Politics

This bakery was named the best in all of Washington.

MJP – More and more people in Washington State are leaving their hometowns for other cities in quest of cheaper housing, more job possibilities, or just a change of scenery. This trend has been growing in recent years. People are talking about the reasons people are leaving and the...

SEATTLE — The city of Seattle’s minimum wage is increasing to $20.76 per hour, beginning Jan. 1, 2025. The Seattle Office of Labor Standards (OLS) announced the increase on Thursday as part of the annual increase required by the Minimum Wage Ordinance. Minimum wage applies to all workers...

SEATTLE — A damaged pole resulted in a widespread power outage that impacted Seattle's Central District and surrounding areas Friday afternoon. Around of 4 p.m., approximately 10,500 customers were without power in the Central District and south in the Mount Baker and Beacon Hill neighborhoods. That number was down...

SEATTLE - Miles Hudson's readiness hearing for his reckless driving charge was held Friday, with his attorney, Sheley Anderson, appearing remotely. Infamously known as the "Belltown Hellcat," Hudson continues to face legal challenges after failing to comply with his court-ordered electronic home monitoring. According to a status report filed by...

The Washington State Patrol is investigating after a dog fell onto a car from an I-5 overpass in Seattle.

SEATTLE — Reader's Digest recently published a list of the best burger available in each U.S. state, and its choice for Washington state comes from a Seattle chain restaurant. Lil Woody's has the best burger in the state, the magazine says. The chain has five locations in the Seattle...

SEATTLE — A community cleanup group made a surprising discovery in a West Seattle greenbelt. There, they found hundreds of tires illegally dumped down a steep ravine. The ravine is next to a popular trailhead off Highland Park Way SW in the West Duwamish Greenbelt. Erik Bell, founder of A Cleaner Seattle, estimates more than 300 tires have been dumped on the site about 30 feet down an embankment.

SEATTLE — After two years of construction, the City of Seattle opened the Overlook Walk vertical park, connecting the revitalized waterfront with downtown. The $70 million project was built along the same footprint of the Alaskan Way Viaduct, torn down in 2019. "This is a result of quite frankly,...