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Luke Duecy

The Spin: How Seattle airport spokesperson Perry Cooper turned tough questions into a win with Gee, Ursula

Discover how Perry Cooper turned tough questions into wins for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in the latest analysis from "The Spin."

4 months ago

Jason Sutich

Man threatening people with gun arrested after SWAT standoff in Roosevelt

A 37-year-old man was arrested in Seattle's Roosevelt neighborhood after he threatened people with a weapon.

4 months ago

Jason Sutich

Citizen’s 911 call leads to DUI arrest of driver 3x over legal limit in Redmond

A 911 caller in Redmond offered some "late-night vigilance" as he helped stop a potentially dangerous situation.

4 months ago

Jason Sutich

‘Predatory behavior’: Seattle man gets 75 months for selling drugs in ‘The Jungle’ encampment

A 43-year-old Seattle man was sentenced to 75 months in prison Wednesday for his years-long activity dealing meth and fentanyl in Seattle homeless encampments.

4 months ago

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Charlie Harger

Harger: King County hired 30 fare enforcement officers. They worked 40K hours, issued 8 citations, and voided all of them

Discover King County's fare enforcement program: 30 officers logged 40K hours but voided all citations issued.

4 months ago

Chris Sullivan

Sound Transit’s ‘Sophie’s Choice’: Bleed to death or start requiring fares from riders

Everything is on the table as Sound Transit looks to fill a $34 billion budget hole. Maybe Sound Transit should rein in its customers and require fare payments.

4 months ago

Casey McNerthney

Joel Connelly, beloved P-I columnist, dies at 78

Joel Connelly, a cherished Seattle P-I columnist, has passed away at 78, leaving a lasting impact on journalism and the community.

4 months ago

Arthur Au Yeung

Best food at T-Mobile Park: What to eat at the next Mariners game

The light rail has expanded, and sunny weather is here, which means it's officially baseball season, and watching the Mariners is a sight that is best paired with good food.

4 months ago

Nate Connors

Hood Canal Bridge inspections bring scheduled closures over next 2 weeks

WSDOT is conducting a series of inspections on the Hood Canal Bridge over the next couple of weeks, bringing two scheduled closures.

4 months ago

Frank Sumrall

I-90 closed in both directions at Snoqualmie Pass after multiple crashes

Multiple crashes have caused I-90 to be shut down in both directions west of the Snoqualmie Pass summit.

4 months ago

Frank Sumrall

Little Red Hen eviction fight in Seattle pushed to September trial

A bitter eviction fight between the iconic Seattle staple, Little Red Hen, and its landlord will wage on after the eviction trial was pushed to late September.

4 months ago

Frank Sumrall

Fight outside U-District Safeway ends in shooting, 1 injured

A shooting broke out at a Safeway in Seattle's University District Wednesday afternoon, injuring one person, as of this reporting.

4 months ago

Frank Lenzi

Medical examiner looking to identify man found dead near Medina under SR 520 Bridge

Authorities are asking for the public’s help to identify a man found dead near Medina under the SR 520 bridge earlier this year.

4 months ago

MyNorthwest Staff

WA unemployment rises to 5.1% as job growth slows

Washington’s unemployment rate is climbing again after new state numbers revealed that job growth slowed in February, with just 700 net jobs added.

4 months ago

Frank Sumrall

WSDOT clears Bellingham landslide debris, reopens northbound I-5 ahead of schedule

After nearly one month of around-the-clock work to stabilize a landslide south of Bellingham, all lanes of northbound I-5 have officially reopened Wednesday.

4 months ago

Frank Sumrall

Avoid SR 9: Fatal crash shuts highway down near 84th Street N.E.

A fatal collision on SR 9 near 84th Street N.E. (milepost 21) has caused the highway to be fully blocked in both directions.

4 months ago

Luke Duecy

Fan of the week: Diehard Seattle Mariners couple makes the case why weekday day games hit different

If you want to spot the most loyal Seattle Mariners fans, skip the weekend crowds and head to T-Mobile Park for a weekday day game, like Chris and Kayla.

4 months ago

Seattle Police SPD SDOT homeless attack...

Jason Sutich

Seattle Police seize $76K, more than 300 grams of fentanyl in Lake City drug bust

Two suspects were arrested following a narcotics operation in the Lake City neighborhood that seized a large amount of drugs and cash.

4 months ago

Jason Sutich

More than 15K San Juan Islands customers lose power after system-wide outage

More than 15,000 customers across the San Juan Islands are without power on Wednesday after an accident occurred on the mainland.

4 months ago

Jason Sutich

5 Bothell massage parlors shut down in prostitution investigation

Bothell Police served search warrants on Tuesday at five massage parlors in Bothell, each suspected of permitting prostitution on their respective premises.

4 months ago

Manda Factor

AEW star Darby Allin returns to his roots for world title shot in Everett

Darby Allin, a Washington native who loved professional wrestling as a kid, will fight for the AEW World Championship inside the Angel of the Winds Arena.