Mayor Wilson agrees to turn on stadium-area cameras ahead of World Cup
National Park Service ranger dies after falling into a crevasse on Alaska’s Mount McKinley
The National Park Service says Robin Pendery from Enumclaw, a ranger in Alaska, fell into a crevasse and died on Mount McKinley, North America's tallest peak.
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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson had said she would allow their installation but not turn them on unless a "credible threat" appeared, but City Council members disagreed.
Why World Cup is a dream come true for Seattle’s African diaspora
Family of UW student Juniper Blessing speaks about death, legacy
For many Seattle-area residents from Africa, the tournament’s arrival is about more than soccer. It is about seeing their childhood passion come to the city they now call home.
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The family of Juniper Blessing, the UW student killed in her off-campus housing laundry room, spoke publicly for the first time about their memories of the 19-year-old.
King County public defenders join lawsuit against WA for funding
Seattle man, 35, dies in Lake Sammamish drowning
World Cup woes: Seattle soccer pub George & Dragon scrambles for liquor license
Seattle to pay $2.6M to settle sexual harassment claims against ex-chief
Texas governor wants to speed up work on a fly-breeding factory to fight a cattle parasite
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is concerned that a new factory isn’t expected to start work for more than a year on mitigating the New World screwworm fly infestation in his state.
Public defense advocates are running out of patience with the state Legislature in their push for more funding. They are now trying other routes.
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The man was wearing a life preserver when people at Lake Sammamish State Park noticed him facedown in the water and pulled him to shore, officials said.
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About a week before the FIFA World Cup kicks off in North America, Seattle soccer bar George & Dragon is scrambling to renew its lapsed liquor license.
The city has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by four officers who accused former Chief Adrian Diaz of sexual harassment, discrimination and a creating a hostile work environment.
