Site Logo
Students walk to classes at the UW Bothell campus on May 5, 2018 in Bothell. Andy Bronson/staff photo

News

UW Bothell sees unprecedented increase in applications

About 35 percent more incoming freshmen applied to attend the university this fall than last year.

Dog with history of biting Amazon delivery person bites another | Police Blotter

News

Dog with history of biting Amazon delivery person bites another | Police Blotter

Police blotter for April 2-7.

Who’s clearing Snohomish County’s encampments?

News

Who’s clearing Snohomish County’s encampments?

The Sheriff’s Office is saying it’s not them, but residents disagree.

Kailan Manandic/staff photo                                Officials break ground outside Salt House Church for the Eastside’s first permanent women and family shelter. Workers hope to complete construction in 2020.

News

Eastside’s first permanent shelter breaks ground

The shelter will serve single women and families with children who are experiencing homelessness.

Jim Pitts stands on walkway overlooking filtration chambers at the King County South Filtration Plant in Renton. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo

News

Human waste: Unlikely climate change hero?

King County treatment plant joins effort to counteract effects of carbon dioxide.

EvergreenHealth seeks to secure funding through a voter-approved bond measure that would pay for critical upgrades at the Kirkland medical center. The Family Maternity Center was last renovated in 1996 and officials hope to modernize the space for new families. Kailan Manandic/staff photo

News

EvergreenHealth seeks support in upcoming ballot measure

The health system is asking for local voters to approve a bond measure of $345 million over 20…

DNA strikes again: Edmonds man, 77, arrested in 1972 killing of Bothell woman

News

DNA strikes again: Edmonds man, 77, arrested in 1972 killing of Bothell woman

Detectives searched for a Mill Creek killer for 47 years. Genealogy and genetics led to a breakthrough.

Kailan Manandic/staff photo                                 The Sound Transit double-decker buses replace the articulated buses on Everett to Bellevue routes along I-405. The 14.5-foot tall buses seat more people for an equal footprint and similar fuel economy.

News

Double-deckers descend on the Eastside

The new 14.5-foot tall buses will run from Everett to Bellevue, with stops in Bothell and Kirkland.

News

Northshore Utility District board votes no 2019 rate increase

This year, Seattle Public Utilities has increased the district’s water rates by 0.7 percent and King County increased…

Group of juveniles make a till cash grab at Safeway | Police Blotter

News

Group of juveniles make a till cash grab at Safeway | Police Blotter

Police blotter for March 19-24.

Bothell councilmembers meet with state lawmakers

News

Bothell councilmembers meet with state lawmakers

The delegation met with several legislators who represent Bothell and other regions of the state.

Would rent control work in Washington?

News

Would rent control work in Washington?

Oregon’s new law could lay the blueprint for other states

Photo by Kayse Angel

Northwest

What’s next for the I-405 master plan?

New express toll lanes from Renton to Bellevue are coming soon.

Puget Sound Energy’s Energize Eastside project will replace two-pole towers with taller, single poles and four-pole towers with two poles. Photos courtesy of Puget Sound Energy

News

Fight over Energize Eastside continues

Community groups remain opposed to PSE’s planned system upgrade.

Dissecting the future of impactful pretrial decision making

News

Dissecting the future of impactful pretrial decision making

Data on inmates not being cohesively collected is needed for decision making, advocates say.

Courtesy of kingcounty.gov

News

King County approves bargaining agreement with 60 unions

Employees will receive wage increases and $500 bonus.

Police continue extra patrols in Kenmore following attempted kidnapping

News

Police continue extra patrols in Kenmore following attempted kidnapping

12-year-old escapes after fighting back against unknown suspect.

Clues for fixing King County’s child care woes may be found in British Columbia

News

Clues for fixing King County’s child care woes may be found in British Columbia

B.C. struggles with many of the same problems as Washington state.

1st district legislators talk budget, transportation, housing

News

1st district legislators talk budget, transportation, housing

Health topics, including vaccines, vaping and long term care, also discussed at Bothell forum.

The West Sammamish Bridge is currently safe to drive over with a weight restriction and the city of Kenmore expects it to remain safe while the replacement project is delayed by about a year. Kailan Manandic/staff photo

News

Record-breaking federal government shutdown delays Kenmore bridge project

The West Sammamish River Bridge project has been delayed a year.