A lower-rate EMS levy proposed by acting King County Executive Shannon Braddock would extend emergency services funding through 2031. The Medic One/EMS levy funds King County’s network of medical ...

The Trump administration, working with the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has proposed cutting the Department of Housing and Urban Development workforce in half. The Associated Press ...

The Port of Seattle is following through on promises to take legal action to halt a recently approved Seattle bill that allows residential housing near Seattle’s professional sports venues. The Port ...

You might want to bring some extra cash after lawmakers advanced a bill on Monday that would impose a 4% tax on short-term rentals like Airbnb. State law allows municipalities to levy up to a 2% ...

Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a ...

While older adults who have children or are married usually name offspring or spouses as proxies/decision makers, solo agers most often choose a sibling, niece or nephew, or rely on a trusted friend ...

According to Dively, about 40% of the King County Emergency Management Department’s staff is fully funded by federal grants.

Last week’s King County Auditor’s Office report found that per-ton garbage disposal fees could increase from $203 per ton in ...

The Port of Seattle has revealed that some 90,000 people were impacted by August's cyberattack on the Seattle-Tacoma ...

The Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival was first held in Seward Park in 1976 but moved to Seattle Center in ...

The Washington State House of Representatives passed its $15.2 billion transportation budget for 2025-27 on Wednesday, ...

Notably, King County's 2025 budget acknowledges that Metro’s fare revenue is not expected to return to pre-pandemic numbers, which typically made up about 25% of operating costs. Fare revenue now ...