A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has rocked buildings in Anchorage, Alaska, causing lamp posts and trees to sway, and prompting people to run out of offices and seek shelter under office desks.
Expedia released images of its new Seattle headquarters, showing massive glass walls allowing for natural light. But there are many other perks and attractions that will come with the new office space.
Glacier Peak High School students were startled when racist, homophobic Wi-Fi hotspot names, including swastikas, popped up on hundreds of cellphones during a winter pep assembly this week.
Washington state political activist Tim Eyman filed for bankruptcy Wednesday, citing his legal fight with state Attorney General Bob Ferguson as the leading reason.
Despite rents skyrocketing by 74 percent over the past 10 years, Seattle now has the tiniest apartments in the U.S. High rents and high demand has led to a unique dynamic.
King County Metro is making security changes in SODO after an intruder walked on base, took a shower, put on a stolen uniform, and tried to report for work.
A new climate change assessment released by the federal government Friday paints a grim picture for the end of the next century in the Pacific Northwest.
Washington state GOP Representative Matt Shea has been dropped as chair of the House Republicans following his reelection and controversy over an alleged Biblical "manifesto."
The Port of Seattle has approved a 5-year budget to expand its facilities, and that includes plans for a fourth cruise ship terminal on Seattle's waterfront.
Seattle's self-proclaimed "loose cannon trial lawyer" Lincoln Beauregard is ready to run for a position on the Seattle City Council -- maybe. It's among a range of plans he has to shake up Seattle leadership.
Washington state lawmakers are calling for a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags, following the failure of a two-cent tax in the state Legislature.
There's a subtle, yet important distinction between "baby talk" and "parentese," and it could ultimately help with a child's development, claims a recent University of Washington study.
A Seattle man has launched a project called “Then and Now Reshoots” to document these inadvertent historical Hollywood glimpses into Seattle’s earlier years.
The small town of Republic, Washington recently declared itself a sanctuary city from the recently-passed I-1639 gun control initiative. But is that something they can legally do, and can the state do anything to enforce this new law?
Last month, with the help of a $3 million federal grant, Attorney General Bob Ferguson's Sexual Assault Kit Initiative team was able to finally get an accurate count of untested old kits by completing a statewide inventory.
It is the season of giving and Washington is among the most charitable states in the nation -- among the top 10. But when it comes to local giving, there is a big catch.
Residents of West Seattle woke up to anti-Semitic graffiti painted on their home and behind their house this week. It's the latest in a series of similar crimes in Washington.
Seattle Councilmember Sally Bagshaw will not run for re-election, bringing to a close her 10 years on the Seattle City Council. Her term will run through 2019.
King County Metro is testing battery-powered buses that can travel more than 140 miles on a single charge, nearly six times farther than current fast-charge Metro buses.
A Whidbey Island resident was surprised when their puppy dug up a new chew toy -- that turned out to be a piece of a 13,000-year-old tooth from a woolly mammoth.
