Five Seattle high school students are preparing to take on one of North America’s most grueling boat races — a 750-mile journey to Alaska with no engine, no support, and no margin for error. The team, known as Darwin’s Interns, plans to compete in the 2026 Race to Alaska, a rugged, self-supported race that stretches…
A West Seattle resident is now rebuilding more than just a book box after someone set her Little Free Library on fire. Ellie Sandstrom shared the incident in the West Seattle Neighborhood Facebook group on Friday, April 10, posting a photo of the charred structure outside her home near 14th Avenue SW and SW Barton…
A man shot during an early morning robbery in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood has died, prompting detectives to upgrade the case to a homicide. The shooting happened shortly after 5:30 a.m. Thursday, April 9, at an apartment in the 2400 block of 4th Avenue, according to the Seattle Police Department. Officers responded to reports of a…
A pregnant Alaska Airlines flight attendant is suing Stumptown Coffee Roasters after a midair coffee maker explosion left her with severe burns and permanent scarring, according to a lawsuit. The incident happened aboard an Alaska flight in April 2024, where a galley coffee maker “failed catastrophically” about 30 minutes before landing in Phoenix, according to…
A four-month-old pug puppy with a built-in backstory and a whole lot of personality is ready to find his forever home in Western Washington. Griffin, a recent arrival at Seattle-based Evergreen Pug Rescue, is already making an impression — not just for his playful energy, but for how his story began. He was born into…
Dick’s Drive-In is facing a class-action lawsuit that claims employees were denied required rest breaks, meal periods, and wages. The suit, filed in King County Superior Court in February, alleges widespread labor violations affecting hourly workers. Plaintiff Madison Masterson claims the company failed to provide legally required rest and meal breaks during shifts, resulting in…
A longtime fan attending Seattle’s Emerald City Comic Con says actor Michael Rooker shoved her while exiting a photo session. In a video posted to TikTok Saturday, March 7, the woman claimed the incident happened during a “Guardians of the Galaxy” group photo opportunity that included actors Michael Rooker and Sean Gunn. The fan, who…
A man arrested in Marysville with fentanyl, cocaine, and a loaded handgun — along with another repeat deportee with a criminal history in King County — has been sentenced to federal prison after illegally returning to the United States. Alberto Figeroa-Luque, 45, a Mexican national, and Fredy Ottoniel Alonzo Carcamo, 54, a Guatemalan national, were…
A proposed class action lawsuit alleges Costco misled customers by selling rotisserie and raw chicken products allegedly linked to persistent Salmonella contamination while promoting them as safe and high quality. The lawsuit, filed Thursday, Feb. 12 in Seattle federal court, was brought by Costco member Lisa Taylor of Missouri on behalf of consumers nationwide who…
A Seattle man is suing the United States government for $10 million, alleging a federally funded clinic doctor pricked himself with a needle and then used it to inject him, triggering an HIV scare, emergency medication treatment, fainting episodes, and a heart attack. A lawsuit filed in Seattle federal court last month claims a routine…
