David Kroman

Skeptics have raised concerns about the effectiveness of jailing people on misdemeanors, logistics and cost of transporting people to the Des Moines jail.

Alexis Mercedes Rinck’s widening lead over incumbent Tanya Woo for a citywide Seattle City Council seat could signal voters’ feelings about the council overall.

Seattle has six new City Council members this year, and with so many newbies, they have passed the fewest number of bills of any council this far into a year.

The Seattle City Council's vote Tuesday foreshadows what will be likely intense debates this fall to close Seattle's $260 million-plus budget gap.

In a city accustomed to growth, any discussion of cutting – even in the abstract – is unfamiliar territory. After years of delay, the deficit needs filled.

The crash had closed northbound Interstate 5 near the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, with one driver suspected of being impaired and booked into jail.

The Seattle-based First Amendment lawyer led some of the country's most prominent free speech cases, as well as helping Washington lawmakers protect journalism.

Debate over the King County juvenile detention center has been ongoing for more than a decade, centering on whether jailing young people is an inevitability.

The two Seattle police officers were undercover when he opened fire and killed Che Taylor in 2016. Then-councilmember Kshama Sawant called it a "brutal murder."

The contractor rebuilding Seattle’s Pier 58 alleges officials have not paid them for new work designed to speed up completion of the project.