Amazon increases its monthly Prime membership rate to $12.99

Amazon has increased its monthly Prime membership fee from $10.99 to $12.99, an increase of 18 percent.Amazon first announced the monthly payment option less than two years ago.

UW students create conversational Amazon Alexa device

SEATTLE -- Amazon has sold more than 10 million Echo devices with the voice assistant called Alexa.

Trump trains crosshairs on favorite target, again - Amazon

NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump returned to a favorite target Friday, saying that Amazon.com should be charged more by the U.S. Postal Service for the packages it sends around the world.Amazon has been a consistent recipient of Trump's ire.

Washington, Amazon sue company over seller training programs

Washington's attorney general and Amazon.com are going after a Massachusetts company for what they say are fraudulent "training" programs for people selling on the online retailer's website.

Home surveillance video shows Amazon contractor pooping in gutter

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Surveillance video appears to show a delivery driver contracted by Amazon defecating in a gutter in front of a South Sacramento home.Nemy Bautista said it happened around 3 p.m. Tuesday.Bautista got home to find what he thought was dog poop and checked his home surveillance to see if he could find the dog's owner.

Amazon delivery driver arrested after stealing package off Everett porch

A home surveillance camera capturing video of a man removing a parcel off an Everett front porch. But it’s what happened just before he took the package that has homeowners Matt and Amanda Buxton so baffled.

Kindle with your kale? Amazon to open shops in Whole Foods

NEW YORK -- You may see more of Amazon inside Whole Foods soon: The online retailer, which has been already been selling its voice-activated Echos at Whole Foods, will start to sell Kindles, Fire tablets and other Amazon devices at its grocery stores.The move gives Amazon, which bought Whole Foods this summer, another place where shoppers can touch or try out its gadgets during the holiday shopping season.

Zillow: Rent has gone up $44 per month in Seattle because of Amazon boom

SEATTLE -- For a long time people in the Seattle area have wondered what the impact of Amazon and the South Lake Union boom have had on cost of living.According to a study released by Zillow, Amazon and other tech companies have led to increased rents.Zillow found a Seattle renter with a 650 sq.

Need some extra cash? Amazon, others ramp up hiring ahead of promising holiday season

Thousands of full and part-time jobs are opening up in Washington ahead of the holiday season, leaving plenty of opportunities for people to get their side-hustle on.

Security expert skeptical of Amazon’s new, inside-the-home delivery service

SEATTLE – The holidays are only a few weeks away and that means crooks will soon be on the hunt for packages to steal.Now Amazon is touting a new service that could stop thieves by delivering packages to the inside of your home.

Not at home? Amazon wants to come in and drop off packages

The online retailer will launch a service next month called Amazon Key that would allow delivery people walk into your home to drop off a box when you're not there.

65 pounds of marijuana found in couple’s Amazon order

Police are investigating after a Florida couple found 65 pounds of marijuana in their Amazon order.

Amazon says it received 238 proposals for 2nd headquarters

Amazon said Monday that it received 238 proposals from cities and regions in the United States, Canada and Mexico hoping to be the home of the company's second headquarters.

Amazon hiring people in the South Sound for holiday season

TACOMA, Wash. -- Amazon will be hiring about 2,500 people in the South Sound for a variety of positions as it ramps up for the holiday shopping season.The News Tribune reports that the internet retail giant is hiring 120,000 seasonal workers across the country.Those hired could work in the company's network of fulfillment centers, sortation centers or customer service sites.Last year, the company shifted thousands of temporary hires into full-time positions.Amazon has 75 fulfillment centers across the nation.

Amazon Studios chief placed on leave after sexual harassment allegations

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amazon says the head of Amazon Studios is on leave following allegations of sexual harassment.In a statement Thursday, Amazon says Roy Price's leave of absence is effective immediately.

Virginia will pitch 10 sites to Amazon in bid for HQ2

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia officials plan to pitch 10 sites to Amazon next week in an intense competition to get the online retail giant to build its second North American headquarters in the state.The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that three of the properties are located in the Richmond area, including a scenic farm overlooking the James River, a pocket of undeveloped land in the heart of the regional expressway system and a swath of city-owned land at an interstate gateway into the city.State and regional officials have identified three potential sites in Hampton Roads and four potential sites in northern Virginia.Seattle-based Amazon announced its plans to build a second headquarters last month.