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Amid controversy over the chief's travel schedule, the police department provided details about his calendar. But their explanation raised more questions.

Supporters of Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes rallied at City Hall Thursday morning, as word spread that Mayor Katie Wilson gave him a choice: resign or be fired. The move comes amid fallout over the city’s handling of a deadly mass shooting at a festival earlier this week.

With a record-breaking El Niño in the forecast, it could be a rough winter for low-lying communities on the West Coast.

Preliminary ballistic results “appear to exclude the Polymer80 handgun as the firearm involved” in the deaths of 44-year-old Carlos Israel Sanchez Villalba and 56-year-old Ashley Whitehead, according to court records reviewed by KUOW.

A 15-year-old who was arrested for his suspected role in a deadly shooting at the Seattle Center on Sunday night was formally charged on Wednesday.

Seattle's matchmaking industry and in-person singles events are booming amid an epidemic of dating app fatigue.

The U.S. Department of Education says it is investigating whether the Bethel School District in Washington state violated federal law by displaying vials of testosterone in a Pride month exhibit.

The man convicted of murdering four University of Idaho students is asking a court to let him withdraw his guilty plea and go to trial, saying his attorneys manipulated him into making the deal by promising him better prison conditions and scaring him about the quality of life on death row.

A community-led candlelight vigil is happening now at Seattle Center. Speakers include Arron Murphy-Paine, whose son was fatally shot in 2024. Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, SPD Chief Shon Barnes, County Executive Girmay Zahilay, and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal are here, too.

Parents of children with developmental disabilities fear the unexpected and potentially imminent elimination of a Washington state support program they’ve come to depend on.

A record number of Washington high school students applied for college financial aid this past school year, state officials announced Thursday.

Washington state leaders say they are protecting the driver information of immigrants from ICE, but immigrant advocates say that information is getting out through other channels, undermining the state’s sanctuary law.

[JUST IN] Two suspects are in custody following a mass shooting at the Seattle Center on Sunday that left two victims dead and four others injured.

This year doesn’t feature a presidential race, though there are some federal contests to consider: All of Washington's U.S. House seats are up for election. Voters will also decide a historic number of state Supreme Court races, along with a dizzying number of seats in the Legislature.

Restoring a historic wool rug in the state Reception Room as close as possible to its pre-damage form would be the costliest component. A state panel on Thursday endorsed the most expensive option with a cost of roughly $959,000.

The San Juan County Sherrif said at least one civilian boat pulled some of the passengers out of the water after the crash.

Despite its green reputation, the Evergreen State trails every other U.S. state in adding wind and solar power to its electrical grid, according to a 2025 investigation by Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica.

If approved, the meal program would double the number of SPS schools where kids eat free lunch.

KUOW’s Kim Malcolm spoke to Senator Murray about a contentious appropriations committee hearing this week and other matters.

When ICE agents make a stop and a car is left behind, it’s usually towed and impounded. Then fees accumulate and it’s on the family to pay. When Angel Tepale gets the call, he holds the vehicles at his own small lot and tries to find the rightful owners, all for no charge.