Yihyun Jeong

Jan 24, 2025 | seattletimes.com | Shauna Sowersby |Yihyun Jeong

OLYMPIA — Washington state collects approximately $700,000 every month in federal benefits intended for about 750 eligible foster children to fund the agency overseeing their care. The practice of intercepting those benefits – like Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (RSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) – from foster youth who have lost parents or are living with disabilities, is legal and not unique to Washington.

Sep 29, 2024 | seattletimes.com | Yihyun Jeong

A preliminary 3.2 magnitude earthquake hit the Bremerton area Sunday morning, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network. The quake hit just before 8 a.m. about 2.5 miles from Bremerton. No damage or injuries were immediately reported. Those who felt the earthquake are asked to report it to the United States Geological Survey: https://zpr.io/SqEfEwWRxYBi

Oct 4, 2023 | seattletimes.com | Yihyun Jeong

King County Metro is boosting security on the H line after a person was fatally shot while onboard a bus in White Center Tuesday night. The victim, who has not yet been publicly identified, was killed at about 5 p.m. as the bus was pulling up to a stop near 15th Avenue Southwest and Southwest Roxbury Street, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office. The shooter remains at large as of Wednesday evening, despite a search operation using a helicopter in the area after the shooting occurred.

Sep 12, 2023 | seattletimes.com | Yihyun Jeong

The Belltown restaurant owned by Eina Kwon, who was eight months pregnant when she was shot alongside her husband in June, reopened Tuesday. An announcement on the website for Aburiya Bento House said the restaurant, located on Western Avenue and Lenora Street in Seattle, would reopen Sept. 12. Kwon and her husband, Sung Kwon, opened Aburiya, which serves traditional and fusion sushi, in 2018.

Jun 5, 2023 | seattletimes.com | Yihyun Jeong