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President Trump's not the first to propose sending Pacific Northwest water to California, but there are technical reasons why it has never happened.

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RAVE to my next-door neighbor who shoveled the snow off the sidewalk in front of our house last week; RANT to the woman who drove across my corner lot during the recent snow, causing damage to my landscaping, and more in this edition of Rant & Rave.

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Following a pause begun during the pandemic, King County Metro will again enforce fares on the region's buses. But inspectors will approach the job differently.

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With January being unusually dry and February mostly cold, the National Weather Service noted it’s been a while since the region has seen this kind of rain.

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Amid mass layoffs under President Donald Trump, 650 federal employees have filed unemployment claims in 2025 in the state, compared with 479 at this time last year.

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Shuttle buses will again run between the closed stations, and trains will run a few more minutes apart than normal.

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Take a trip to Sun Valley, and you'd be forgiven for thinking you're stumbled upon a slice of Seattle ski culture. The ties between the two run deep.

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A 3.4 magnitude earthquake southwest of Maple Valley shook several areas in Western Washington early Saturday.

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Before Whistler Blackcomb became the PNW's favorite ski resort, there was Sun Valley, Idaho. This hidden-gem, world-class ski area boasts strong Seattle ties.

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One lane in each direction will close between Montlake and I-5 on Saturday and Sunday.

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"Sweet Pea Queen" Marryn Mathis, the owner of The Farmhouse Flower Farm, has written a beautiful new book to share her experiences growing the cherished annual.

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Witnesses told police they saw two or three young men yelling homophobic slurs and firing a water bead gun at people standing outside Pony late Tuesday.

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Buster Simpson's "Town and Country Crier," on display through March 8 at Slip Gallery, rails against modern woes with art that is both poetic and pragmatic.

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Seattle's Chinatown International District Lunar New Year celebration takes place Feb. 22.

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An epidemiologist said the Franklin County resolution was "based on conspiracy and misinformation against the COVID-19 vaccine."

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King County Metro said law enforcement had worked to address crowding and crime around the stops closed late last year in the Chinatown International District.

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A Pasco company is facing a wrongful-death lawsuit alleging one of its truck drivers, a 56-year-old father of 12, died from breathing in toxic fumes.

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Washington lawmakers are trying to ease the way for more housing. The state Senate passed a bill to lower the parking space requirements for new construction.

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Real estate agents say certain types of condos, like townhomes and backyard cottages, are drawing interest from frustrated would-be buyers.

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The driver fled the scene after hitting the three individuals, and a suspect was later taken into custody, according to the Seattle Police Department.

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Retirements and permanent change-of-duty orders left the clinic with one physician for 2,200 patients since late November, hospital spokesperson Doug Stutz said.

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Outsider BBQ and Beer Garden will make its grand opening Saturday in Fremont, dishing Texas-style barbecue with a Turkish twist.

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President Donald Trump's fight with Canada has already resulted in economic pain for this tiny Washington community.

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New survey data shows 1 in 3 Seattle-area women ages 18-35 have taken medication for depression or anxiety in the past 12 months, writes FYI Guy.

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Are you up on the news? See if we can stump you.

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The Mariners are working behind the scenes to find a direct-to-consumer option for fans to watch games. But thus far, they've been unsuccessful.

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The stink of hockey gear is a scent unlike any other. Here's how the Kraken equipment staff deals with it.

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A judge this week declined to throw out key evidence against the man charged in the killings of four University of Idaho students near the campus two years ago.

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Robert De Niro has never led a TV show before Netflix's "Zero Day." It should have stayed that way, writes our reviewer.

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Amid the Depression, Seattle Mayor John F. Dore led efforts to open the first municipally owned ski facility in the country, at Snoqualmie Pass, in 1934.

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School district officials can breathe easier now that two major funding sources are secured.

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In the era of the billion-dollar ski industry, the rustic community-run ski hill Badger Mountain, east of Leavenworth, vaults skiers back to a simpler time.

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The political climate is straining relationships and people's ability to be neighborly in everyday interactions. We want to hear from people choosing to take the high road.

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On a new episode of Seattle Eats with Tan Vinh, our host sits down with Seattle pizzaiolo Derek Reiff of My Friend Derek's to talk pizza and high expectations.

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A new cookbook by Seattle's version of "vegan royalty," the former owner of Plum Bistro, is a tribute to no-fuss vegan home cooking and love through the generations.

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On display through Aug. 17 at the Henry Art Gallery in Seattle, Tala Madani's "Be Flat" demands that audiences exit their comfort zones.

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Washington's state school superintendent has told districts the Trump administration's directive to end “race-based” practices does "not hold the power of law."

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President Trump has ordered the firings of hundreds of federal workers in Washington — no one is quite sure how many and federal agencies aren't saying.

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Our latest roundup of restaurant openings from the North End, South End and Eastside leads off with the hotly anticipated debut of a Shoreline dim sum palace.

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A residence inside the Escala building in Belltown includes views of Elliott Bay and the Olympic Mountains, but not a "Red Room of Pain."

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Through his many campaigns for office, Harrell has never mentioned the arrest. Harrell’s online biographies make no mention of living or working in Omaha.

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Cornelly, a small-but-mighty pizzeria on Capitol Hill, will expand to Queen Anne this spring or summer, opening a second restaurant with a much larger kitchen.

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President Trump has ordered the firings of hundreds of federal workers in Washington — no one is quite sure how many, and federal agencies aren't saying.

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In Seattle’s Chinatown International District, protesters commemorated the Day of Remembrance and rallied against President Trump’s anti-immigration agenda.

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Washington workers may soon see the impacts of a key federal employee rights watchdog's plans to roll back anti-discrimination protections, particularly for transgender people.

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“If it wasn’t for him, there would be no (Sir) Mix-A-Lot," the Seattle rap star said of Nasty Nes. The pioneering Seattle hip-hop DJ died Feb. 15 at age 62.

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Grocery shoppers are stressed about prices in the present and increases in the future, according to a new survey measuring food insecurity in Washington state.

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Federal workers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration rallied in Seattle to protest President Trump's expected cuts to the agency.

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Performer Julia Rahmanzaei tells her story of leaving Iran to pursue artistic freedom in her solo show “I am an Actress, Where is my Country?”

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Tell us about your unique experiences with homebuying.

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