A UW Medicine employee is in ICE detention as the Trump administration moves to target the applications of potentially hundreds of thousands of people.
Seattle University School of Law Professor Erin Carr breaks down the latest developments in the Trump Administration's efforts to change mail-in voting rules.
KING 5 Sports brings you in-depth analysis and opinions about the biggest sports stories of the day.
Here's what we're covering Aug. 31, 2026:
- Mariners lose again, can they still make the playoffs?
- Julio Rodriguez makes another mental mistake
- Can Lazaro Montes provide the Mariners a spark?
- Cougars legend Ryan Leaf on his new role & the Apple Cup
- Ultimate Top 5 WSU quarterbacks of all-time
- Dusty's Deep Dive into Julio's fall & the rise of Lazaro
- Preview to last episode of the Seahawks & HBO's Hard Knocks
UW Medicine patient care technician Brian Sidhe was arrested by ICE. Sidhe is an asylum seeker from Kenya. ICE says he was taken into custody for a visa overstay.
Partly sunny and mild today. A great day for the first day of school for many school districts. Even more start Wednesday, but the weather may turn stormy!
KING 5s Jake Whittenberg checked in with his co-anchor Mimi Jung after she's been out sick for a week! She feels fine but lost her voice. Get well Mimi!
The Little Giant Fire, burning near Lake Chelan, has destroyed nearly 170,000 acres of land between Bandit Peak and Lake Chelan and is just 49% contained
A 73-year-old marathon runner and 9/11 survivor, Kesava Tadipatri, sent this photo minutes before glacial flooding hit the Himalayas. His family hasn't heard from him since the communication blackout.
A Kirkland resident thought they had a burglar. Police arrived to find a bobcat inside the home. It was safely removed and released near Forbes Creek. NOTE: This video has no sound.
Seattle Public Schools and its teachers union remain at odds over pay, staffing and special education with less than 24 hours until classes are scheduled to begin.
