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…
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…
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…
A Woodinville man is facing 30 federal felony counts after allegedly stealing roughly $440,000 from two financial institutions where he worked and laundering the money through a series of ATM deposits. Joshua Shore, 41, is charged with theft by a bank employee and multiple counts of money laundering, according to the US Attorney’s Office in…
Authorities in King County are asking for the public’s help in locating a Kirkland teenager who has been missing for more than a week. RoseLynn Fire Bear was last seen on Wednesday, July 1, according to the Kirkland Police Department. She may be in need of medical attention, police added. Additional details like a clothing…
Several people are displaced and a family’s dog is missing after an early morning fire tore through a Mercer Island home on Wednesday, July 1. Firefighters responded to a residence in the 8200 block of 82nd Street, near Lakeridge Elementary School, just after 1 a.m., according to Eastside Fire & Rescue. Dispatchers received more than…
You don’t need a billionaire’s budget to buy into Washington’s richest communities—but you’ll still need very, very deep pockets. Puget Press looked at the least expensive active home listings in six of Washington’s wealthiest communities by median household income. The results range from a modest lakeside cabin with big redevelopment potential to multi-million-dollar homes that,…
A filmmaker who says he was struck by gunfire during a triple shooting outside a Capitol Hill nightclub last month is now facing mounting medical bills, the loss of his job, and an uncertain road to recovery. Seattle resident Ari Silaev was wounded during a shooting outside a nightclub in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood on…
Some people use GoFundMe to cover medical bills, emergency expenses, or unexpected hardships. One Bellevue teen hopes to use it for something a little different: buying a Mustang. A GoFundMe campaign titled “Help Me Buy a Mustang Before College” is asking the public to help fund the purchase of a used Ford Mustang before classes…
