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King County's eighth COVID-19 supplemental budget, approved this week, includes funding for a new, full-time King County Sheriff's Office recruiter. 

Two athletes with Washington state ties are now Olympic medalists, including Jordan Chiles, a gymnast from Vancouver, Wash.

Seattle City Council's land use committee held the first public hearing for a proposal to do away with the "single-family zoning" label on Wednesday.

If more Washingtonians do not get the COVID-19 shot, it is possible future vaccine strategies could include a return to certain restrictions.

Mayor Jenny Durkan stressed the need for Seattle to "get back to basics" in its COVID response efforts in the wake of new guidance for masks.

Compassion Seattle, a proposed city charter amendment that could alter Seattle's homeless response, has officially qualified for the ballot.

Washington is currently experiencing a license plate shortage, brought on slowed production during the pandemic over the last year.

San Jose Earthquakes (3-7-5) vs. Seattle Sounders FC (9-2-5) Seattle; Saturday, 5 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Seattle -164, San Jose +436, Draw +299; over/under is 2.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: San Jose plays Seattle after playing to a draw in four consecutive games. The Sounders went 11-5-6 overall and 8-1-3 at home a season ago. […]

Washington will be following recent guidance from CDC, and recommends that all people wear masks in indoor public settings regardless of vaccination status.

Boeing is making money again after it just reported its first quarterly profit since 2019. Second quarter results are in.

The King County Council has appointed Tamer Abouzeid to serve as the new director of the Office of Law Enforcement Oversight.

Police are now trying to find the person who shot and killed a man in his 20s at a busy park in SeaTac late Tuesday night.

A proposal that would create rules for when and how a homeless camp is removed in unincorporated King County was discussed Tuesday.

Another heat wave is on the way to the Seattle area this week, as it begins to near the all-time record for consecutive days without measurable rain.

An eight-week-old black kitten found dangling from an air vent alongside the Hood Canal Bridge was rescued earlier this week.