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State ferry fares to rise this fall, and even more next fall
Published 12:15pm Wednesday, August 11, 2021
The 2.5% hike in each of the next two years will apply to everyone: drivers, bikers and walkers.
Read moreKing County to pay family of pregnant mother killed by sheriff deputies
Published 12:00pm Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Renee Davis was a 23-year-old mother of three and pregnant when she was killed.
Read moreAnother summer heat wave is coming to King County
Published 2:53pm Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Temperatures are expected to reach the upper 90s for the second time this summer.
Read moreKing County Corrections Guild wants to bargain mandatory vaccinations
Published 11:24am Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Labor union represents over 550 corrections officers and sergeants
Read moreGovernor will require state employees to get COVID vaccine
Published 2:10pm Monday, August 9, 2021
Workers must do so by mid-October to keep their jobs. The order also covers long-term care providers.
Read moreCounty employees and supporters march for safer working conditions
Published 11:08am Monday, August 9, 2021
Rally was scheduled in light of a recent attack at King County Courthouse.
Read moreDetails of 3 recent COVID-19 outbreaks in King County
Published 3:53pm Thursday, August 5, 2021
What the data says about how to prevent a larger surge in cases | Public Health—Seattle & King County
Read moreFederal Way man arrested in connection with U.S. Capitol riot
Published 2:00pm Thursday, August 5, 2021
A Federal Way man was arrested Aug. 4 for his alleged involvement in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot.
Read moreSeattle Film Summit returns to partial in-person format this September
Published 12:15pm Thursday, August 5, 2021
This year’s event will focus on promoting self-advocacy in the creative sector.
Read moreTechnology and the post-pandemic restructuring of education | Guest column
Published 1:30am Thursday, August 5, 2021
As Simon Jenkins notes in an op-ed piece in The Guardian, “Great institutions traditionally need traumas — wars or pandemics — to force them to ... Read more
Delta variant drives sharp increase in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations
Published 12:03pm Wednesday, August 4, 2021
State Department of Health officials urge vaccination immediately to combat the spread
Read moreSound Transit Board to meet Aug. 5 to consider project delays
Published 1:45pm Monday, August 2, 2021
Agency needs to postpone or reduce projects due to $6.5 billion gap
Read moreEducational merit of critical race theory sparks heated debate
Published 1:09pm Monday, August 2, 2021
In Washington, schools have seen parents protest and threaten to remove their children from schools.
Read moreSexual assault leads to calls for closing King County Courthouse
Published 11:05am Monday, August 2, 2021
Crime is rising in the ’dangerous environment that has surrounded our seat of government.’
Read morePuget Sound Darigold workers on verge of strike amid contract negotiations
Published 1:30am Monday, August 2, 2021
Workers cite lack of medical leave, outsourcing and bad-faith negotiations as reason for strike.
Read moreCOVID-19 cases, hospitalizations are rising in Washington
Published 4:05pm Sunday, August 1, 2021
Data suggests the vaccine is effective in preventing hospitalization for COVID-19
Read moreKing County Council OKs millions for courts overwhelmed by pandemic backlog
Published 4:00pm Sunday, August 1, 2021
Some lawyers testified that the backlog has created an “access to justice” problem.
Read moreKing County announces purchase agreement of Federal Way hotel
Published 10:55am Friday, July 30, 2021
Hotel and two additional Seattle properties to become part of county’s Health Through Housing homelessness program.
Read moreKing County primary election candidates to watch | Roegner
Published 10:30am Friday, July 30, 2021
With the Aug. 3 primary election, the public will narrow the field to the finalists as only the top two advance in each position to ... Read more
Massive reforestation effort needed in Washington and beyond | Brunell
Published 10:17am Friday, July 30, 2021
Massive forest fires in the western parts of our country are not only choking us with layers of thick smoke, but are leaving behind millions ... Read more