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‘That’s not nice!’ Brown bear eats entire family of ducks in front of kids at Seattle zoo
Juniper is a 2-year-old brown bear at the Woodland Park Zoo, a large blonde girl described as sassy and mischievous by her keepers. Last week, Juniper became TikTok famous for being, well, a bear. Here’s what happened. It was a sunny day in Seattle, and Juniper had spotted a...
Seattle area has 4 of the top 100 brunch spots in U.S.
SEATTLE - Four Seattle-area brunch spots rank among the top 100 in the U.S., according to a recent Yelp list. Yelp's data team analyzed business ratings and review volume, allowing them to rank the top 100 brunch restaurants to try as Mother's Day approaches. The top brunch spot in Washington...
16-year-old arrested for shooting at group outside Federal Way convenience store
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - Federal Way Police arrested a 16-year-old accused of shooting at a group of people outside a Federal Way convenience store earlier this month. Nehemiah Drayton is charged with first-degree assault and unlawful possession of a firearm in connection to a shooting that happened on April 4 near Pacific Hwy S. and S. 333rd Street.
Seattle Weather: Showers, cooler and chance of t-storms
Cooler temperatures on Sunday afternoon with scattered showers and sunbreaks. Highs were well below average. Tonight we will see cooler air moving in, dropping snow levels and snow showers to the Cascades. A Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 11pm tonight through 11am Monday morning for the Cascades above 3500'. Snow totals 4-8".
'It’s not something new': Monroe residents react to escaped inmate still on the run
MONROE, Wash. - Local authorities are inching closer to finding a man who escaped from the Monroe Correctional Complex on Friday. The Washington State Department of Corrections says 59-year-old Patrick Lester Clay is still on the run, though they believe he is in Seattle's Central District, as he has family in the area and a truck he allegedly stole was found there.
First segment of new King County light rail opens after a decade of construction
(The Center Square) – Sound Transit, after nearly a decade of construction of a new light rail line in Eastside King County, has finished an initial segment, with passengers now having access to transport between Bellevue and Redmond. Light rail services for residents in the county’s Eastside opened on Saturday. However the new Link 2 Line is not fully complete. Construction continues with the new light rail line going deeper into downtown Redmond with two additional stations. ...
Seattle Real Estate Mogul Steven Loo Indicted on Tax Evasion Charges
A Seattle businessman finds himself in hot water as he's been slapped with charges of tax evasion and submitting false tax returns, after a federal grand jury dished out an indictment earlier this week. Steven Loo, a Washington commercial real estate mogul, is accused of skirting the taxman from 2015...
Boeing firefighters hit picket lines as WA strike deadline looms
RENTON, Wash. - Members of the International Association of Firefighters Local I-66, representing firefighters at Boeing, took to the picket lines in Renton and Everett on Monday after overwhelmingly rejecting two prior contract proposals. With more than 80% of the union voting against the previous offers, concerns over pay, career...
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