Seattle officials worry that implementing a local capital gains tax would coax wealthy residents to change their home addresses. Seattle City Councilmember Cathy Moore is proposing a local 2% capital gains excise tax that would be applicable to non-retirement financial gains over $250,

The new proposal comes as the City of Seattle is hashing out its 2025-2026 budget, with Mayor Bruce Harrell calling for $8.3 billion in spending. That includes a $270 million hole in the city’s general fund, which helps pay for public safety, administration, education and human services, arts and culture, and other programs.

Seattle police Sgt. David Sullivan was the first officer on the scene of a string of stabbings in the Chinatown International District.

Shocking bodycam video from Seattle Police shows the arrest of a man accused of stabbing at least five people in the Chinatown-International District.