King County Metro will launch the free waterfront shuttle service on May 21 with expanded routes serving the Chinatown-International District (CID) as Seattle prepares for a busy summer of soccer events ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Knife wielding man arrested for burglary in Little Saigon
Seattle police arrested a 32-year-old man on Tuesday afternoon after investigators said he threatened a woman with a knife during a burglary in the Little Saigon neighborhood.
Teen arrested in CID for assaulting woman with knife
Seattle police arrested an 18-year-old man on Tuesday afternoon after authorities said he threatened several people with a knife and an improvised weapon at Hing Hay Park in the Chinatown-International District (CID).
A missing sense of smell inspires one Bellevue teen’s ‘bionic nose’
After years of barely being able to smell, 16-year-old Oliver Cho thinks he may have found a workaround: he built what he calls a “bionic nose.”
Seattle Asian American Jews meet with visiting Kaifeng Jewish guest
An individual from China’s ancient Kaifeng Jewish community sat down with Seattle’s Asian American Jewish community for an intimate dinner that organizers called a rare opportunity to hear a living voice from one of the world’s most isolated and historically significant Jewish communities.
Education, climate leadership at the heart of nonprofit’s work to center Melanesian, South Pacific women and girls
When Dr. Meré Tari Sovick was 20 years old, she became one of just three young women the Australian government chose from the entire South Pacific island region to attend university.
Mercer Island teen starts advocacy nonprofit to support those with eating disorders
There are no scales at Sophie Perrenoud’s house on Mercer Island.
Protesters call out ICE presence in their community
Demonstrators gathered along Tukwila International Boulevard on Friday morning for a May Day protest organized by the Coalition to Block ICE Expansion.
Western Washington events celebrate AAPI Heritage Month throughout May
A monthlong series of cultural events, performances and community gatherings will mark Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month across the Seattle area, beginning May 2 at the Seattle Center.
How AAPI families share culture through everyday life
Culture isn’t only something people inherit.