He’s not counting on it and certainly not hoping for it, but Seattle’s longest-serving elected official — who briefly looked like he might coast to a fourth term — suddenly finds himself...

In some cases, these people have been arrested for parole violations on warrants issued by the Washington State Department of Corrections,  despite their almost certain eligibility to have the past charges cleared under the...

How voters answer could determine the next citywide representative on the council: Sara Nelson, Nikkita Oliver or Brianna Thomas, the three leading candidates, all spanning the range of Seattle’s left to further...

Seattle is facing a “generational opportunity,” says Colleen Echohawk; a “historic opportunity,” says Lorena González; a “deeply existential” moment, says Jessyn Farrell.Bruce Harrell and Casey Sixkiller, viewed as the more business-friendly candidates...

Four other officers who were in D.C. on the same day should not face any discipline, the agency said — three because they were not found to have engaged in any wrongdoing...

The union and its members are specifically targeting the Office of Police Accountability, which on Thursday is likely to release the findings of its investigation into whether the officers participated in the...

At a time of continued peril for renters in Washington, as well as the landlords relying on monthly rent payments, federal, state and local governments coalesced around the idea that the best relief should...

While the council has earmarked tens of millions of dollars for police alternatives, the process through which those dollars will get out the door is unlikely to pay dividends until well into...