Seattle

Seattle sports power couple Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe announce split

The sports power couple announced Friday that they are ending their 10-year relationship and phasing out their popular podcast, “A Touch More.” They dropped the news together on the podcast.

PHOTOS: Seattle area blossoms into spring

Spring has sprung in Western Washington, and the sun is officially setting after 8 p.m. KUOW's Megan Farmer and Juan Pablo Chiquiza set out to document the essence, feeling, and hues of springtime in our region.

Seattle's traffic deaths are climbing. One City Council member wants an audit to find out why

Seattle’s goal is zero traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2030. Right now, the numbers are far from zero — and going nowhere but up.

Tacoma-Seattle fast ferry 'unlikely' to launch ahead of World Cup

A proposed fast passenger ferry between Tacoma and Seattle is "unlikely" to hit the water ahead of the World Cup as officials had hoped.

The late-night spot this Seattle Chef has been going to for 25 years

What's your go-to spot in the Seattle area? The place you depend on for a reliable lunch or the cafe with a perfect birthday vibe or even that deep cut right off the light rail that just turns the day around. For Victor Steinbrueck, the chef and owner of Local Tide, that place is Honey Court Seafood Restaurant.

Sumo almost faded away in Seattle. These wrestlers changed that

Sumo wrestling has a long history in Seattle, dating back to the first generation of Japanese American immigrants to the area. After Japanese incarceration, Seattle's sumo community didn't recover. Eighty-plus years later, Rain City Sumo has changed that.

Seattle World Cup matches are 2 months away. How are city agencies preparing?

The first FIFA World Cup match in Seattle is set for June 15. And there are so many details to iron out.

Seattle to sign agreement concerning Skagit River dams

Seattle City Light is set to spend millions on fish passage, habitat restoration, and compensation to tribes in the coming decades after the city’s leaders greenlit a massive agreement concerning its dams on the upper Skagit River on Tuesday, April 7.

Adults in the Room, Episode 7: Bad Apples

The K-shaped economy: Why diners are dying but yachts are booming

Businesses that cater to middle-class customers are closing thanks to what economists call the “K-shaped economy,” where high- and low-income groups grow while the middle hollows out.