Crisp mornings, fiery leaves, and ferry rides across glassy waters—fall is the perfect season to discover San Juan Islands boutique hotels. The crowds of summer thin out, but the islands’ charm only sharpens: wood-smoke drifting from chimneys, quiet beaches strewn with driftwood, and small-town inns offering steaming mugs of coffee. The Best San Juan Islands…
Seven demonstrators were arrested after storming the Microsoft headquarters in Redmond and barricading themselves inside an executive suite during a pro-Palestinian protest. Officers responded around 1 p.m. Tuesday, August 26, to reports of demonstrators gathered outside Microsoft’s campus, Redmond Police said. Seven people entered Building 34—home to the office of Microsoft President Brad Smith—where they…
Pop royalty and gridiron glory are officially tying the knot: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged. Swift revealed the news Tuesday, Aug. 26, with an Instagram post that sent fans into a frenzy. One showed Kelce down on one knee in a lush garden, the other captured the couple nose to nose, smiling as…
A photo that sparked alarm on social media over the weekend of a parachute appearing not to deploy near Snohomish was clarified as a standard safety maneuver, not an accident. The image, shared on the Snohomish County subreddit on Saturday, Aug. 23, showed what looked like a failing canopy near Harvey Airfield. The post drew…
Update: The FBI has now taken command of the search for Travis Decker, the Chelan County father accused of killing his three young daughters before vanishing into the wilderness in June. Sheriff Mike Morrison announced the shift during a press conference Monday, Aug. 25, calling the hunt for Decker one of the most complex and…
A photo that sparked alarm on social media over the weekend of a parachute appearing not to deploy near Snohomish was clarified as a standard safety maneuver, not an accident. See a new, updated article from Puget Press here: Parachute Maneuver Sparking Accident Fears In Snohomish Was Routine Safety Procedure Want more local news? Follow…
Olympia’s Sage Ahrens-Nichols is headed to Fiji, and she’s bringing her persistence—and her quirky sense of humor—with her. CBS revealed the cast of Survivor season 49, and among the 18 players set to battle for $1 million is the 30-year-old clinical social worker, who now calls Olympia home. In her cast introduction, Ahrens-Nichols leaned into…
A stolen car packed with four juveniles led officers on a high-speed chase through Pierce County before deputies used a PIT maneuver to stop it, authorities said. The chase began around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, when a Puyallup police officer spotted the stolen vehicle near 112th Street South and Pacific Avenue South. The car…
A container ship captain was arrested in Seattle after Coast Guard investigators determined he was operating the vessel while intoxicated, officials said. The incident happened Wednesday, Aug. 20, when the captain of the MSC Jubilee IX was taken into custody at Terminal 5. The Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) said the captain’s blood alcohol content…
A man was killed and another injured early Saturday, Aug. 23, when a vehicle fleeing a DUI investigation crashed into a building in north Everett. The wreck happened around 2:30 a.m. on Rucker Avenue near 44th Street, close to the Totem Pole Diner, according to Everett Police. Two men were inside the car when it…
