The Washington State Orca Task Force issued a recommendation to end whale watching for the next three to five years, but could that actually hurt local orcas more than it helps them?
The King County Board of Health passed legislation requiring stores that sell firearms and firing ranges to post signs warning customers of the various dangers posed by gun violence.
Police Chief Loren Culp with the City of Republic has proposed to make his town a "2nd Amendment Sanctuary City" that will not follow new gun control regulations as passed by Washington voters via Initiative 1639.
Bellevue police arrested a man who admitted to burglarizing the police department's garage to steal his own vehicle that was locked up as evidence. The car is back in custody, but a shotgun has gone missing.
Seattle continues to do what it can to fight its homeless crisis, breaking ground on 102 new affordable housing units in the Little Saigon neighborhood.
New numbers show the impact of President Donald Trump’s trade war on Washington state. It was a focus of a recent town hall organized by the Tariffs Hurt the Heartland Campaign in Bonney Lake.
Alaska airlines announced early Thursday morning that tickets are now on sale for flights out of Everett's Paine Field. The first day of scheduled service is February 11, 2019.
Washington state’s experiment with pre-paid, mail-in ballots didn’t turn out as predicted. There was no increase in voter turnout in the 2018 midterm election, state officials recently confirmed.
Washington state had the third highest reports of hate crimes in 2017, the most recent data set from the FBI. It's a 32 percent spike. Racially-motivated crimes top the list.
Catherine Everett, a former girlfriend of Josh Powell's, is speaking for the first time about her ex-boyfriend, the man who in Feb. 2012 blew up his Graham home with himself and two young boys locked inside.
Sea-Tac Airport is offering travel tips ahead of one of the busiest travel weeks of the year – Thanksgiving – when more than 900,000 people will travel through the airport from Tuesday, Nov. 20 through Monday, Nov. 26.
Police say registered Washington State Fair vendors scammed a woman by selling her a $2,000 spa package at their booth back in September to a spa in Bellevue that doesn’t exist. Detectives say the vendors are now persons of interest in a felony theft investigation and fear there may be more victims.
Seattle has changed over the decades, especially in the last handful of years. But some places remain the same, offering views that all Seattleites can relate to. Check out this list. Perhaps you have a few to add.
With news of a dual Amazon HQ2 spread across Long Island City and Crystal City, Virginia, residents of both cities could see an increase in housing prices similar to what Seattle's experienced in recent years. This is how.
The Community Police Commission and others say it rolls back reforms and want a 'no' vote. But the police chief warns not getting the contract will cause more cops to leave, and make it even harder to find new ones.
Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks announced it is laying off 350 corporate employees, mostly at its headquarters. The cuts come shortly after other leadership positions were let go among other changes.
The Archdiocese of Seattle has paid nearly $7 million to settle six more claims of priests sexually abusing children. The Archdiocese of Seattle has identified 78 church workers who are credibly accused of child sexual abuse.
Amazon has officially chosen Long Island City -- in New York City -- and Arlington, Virginia to split its HQ2. The two locations will each employ 25,000 people.
