The number of people aged 100 or older in Japan has surpassed a record 100,000 this year.

An audit report of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Missing and Murdered Unit released this month reveals staffing challenges, a backlog of hundreds of case referrals and families left without required victims' services.

Kent police were investigating a shooting Tuesday night that left one man dead.

A tentative deal struck the night before the first day of school followed 30 bargaining sessions. Teachers officially voted to ratify it Tuesday.

A hiker died in the Enchantments on Sunday, Sept. 13, following a sudden snowstorm.

A 39-year-old Federal Way man has been charged with second-degree murder in the beating of a 69-year-old stranger in Westlake Park.

Proposed federal changes to the Head Start program could mean skyrocketing costs for Washington families, and more than 750 workers could lose their jobs.

The man remains in King County Jail in lieu of $4 million bail, according to the King County prosecuting attorneys office.

A new report by the Amazon Environmental Research Institute has found that gold mining poses a significant threat to Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon.

The newly released footage from the Pasco Police Department sheds new light on the incident involving the adult daughter of state Sen. Nikki Torres, R-Pasco.

A hearing to determine whether a 17-year-old boy will be tried as an adult in the murders of his parents and three siblings began Tuesday.

It's the second time a train has hit an empty school bus in Rainier Valley, records show.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is proposing free home visits from nurses for every new parent in the state and expanded mental health screenings for new mothers.

Pennsylvania officials are reporting a fourth measles-associated death.

Ed Sheeran has addressed the removal of Seattle rapper Macklemore as his opening act after the rapper made pro-Palestinian comments during a performance.

Seattle Times columnist Jordan Alam spoke with somatic practitioner Rosie O'Connor about a form of therapy that's all about listening to your body.

Phil and Penny Knight have committed $1.1 billion to build Oregon's first hospital dedicated to women's health at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center.

AIs full impact on white-collar jobs has yet to be seen. But when AI leaders such as Anthropic's CEO predict that it will wipe out half of white-collar jobs, high schoolers rethink their career path.

The last full week of summer looks to be sunny and dry before fall officially sets in next week.

UW Medicine performed 443 organ transplants in 2025. Survivors from around the Pacific Northwest gathered to celebrate each other at a UW auditorium Sunday.

It was a strange sight on the I-90 floating bridge between Mercer Island and Seattle. Days later, state troopers haven't been able to find the driver.

Mayor Katie Wilson's anticipated gun violence reduction plan includes more police bike patrols in hot spots for crime and integrating violence interrupters into the 911 call center.

From serving in the Asiatic-Pacific theater in World War II to stabilizing the Exxon Valdez supertanker, the Chief has a storied history on the Columbia River.

Renters have begun moving into new affordable housing in downtown Seattle, but the public agency operating the housing has paused some applications.

An English judge has issued a scathing report blaming dysfunctional management for failing to protect babies at the hospital where nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven infants.