Involuntary mental health commitment gets at one of our society’s most delicate questions: When does our belief about the care someone needs override their right to decide for themselves?

There will be 15 designated shelters in Seattle, with dozens of others opening throughout the county starting Sunday, June 8.

Hundreds of protests are scheduled across the country on June 14 to coincide with a pricey military parade in Washington, D.C ...

King County is deploying extra high visibility enforcement patrols to ensure county roadways are safe during the summer ...

Hundreds of King County residents who died last year without family members to claim their remains were honored Wednesday in ...

The Evergreen State’s population is projected to exceed 9.8 million by 2050. Some counties are growing faster than others.

A King County program to maintain roads and bridges in unincorporated areas could be dismantled by 2029, creating a situation where the county cannot fix old and deteriorating infrastructure. King ...

KING COUNTY, Wash. — Public Health—Seattle & King County confirmed another positive measles case in King County on Friday, marking Washington's fifth measles case of the year. Public health ...

An infant in King County was identified as the first confirmed measles case in Washington in 2025, following increases in cases in other parts of the United States, county officials said.

SEATTLE, Wash. -- King County Public Health announced an infant has the first reported case of measles in Washington state in 2025. The department was notified Wednesday the child had become ...

SEATTLE — Track vote totals in the presidential race by county on KING 5's exclusive interactive map during the November general election in Washington state. An initial round of election ...