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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. 

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.

Despite a new vaccination law going into effect in Washington, many students may still not have had their MMR vaccine.

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.

Gas prices are about to rise in the Northwest, along with the rest of the US, after an attack on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia.

Narcotics investigators seized thousands of fentanyl pills, two handguns, and $75,000 from a home in Sammamish last week.

The suspect in Friday's deadly shooting at Seattle's Westlake Station transit tunnel is in custody, police said Monday afternoon.

The New York Liberty won the WNBA lottery on Tuesday night and will have the first pick in next spring’s draft. It’s the first time in franchise history that the Liberty will have the first pick. The team had a 44.2% chance of winning the lottery after finishing with the worst combined record over the […]

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington authorities have arrested a high school student after a threatening video was posted to the social media platform TikTok. The Seattle Times reported Monday that the Issaquah High School student was arrested Sunday after police discovered a video threat of a possible school shooting. Authorities say the girl was booked into […]

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington weather officials say fall weather has arrived as heavy rain is expected throughout the western part of the state. KING-TV reports that the National Weather Service says Puget Sound area should expect up to an inch (2.5 centimeters) of rain in lower regions and up to 3 inches (8 centimeters) in […]

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A judge has set bail at $500,000 for a Camas, Washington, woman accused of fatally shooting her husband. The Columbian reports court records show Stephanie “Sam” Westby told investigators that “he attacked me and said he was going to kill me.” However, according to court records, the couple’s children said their […]

SEATTLE (AP) — Before last weekend’s deadly shooting at a Seattle light rail station leaders at Sound Transit were concerned about maintaining a sense of safety for the 80,000 daily light-rail passengers. The Seattle Times reports the agency boosted the security budget nearly 37 % this year to $34.4 million, largely because it took over […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Washington fire department has sworn in its first-ever female firefighter at the Longview Fire Department. KPTV-TV reported Monday that 24-year-old Chelsey Miller joined the department after spending about five years interning with the fire crew. Officials say the Pacific Northwest resident attended Centennial High School where she went on a […]

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council has voted unanimously to adopt hotel-worker protections meant to replace and improve on a voter-approved law that was struck down in court. The Seattle Times reports Monday’s ordinances restrict the area that workers can be made to clean in a day while requiring hotels to provide workers with […]

Seattle City Council approved a $138.5 million proposal to sell three properties in South Lake Union, known as the Mercer Mega Block.