Dow Constantine

The lawsuit stems from a recent $100 million fine a federal court imposed on the state of Washington, for letting mentally ill people wait too long for treatment.

King County Executive Dow Constantine says the sheriff's office and other executive branch departments will not cooperate with out-of-state prosecutions of abortion providers or patients. The executive order signed Tuesday follows a similar one from Washington Gov. Jay Inslee.

Roughly 300 concrete mixers and drivers at a handful of companies have been on strike for several months with no sign of letting up. That's led King County Executive Dow Constantine to seek bids for new concrete suppliers for local projects.

The 5th Avenue is set to welcome patrons back into its theater in January with a production of "Beauty and the Beast." The theater held a press conference on Tuesday celebrating its reopening and launch of its PR campaign "Fall In Love with the 5th."

The first round of results are in for the Nov. 2 election. We have updates on mayoral races in Seattle and Tacoma, the Seattle city attorney contest, Seattle City Council and King County Council races and more.

King County public health officials estimate that it will take six months to vaccinate enough people to tamp down the coronavirus pandemic, even with an…

Community leaders in King County are reacting angrily to what they say is a dangerous and divisive flyer targeting undocumented immigrants.As Crosscut…

King County Executive Dow Constantine used his State of the County address to make a pitch for a massive expansion of public transportation. A…

Bonding with a new baby could soon become less financially stressful for King County's more than 14,000 employees.The county is considering an expansion…

At least 82 King County workers have received advance layoff notices as a result of the partial federal government shutdown. The workers administer food…