Seattle was ‘asleep at the switch’ when Amazon started, says King County exec Seattle struggled with homelessness. As Amazon grew, people started sleeping in tents and vehicles all over Seattle. And the cost of services to them was exploding. Carolyn Adolph
King County wants cities to ban smoking in parks King County's Board of Health wants to stop young people from smoking — or vaping — before they start. Paige Browning
King County takes on Uber, Lyft with new app Metro’s project could disrupt the disruptors. Joshua McNichols
Signs of a cooling market: Home prices are down in Central Seattle A new report by Northwest Multiple Listing Service shows housing prices are still going up, but not as fast as they were a year ago. Paige Browning
King County Councilor Claudia Balducci on funding Safeco Field Bill Radke talks to King County Councilor Claudia Balducci ahead of the full council's vote on funding maintenance at Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners. Bill Radke
Safeco Field could get $135 million from county taxpayers In a preliminary vote Wednesday afternoon, the King County Council approved spending $135 million from hotel/motel tax revenues on the ballpark. Paige Browning
