Seattle News

Tomorrow morning, when the City Council's Government Performance and Finance Committee considers mid-year budget changes/additions , they will include half a million dollars for a traffic signal long sought by the Admiral Neighborhood Association and other neighborhood advocates.

The Seattle jury has returned a guilty verdict in the slaying of a Woodinville teacher beaten to death by her boyfriend on Christmas Eve 2011.

A new study published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal shows that the way preschoolers eat is as important to their future health as the type of foods they consume.

After months of clouds and rain, people in the Northwest can't wait to enjoy the sunshine.

Lt. Jeff Brand with the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office says at 9:06 a.m. a male called 911 to reoprt he had found a deceased female in a home in the 9200 block of 15th St. SE.

Seattle City Council leaders Monday dealt Mayor Mike McGinn an election-year rebuff, saying they would not recommend funding for one of his signature issues - studies of a light-rail crossing of the Ship Canal.

Oregon police have filed charges against the driver who allegedly struck and killed a Seattle man who was dribbling a soccer ball to Brazil.

3:18 PM: Our crew at the scene says a car hit a pole and hydrant on the west side of the road a short distance north of Highland Park Way.

After you confirm, sign in, click the profile-edit link shown at right, and select Advertise among the editing options.

The statue was recast in bronze in 2007 after vandals tore the spikes off her crown and twisted off her arm .

"Spotlight on Seattle," 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, and "Inter National Series," 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Raisbeck Hall/Cornish College of the Arts, 2015 Boren Ave., Seattle; tickets and info: www.SeattleIDF.org.

Ending a long-running legal battle, the U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to hear a case in which the City of Seattle spent nearly $600,000 to challenge a lawsuit and $1 award to a man who was held at gunpoint by an off-duty police officer.

Next time the Southwest Design Review Board meets, on June 27th, its second round of "Early Design Guidance" for 3210 California SW will be on the agenda .

A doggie door gave a burglar easy access to a home in Ballard. Seattle police say the thief squeezed through the tiny door - then scooped up electronics and jewelry.

Janet Stadt's family runs Flour City Pasta, which for four years has been a staple at the Rochester Public Market, Lori's Natural Foods and other places.

Rio "The Rocket" Valdez, 7, of Seattle reads in the back of his father Frank Valdez Jr.'s 1962 Chevy Impala SuperSport during the Show and Shine car show at Festival Sundiata at the Seattle Center on Father's Day Sunday June 16, 2013.

A Seattle police officer shot an unleashed pit bull twice while responding to a disturbance in Lake City on Sunday.

FINALLY CLOSER TO OPENING? There's a sign the new restaurant planned for the former Bohemian location at 3405 California SW might finally be approaching its opening, almost two years after it was sold .

Taxis can pick up people who flag them from the street or call for service. There are 688 taxi cabs legally operating in Seattle.

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn has acknowledged recent discussions with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.