Bremerton offers one of the Puget Sound region’s strangest bargains: a working waterfront city where Seattle is a ferry ride away, the Olympic Peninsula is outside your door and buying a home can still cost considerably less than it does across the water. The catch is that Seattle is still across the water. Residents describe…
Lakewood is difficult to summarize because it can feel like a different city after a two-mile drive. Near Gravelly Lake and American Lake, quiet streets wind past large homes, mature trees and waterfront property. Closer to Interstate 5 and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the surroundings become busier, denser and rougher around the edges. That contrast explains…
Redmond is what happens when a quiet town becomes a global technology hub but keeps most of its trees. Microsoft and Nintendo loom large. New apartments continue to reshape downtown. Teslas, bicycles and highly compensated software engineers are not exactly difficult to spot. Yet residents can still reach forest trails, river paths and the Cascade…
Kirkland offers a rare Eastside combination: a downtown where you can walk to dinner, parks that meet the edge of Lake Washington and enough major employers nearby to make the commute optional for some lucky residents. It is polished, convenient and often beautiful. It is also expensive, crowded in the wrong places and occasionally so…
Marysville is not the kind of place residents describe with sweeping declarations of love. Their affection tends to be more practical. The homes can be less expensive than those farther south. The parks are good. Everett is close, and the mountains are closer than they look. You can raise kids, find a quiet neighborhood and…
A federal judge sentenced a California man Friday to 17½ years in prison for trafficking women across several states through violence, threats, fraud and coercion. Brandon Denzel Washington, 33, received a 210-month sentence in US District Court in Seattle after a jury convicted him in March of six federal felonies, according to the US Attorney’s…
Yankee Candle announced Friday it is expanding its Pacific Northwest Collection with a new fragrance inspired by one of the region’s most recognizable landmarks: the Tacoma Aroma. The limited-edition candle, called “Tacoma Aroma: Industrial Sunset,” is described as featuring “bold notes of low tide, hardworking industry, mysterious sulfur, and just a whisper of optimism.” Company…
A 27-year-old Monroe man was arrested in connection with the death of a 2-year-old girl who investigators say suffered fatal head trauma while in his care last year. Members of the Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force arrested the man around 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, at a motel on Old Owen Road, according to…
A 22-year-old Costco employee is accused of intentionally ramming a coworker’s motorcycle and killing him after becoming enraged over seeing the victim hug another employee, according to police and court documents. Tyler Sorensen, of Renton, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 20-year-old Jonathon Langdon. The deadly encounter unfolded near Costco’s corporate headquarters…
Something strange is out there. A Texas family’s video of a distant figure has fueled claims that Bigfoot wandered onto the property near the Hunt County city of Greenville. Three witnesses reported seeing the figure just after 7 p.m. on Oct. 4, 2025, on a 7-acre property near County Road 4201. The Bigfoot Field Researchers…
