Owning a home might be closer than you think. For many, buying a home feels out of reach. High prices, down payments, closing costs and insurance requirements can make…

New restrictions on cosmetics tested on animals, tougher penalties for negligent drivers, requirements for hospitals to offer drugs to people possibly exposed to HIV. These are among the changes ...

Oct 1, 2024 · Washington’s minimum wage will climb to $16.66 an hour next year, a 38-cent-an-hour increase, the state Department of Labor & Industries announced Sept. 30.

Jan 10, 2025 · Construction is expected to be completed in mid-2025, and once Cell 8 is filled to a height of 800 feet (with 30 feet sealant of dirt on top), work will begin to fill the last remaining section of ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Washington’s attorney general, along with three other states, sued the Trump administration Tuesday, Jan. 21 over the president’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship ...

Nov 13, 2024 · Claudia Balducci, a King County Councilmember and Sound Transit Board Member, announced Wednesday, Nov. 13 that she will seek the open seat of King County Executive in 2025.

Jan 10, 2025 · Voices were filled with passion during a packed “School Funding Crisis” Eastside Town Hall gathering on the evening of Jan. 8 at Sammamish High School in Bellevue.

Dec 25, 2024 · Glacial gravity. While falls are the most common cause of death throughout the year in Mount Rainier National Park, only two have been recorded during the winter between 2007 and 2022.

Jan 9, 2025 · Bellevue’s boys and girls beat Liberty in basketball action on Jan. 7 and 8, respectively. The boys won, 64-38, and the girls triumphed, 55-51. Bellevue senior Bryce Smith, right, shoots the ...

Oct 21, 2024 · Prosecutors have filed charges in two initial cases against two of the four teenagers arrested in connection with a crime spree of 78 robberies, shootings and carjackings in King County in ...