An investigation has found that extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner’s death in a paragliding crash was caused by human error. Prosecutor Raffaele Iannella said Tuesday there were no technical ...

The share of Seattle residents who work remotely dropped sharply in 2024, the third consecutive year of significant declines, new census data shows. At the same time, walking and biking to work both ...

The minimum wage in Seattle will increase to $21.30 per hour on January 1, 2026, in accordance with the annual increase required by Seattle’s minimum wage ordinance. The 2.6% minimum wage increase ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roger Valdez writes about housing economics and policy. A recent Seattle Times article (Renting in Seattle area to get harder as ...

Hamdi Mohamed manages immigration issues for a major American city and directs policy at one of the country’s busiest airports. She’s a political rising star who wields significant influence across ...

Nobel Prize winners, from left: Mary Brunkow, senior program manager at the Institute for Systems Biology, Fred Ramsdell, co-founder and chair of Sonoma Biotherapeutic’s scientific advisory board; and ...

SEATTLE — Seattle's minimum wage is going up in 2026, the city's Office of Labor Standards (OLS) announced Tuesday. Seattle's minimum wage ordinance requires the hourly rate to increase annually, on ...

SEATTLE — The median home price in the Seattle-Tacoma-Everett region fell in September as housing inventory grew modestly and high interest rates continued to dissuade buyers. The median home price ...

Seattle will host six matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Lumen Field, including knockout stage games. Matches in Seattle are scheduled to run from June 15 through July 6, 2026. General sale ...

Seattle Democratic Mayor Bruce Harrell said during a mayoral debate Thursday night he has "no desire" to put repeat criminal defenders in jail, and he doesn't know how to answer the question on ...

Skydiver Felix Baumgartner, 56, died in a paragliding incident in Italy in mid-July Mathis Wienand/Getty Skydiver Felix Baumgartner, who died in a paragliding incident in Italy in mid-July, was killed ...