More than 1M World Cup visitors spark debate over Seattle Center's future

With more than 1 million visitors during the FIFA World Cup, Seattle Center is at the center of a new conversation: Should the city's iconic civic campus undergo a major makeover?

Boeing invests $1B to expand 737 MAX production in Everett, WA

Boeing is dropping $1 billion on an expansion in Everett. Our crews headed to the world's largest building (by volume) to see just how that money will be spent to step up output of 737 MAX planes.

Here's where roads are closed in Seattle this weekend

Major weekend road closures are back in Seattle, including a full closure of northbound I-5 through downtown.

WA drivers can soon get their Mount St. Helens plate

Years in the making, Washington drivers will soon have new options for specialty license plates. Up next is the long-awaited Mount St. Helens plate coming in August 2026.

Sound Transit sets all-time ridership records during Seattle World Cup games

Sound Transit shattered its all-time daily and monthly ridership records during a summer surge driven by major regional events and soccer matches, transit officials announced on Friday.

'Pop Tart' the whale is free again after US-Canada joint rescue mission

A joint rescue effort near the US-Canada border has concluded as the beloved humpback whale "Pop Tart" was freed from a week-long saga trapped in fishing gear.

Seattle bus driver gets lost on route with passengers on board

A bizarre midnight commute in Seattle has gone viral after a King County Metro bus driver apparently got lost on the job and had to ask passengers for directions.

Famous Hobbit Inn destroyed in Chelan, WA fire

Among the homes lost in the is the Chelan Hills Fire is the popular Hobbit-themed Airbnb near Chelan, which burned to the ground on July 4.

Husband of pregnant wife killed in Seattle sues King County homeless authority

The husband of a pregnant woman killed in a random 2023 downtown Seattle shooting claims the King County Regional Homelessness Authority repeatedly ignored warning signs from the shooter before the attack.

WA Senate Republicans ask governor to halt climate policies driving gas prices up

Washington Senate Republicans are urging Gov. Bob Ferguson to call a special session to suspend the state's Climate Commitment Act, citing record high gas prices.

North Seattle neighbors record immigration detention of two landscapers

The sound of a whistle drew residents out of their homes and into the street Tuesday morning after neighbors say immigration agents detained workers in a landscaping truck in a North Seattle neighborhood.

Businesses in Seattle’s Little Saigon hit breaking point over drugs, crime

Despite high-profile events bringing crowds to Seattle, merchants in the Chinatown-International District say rampant open-air drug use and retail theft are threatening their very survival.

Naked Sumner, WA man helps contain fire sparked by leftover fireworks

A Sumner man says instinct outweighed embarrassment when he ran outside naked to help fight a fire that broke out next door in the early morning hours of July 5.