For the first time in the five months since the deadly shooting at Ingraham High School in Seattle, the family of the student that was killed is speaking out.
Nearly a hundred people showed up Wednesday to the candlelight vigil and march to honor Ebenezer Haile, 17, and to bring an end to gun violence. Haile was killed in the halls of Ingraham High on the morning of Nov. 8, 2022.
The family believes Ingraham High and schools nationwide need to do more to prevent other families from feeling this pain. Read more
The warmest weather in more than six months is on the way to Seattle and western Washington this week and into the weekend.
Confidence is increasing that we will see temperatures climb into the 70s Friday and Saturday, along with some areas reaching the 80s. The last time Seattle saw temperatures warmer than 70 degrees was on Oct. 16 when Seattle saw a high of 88.
Seattle will see highs in the 70s Friday and Saturday. The current forecast calls for a high temperature of 78 on Friday and Saturday in the Emerald City. If this happens, it will be a new daily record high temperature on Friday. The current daily record high temperature on April 28 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is 76, which was set back in 1968. Read more
King County reached a settlement with Juul Labs, Inc. Wednesday morning after more than three years of litigation.
In 2019, King County filed a lawsuit against Juul, claiming the e-cigarette company fueled the vaping public health crisis. The lawsuit claimed that 60% of tobacco and nicotine violations in Seattle Public Schools from the 2017-2018 school year were for Juul use.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention linked nearly 1,300 cases of lung injury and 26 deaths to e-cigarettes at the time the lawsuit was filed. Read more
Five people have been detained in connection to a string of armed robberies at stores in Des Moines, Renton and Bellevue early Wednesday morning.
The suspects targeted Des Moines first, then Renton, police said, before finishing the spree in Bellevue just after 3 a.m.
The robbery at a 7-Eleven in Des Moines occurred around 2 a.m. The suspects targeted a Chevron in Renton about 30 minutes later, police said. Read more
Seattle-based MOD Pizza is partnering with non-profits to create the MOD Opportunity Network aimed at helping those who face barriers to employment.
"The unemployment rate for someone that has been justice-involved is five times higher than someone who has not been justice-involved," said Ally Svenson, the Co-Owner of MOD Pizza.
Svenson said she has hired underserved populations from the beginning, but she was looking for help with wrap-around services like housing and transportation. Read more
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