Crime Man arrested in connection with fatal Seattle bus driver stabbing 53-year-old Richard Sitzlack was arrested Saturday in connection with the fatal stabbing of a King County Metro bus driver in the University District neighborhood on Wednesday. KUOW Staff
Crime Fatal stabbing of King County Metro bus driver highlights Seattle transit safety concerns The stabbing death of 59-year-old Shawn Yim on Wednesday marks the first killing of a King County Metro bus driver on the job in 26 years. Bus operator union leaders say the stabbing is part of a larger pattern of violence toward transit drivers and passengers. Liz Brazile
Environment Sea-Tac Airport says major expansion will do little harm. Neighbors don’t buy it Sea-Tac Airport is planning a major expansion, and some neighbors are crying foul. John Ryan
'Ctrl + Salt + Delete' and other names Redmond just gave its snowplows The five new names include: Ctrl + Salt + Delete, Scoop Dogg, Snow-begone Kenobi, The Big Leplowski, and Betty Whiteout. Dyer Oxley
Amtrak engineer on Seattle-bound train nearly impaled by fallen tree A railroad engineer was nearly impaled Tuesday night when a Seattle-bound Amtrak Cascades train hit a fallen tree. John Ryan
Why the future of Seattle's Lake Washington Boulevard has sparked a heated debate Many Seattle streets were closed to cars during the pandemic. As people returned to their previous driving habits, the city weighed whether to make those changes permanent. On Lake Washington Boulevard, that question got heated. Eilís O'Neill
Environment Mudslide shuts down I-5 North in Bellingham following extreme rain I-5 in Bellingham was slammed by 2,000 cubic yards of mud Sunday around 5 a.m. following extraordinarily intense rain. John Ryan
As leaves fall, some street parking rates rise in Seattle October in Seattle means cooler temperatures as the leaves turn gorgeous colors, the air is dewy with a subtle scent of wood fires crackling in an old stove ... and once again, the city jacks up some parking rates in town. Dyer Oxley
Your bus from the U District to downtown Seattle will arrive in 3 years City and county officials announced Tuesday that construction has started on the newest rapid bus ride in Seattle connecting the University District to Downtown. Casey Martin
Environment Sister seas on opposite shores face same foe: polluted runoff “Why do we think it takes 40 or 50 years to fix an estuary, a series of rivers, or even a bay? If you stop putting shit in these rivers, they get better fast." John Ryan
