De'Sean Quinn, a Tukwila City Council member and manager at King County Metro, might serve just this year — or longer, if he ...

The Metropolitan King County Council appointed several people to fill positions left vacant by those stepping down to work for Gov. Bob Ferguson.

This decision aligns with the Supreme Court's ruling in Grants Pass v. Johnson, which permits cities to prohibit sleeping in ...

plus on Long Island and in Westchester County. Over the weekend, a long list of state and city officials joined Rev. Al Sharpton for the annual Martin Luther King Day Public Policy Forum at the ...

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King County and Seattle plan to use a combined $134 million to pay for the construction of 1,600 affordable homes. Seattle ...

Richard Sitzlack, 53, allegedly stabbed Shawn Yim, 59, during an altercation near the University of Washington on Dec. 18. Sitzlack was arrested a few days later. A King County judge previously ...

Key efforts to disenfranchise mostly voters of color experienced a crippling blow after the Aug. 6, 1965, passage of the landmark Voting Rights Act, but similar practices continue today in the form of ...

(KOMO News) TOPICS: SEATTLE — "We can do better," said King County Prosecutor ... session in Whatcom County recently and plan to meet with stakeholders in eight Washington counties.

Ward told police he is a program manager for AmeriCorps and works as a project manager at City Year ... denied ever having sex with the victim. King County prosecutors charged Ward with rape ...

The Washington State Supreme Court decision in Potter v. Lacey determined that the city of Lacey’s laws limiting vehicle and trailer parking on public land was constitutional. Burien was in a legal ...

Jan. 20 is a federally observed holiday in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. Over the weekend, communities ...