The countdown is on to the West Seattle Bridge reopening date on Sept. 18.
The last hurdle is testing the critical stress conditions which mean loading up to 12 trucks each with 80,000 pounds and positioning them onto the bridge. A test SDOT is confident the bridge will pass.
With a closure lasting well over two years, KING 5 asked a spokesperson why the repairs took so long. Read more
New data from the Downtown Seattle Association shows downtown hotels are making a major comeback, with some closing in on pre-pandemic occupancy levels right now.
"We went from being one of the bottom five in the country to the top five," said Craig Schafer, the owner of Hotel Andra located in downtown Seattle on the corner of Fourth and Virginia.
Schafer said the past three years have been difficult for the hospitality industry, but Schafer said they have taken a step forward in the last couple months. Read more
The first day of school was delayed for the second time in the Kent School District as teachers continue to strike.
The district tweeted that classes are canceled on Aug. 26.
The delay comes as Kent teachers are striking during contract negotiations with the district. The Kent Education Association is arguing for higher pay and more manageable caseloads and class sizes. Read more
The state ferry that was damaged during a "hard landing" at the Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal in West Seattle could be out of service the rest of the year.
Washington State Ferries tweeted the Cathlamet was towed from the Eagle Harbor Maintenance Facility on Bainbridge Island to Everett Ship Repair on Aug. 24. Then it will go into dry dock for repairs.
The vessel will "likely be out of service through the end of the year," Washington State Ferries tweeted. Read more
The Washington State Dept. of Ecology and the U.S. Dept. of Energy have signed an Agreed Order over the leaking single-shell tank, known as B-109, at Hanford.
The agreement says that by August 2024, regulators will consider a new date to retrieve the nuclear waste from the tank, according to Rep. Gerry Pollet who was briefed on the agreement Thursday morning by the Washington State Attorney General’s Office.
The current retrieval date is scheduled for two decades from now, although state and federal law said if a tank is leaking nuclear waste, it must be pumped immediately, or whenever is feasible. Read more
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