2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (506+ words) Regulators have stopped a Seattle cement plant's push to burn more tires for fuel. The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency told Ash Grove Cement in August that the increased tire burning the agency had approved in December would put too…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (655+ words) Over the past weeks, the number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement flights out of Seattle’s Boeing Field has increased. Their cargo is immigrants, many with long-standing ties to Washington state who are being flown by ICE to different facilities across…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1112+ words) This story includes descriptions of sexual abuse. If you or someone you know needs support, text the word HOPE to 64673. Three Seattle police employees say they are troubled by the department’s latest choice to supervise its wellness unit. The position…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (495+ words) If the pit across the street from Seattle City Hall were a person, it would be old enough to drink. The building that last stood there, the public safety building, was demolished in 2005. Since then, the giant hole in the…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (349+ words) For years, Seattle and Portland have wrestled for the title of “most childless city,” and that hasn’t changed. The share of Seattle’s population that’s under 18 is still smaller than almost any other major U.S. city. But over the past…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1802+ words) The cost of living is weighing on many Washington state residents' minds. It’s a top concern cited by people who responded to a survey from KUOW’s Community Voices Network, a new effort that showcases what regular people think about the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (683+ words) For generations of kids coming of age in the Pacific Northwest, Wild Waves was an indelible experience, a keystone Seattle summer ritual. Now, after 50 seasons, the era of Wild Waves is coming to an end. “And it's sad to think…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (908+ words) One morning in March, Lockspot Café co-owner Ryan Faniel arrived at work to learn the stand-up refrigerators weren’t working. A quick inspection revealed some of the copper wire from their condensers had been ripped out overnight. Faniel called in the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (505+ words) The only person who has been arrested in connection to the July 26 Seattle Center mass shooting was denied release and electronic home monitoring Tuesday. A King County juvenile court judge said the teen, who is charged with first-degree assault, is…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (830+ words) For the past year, Seattle has been operating a recovery center for opioid overdoses. Staff say the center is diverting people away from hospital emergency rooms — and allowing them quicker access to new types of medications for opioid use disorder....