KING-TV (Seattle, WA)

1 day ago | king5.com | Christian Balderas

SEATTLE — Despite President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on global tariffs, small businesses in Seattle’s University District said the effects are already being felt. “Coffee prices globally are higher than I’ve ever seen them,” said Chris Peterson, owner of Café Allegro — a popular coffee shop known as the oldest in Seattle, located near the University of Washington campus. Peterson imports bags for his coffee from China and unroasted coffee beans from Latin America and South Africa.

2 days ago | king5.com | Christian Balderas

EDMONDS, Wash. — After a month of significant public backlash, the Edmonds City Council unanimously voted to scrap plans to sell a public park to help alleviate the city’s budget challenges. This comes after Councilmember Vivian Olsen, who proposed the sale, formally requested the idea be removed from a list of 28 amendments to the city’s long-term plan. “Thank you to Councilmember Vivian Olsen.

2 days ago | king5.com | Conner Board

TACOMA, Wash. — Pierce County prosecutors charged a second teen Monday in connection with a mass shooting at a Spanaway house party in March. Two people were killed in the shooting and four others were wounded. The second suspect, 18-year-old Christopher Cobb, was arrested in Des Moines Thursday night and had his first court appearance Monday afternoon. Cobb is facing a charge of first-degree assault for allegedly firing off shots towards people at the house party.

4 days ago | king5.com | Amanda Roley

PULLMAN, Wash. — A now-former instructor at Washington State University (WSU) is facing assault charges after he allegedly attacked a student wearing a pro-Trump "Take America Back" hat. According to a Pullman Police report, a WSU student reported that he was attacked by WSU instructor and graduate student Patrick Mahoney in late February. KREM 2 is choosing not to name the student because he is not being investigated or charged.

5 days ago | king5.com | Conner Board

TACOMA, Wash. — A lawsuit has been filed against a now shuttered school in Tacoma that two school districts sent students to. The Northwest School of Innovative Learning, referred to as NW SOIL, was a private special education school in Tacoma that closed in January of 2024. It was owned by Fairfax Hospital. Two families have filed a lawsuit against Fairfax Hospital, Tacoma Public Schools, and the University Place School District for the alleged abuse their children experienced at NW SOIL.