Alex Halverson

Microsoft dismissed rumors that mass layoffs are coming to the company this month, after reports suggesting another round of deep cuts was in the works swirled online this week. Multiple websites aggregated “reports” earlier this week that Microsoft was p... See more

Amazon is laying off 84 employees based in Seattle and Bellevue, the company disclosed in a state regulatory filing Monday. The layoffs are unrelated to cuts from late October, when Amazon announced it planned to let go of about 14,000 corporate employees... See more

Rain showers hit Western Washington Monday morning as another atmospheric river drenches the state. The National Weather Service said Monday that the storm will continue through Wednesday, with about 2 to 4 inches of rain expected in foothill areas and 4 ... See more

Skagit County officials were urging nearly 10,000 Burlington residents to evacuate their homes early Friday as a slough from the Skagit River started flooding homes. Evacuations for Skagit County began Wednesday. All of the 100-year flood plain, the main ... See more

Amazon’s newly launched 30-minute delivery service is up and running in the Seattle area and may extend further into the Eastside, permit filings show. Though Amazon may never be able to teleport items directly to a customer’s doorstep, the company is on ... See more