Seattle

Seattle city officials say as of Wednesday, about 88% of the department’s employees have been vaccinated, but that means dozens of first responders are at risk of losing their jobs. One firefighter cleared out his locker on Thursday, ending a 16-year long career at the department.

With just a few days to go until the vaccine mandate takes effect, the Seattle Fire Department is making contingency plans for handling emergencies. 

Seattle police are investigating after drugs and dogs were seized at a motel in the Queen Anne neighborhood Wednesday night.

The city of Seattle has agreed to pay $515,000 to settle a civil-rights lawsuit filed by the estate of Iosia Faletogo, who was shot and killed by police after a foot chase across Aurora Avenue North on New Year’s Eve 2018.

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson says a Facebook representative provided false testimony in a lawsuit that accuses the company of violating state campaign finance laws.

Abolitionist Nicole Thomas-Kennedy has been on the defensive over a series of disturbing tweets she sent in 2020, before she launched her campaign for Seattle City Attorney.

Tuesday night made history for the Seattle sports as the Kraken hit the ice for the team's inaugural game against the Vegas Golden Knights, and fans celebrated across the city.

A man was injured in a shooting Wednesday morning in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood, investigators said. 

Police and fire crews are investigating after a car crashed into a tree and caught fire in south Seattle on Monday night.

The annual public safety survey for people who live and work in Seattle is launching on Oct. 15. 

A former Pierce County resident was convicted last week of attempted enticement of a minor in Seattle.

In response to mailers deemed as racist that were sent out by King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert’s campaign last week, the Council unanimously approved a motion to remove Lambert from leadership positions within Council on Tuesday. 

Nordstrom is looking to fill nearly 500 seasonal and regular jobs in the Greater Seattle Area ahead of the holiday season, and will be holding a hiring event at stores in late October.

FRS Clipper is suspending its fast ferry service between Seattle and Victoria, B.C. until next year due to low ridership. 

A 19-year-old was injured Tuesday morning after a reported stabbing in Northgate. 

Seattle-area carpenters have approved a new contract with their employers following a nearly three-week strike that slowed construction work across the region and exposed internal divisions among the union’s 12,000 members.

The FBI Seattle bureau is hoping for tips in one of the bureau’s largest investigations. It was a murder that many called an attack on the American justice system: the killing of Assistant U.S. prosecutor Thomas Wales, in his Queen Anne home.