SEATTLE — In the aftermath of several recent fires at vacant buildings in Seattle, KOMO News discovered that 40 derelict structures are currently deemed as "dangerous" by both the Seattle Fire ...

SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is set to sign anticipated legislation Thursday to expedite the demolition of dangerous and vacant buildings. The dangers of those building fires were seen ...

SEATTLE — The Seattle City Council will vote next week on a proposal to tighten restrictions on empty properties that are part of the city's Vacant Building Monitoring Program. The proposal comes as ...

Seattle sits on a seismic fault quite similar to the one that set off a massive earthquake Monday in western China, which has reportedly killed more than 12,000 people and devastated communities. But ...

April 29, 2025, marks 60 years since a deadly earthquake hit western Washington. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake, centered near Des Moines, shook the ground for about 45 seconds on April 29, 1965. Three ...

Seattle officials could finally require seismic retrofits for masonry buildings, but not this year. In the list of 1,141 masonry buildings in Seattle that are at risk, 647 are the most vulnerable ...

Up and down the West Coast, cities face high risk of earthquakes. In Seattle, there is an 85% chance of a major quake in the next 50 years. Historic brick buildings are most at risk. There is even a ...