UW Medicine researchers to study new 'Omicron' variant of concern

The World Health Organization is warning of a new coronavirus variant of concern. Health officials said the new ‘Omicron’ variant has had a large number of mutations.

Local Indigenous art to check out this Thanksgiving

With Thanksgiving, we often talk about what people plan on cooking for their feast or what they plan on buying for Black Friday. What we don't often talk about is the history behind the holiday and how White settlers took this land from the people who originally lived on it. 

D.B. Cooper hijacking happened 50 years ago

A man who called himself Dan Cooper, also known as D.B. Cooper, hijacked a Boeing 727 over the Pacific Northwest 50 years ago. 

Police seek 3 suspects in Lake City armed pot shop robbery

Seattle Police need help identifying three suspects in connection to a Lake City pot shop armed robbery.

Amazon fined $2.5M for sales of industrial pesticides without license

Amazon has been fined $2.5 million for illegally selling industrial pesticides online without a license, the Attorney General's Office announced Monday.

Seattle City Council approves 2022 budget with no cuts to SPD

The Seattle City Council has passed its final version of the city's 2022 budget, without cutting any positions or salaries of the Seattle Police Department. 

BLM calls for investigation into Pierce Co. use of force against Black, Native American people

A report found Pierce County deputies use far more force against people of color than white people. Now, the Washington Black Lives Matter Alliance is calling for a civil rights investigation into the agency.

Union argues Sea-Tac Airport faces staffing shortage from vaccine mandate

A local union says Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is facing a staffing shortage due to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, and may impact public safety during the busy holiday season.

1 killed, 1 injured in shooting in Seattle’s Mount Baker neighborhood

Seattle police are investigating a shooting that left a man dead and another injured overnight in the Mount Baker neighborhood. 

Protestors march through downtown Seattle

Demonstrators marched through downtown Seattle, protesting the Biden administration sanction of Eritrea amidst the ongoing Ethiopian civil war.