Alaska Airlines eliminates plastic bottles and cups for water

Alaska Airlines is getting rid of single-use plastic water bottles and cups during water service on flights. 

Search underway for missing Seattle firefighter near Yakima

A search crew with the Yakima and Kittitas county sheriff’s offices are looking for a missing Seattle firefighter near Yakima.

Defund the police candidates stumble in liberal Seattle

Seattle’s downtown business community celebrated Wednesday after the moderate candidates it backed took commanding leads in the races for mayor, city attorney and a key council race over liberals who had called to defund the police.

Health care workers to picket at 3 Kaiser Permanente hospitals

Health care workers are planning to picket Wednesday at three Kaiser Permanente’s hospitals in Western Washington.

Moderate candidates leading liberals in Seattle’s top races

Moderate candidates took significant leads in early Seattle election returns Wednesday following a months-long debate about how to address the city’s problems of homelessness, policing and racial and economic injustice.

Private prison company ordered to pay $23.2M in detainee minimum wage cases

A private prison company has been ordered to pay more than $23 million over lawsuits that accused it of running its for-profit immigration lockup in Washington state on the backs of detainees.

Man fatally shot in Seattle’s Northgate neighborhood

Seattle police are investigating after a man was shot and killed Monday night in the Northgate neighborhood. 

Candidates for at large Seattle council race far apart on policing
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In a little more than 24 hours, the Seattle City Council will look a lot different. With Lorena Gonzalez running for Mayor, her seat is up for grabs?and while candidates Nikkita Oliver and Sara Nelson share some similarities, they have vastly different approaches.