a global strike to promote action against climate change.7 years ago
Seattle City Council approves $138.5 million sale of Mercer Mega Block
Seattle City Council approved a $138.5 million proposal to sell three properties in South Lake Union, known as the Mercer Mega Block.7 years ago
Enumclaw gets possible funnel cloud ahead of thunderstorms
What appeared to be a funnel cloud appeared in the sky over Enumclaw Monday.7 years ago
King County public defenders: Plan for prolific offenders ‘compounds the problem’
The King County Department of Public Defense spoke out Monday against a plan from local leaders to deal with its most prolific repeat criminal offenders.7 years ago
Puget Sound’s rainy season kicks off in earnest
After one final gasp of warm weather, fall weather is officially on its way, with potential record-setting rainfall on the horizon.7 years ago
Seattle students return positive testing, despite statewide struggles
Recently-released assessments show that while students in Seattle schools are outpacing Washington in key metrics, there are still issues to address.7 years ago
Concerns over vaping continue to ramp up in King County, statewide
Concerns over vaping continue to ramp up in King County and Washington, highlighted by statements from Executive Dow Constantine and the Washington State Health Department.7 years ago
Washington Rep. Kilmer spurs push for gun control in Congress
In the wake of a pair of tragic shootings, Washington Rep. Derek Kilmer is pushing for immediate action on gun control in Congress.7 years ago
Mayor Durkan puts $1.6M toward hiring, retention for short-staffed SPD
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced $1.6 million in spending for the 2020 budget to improve hiring and retention for Seattle police.7 years ago
Richland florist who wouldn’t serve gay wedding looks to head back to Supreme Court
After the Washington State Supreme Court upheld its decision against a Richland florist in June, the case could end up heading to the U.S. Supreme Court for a second time.7 years ago
