WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...

This marked Seattle's second homicide in 2025. Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation as Treasury secretary The 1980s Was All ...

A federal judge in Seattle temporarily blocked the executive order at a hearing last week.

It’s a nerve-wracking time to start a restaurant, especially in Seattle, with the convergence of food-price inflation and one of the nation’s highest minimum wages. But many restaurateurs ...

The Bebop Waffle Shop, a beloved café in West Seattle, closed its doors just days after Seattle's new minimum wage of $20.76 per hour took effect Wednesday. Bebop is one of several businesses in ...

Traffic Lab is a Seattle Times project that digs into the region’s transportation issues to explore the policies and politics that determine how we get around and how billions of dollars in ...

SEATTLE – Seattle’s lowest-paid workers will be ringing in the new year with a raise. Minimum wage in the city will rise to $20.76 per hour beginning midnight on New Year’s Day, one of the ...