Once upon a time, citizen activists tried to stop the construction of Interstate 5 through Seattle. Jeff Stevens tells the tale.

Newly obtained footage reveals that officers Nathan Patterson and Cody Alidon met minimal resistance with overwhelming violent force

# Seattle bikeshare and scootershare companies clocked 6.3 million rides in 2024, up 28% over 2023 and a record high. The momentum has continued in the first quarter of 2025, with ridership up 76% over the first quarter of 2024. If this pace is maintained, Seattle is on track to exceed 10 million ri...

By Erica C. Barnett During the second meeting of the City Council’s special committee on the impact of federal funding…

# Seattle City Council's District 2 race just got a little more crowded, as Protec17 union steward Jamie Fackler announced his candidacy today. Fackler brings the strongest union ties to the race, and he also is the most unabashed proponent of social housing.

The way Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson operates has engendered strong feelings among her colleagues.

# Seattle Times opinion columnist Alex Fryer gets pretty much everything wrong in his hit piece about new South Park townhomes. The project will add trees, despite dramatic photos the newspaper took before the developer finished its planned tree plantings, which is not advised in the winter.

During a wide-ranging news conference at Murphy’s Pub in Wallingford, Mayor Bruce Harrell announced the sale of the iconic Good Shepherd Center to the Chinese-German real estate joint venture Char Siu Polka. The historic building, once a Catholic home for wayward girls, will be redeveloped into a 20...

Customers of Seattle Public Utilities in the Crown Hill neighborhood are advised to use boiled or bottled water while crews repair a broken water main.

(Added: WSB photos) 12:02 PM: Thanks for the tip. Duke's on Alki has suddenly shut down - here's the email announcement sent to customers: It is with a heavy heart we share that Duke’s Seafood on Alki has sold and will be closing permanently, effective this morning (Thursday, April 3). This was a l...

# Seattle Police Department Chief Operating Officer Brian Maxey criticized his former Police Chief Sue Rahr in an email to the Seattle Ethics & Elections Commission, claiming she was directing City contracts to a company she co-founded. Maxey also complained of being cut out of decisions and of wors...

Hundreds gathered near Tesla’s University Village showroom and its Sodo facility Saturday, two of more than 200 protests planned around the world.