All three finalists have experience as elected officials. The County Council will chose one to fill the vacancy.
The end of 2024 culminated in many King County Metro Bus projects such as new bus cameras, Lynnwood Link restructures, and RapidRide G. This article will briefly explore Metro’s 2025 and
A newly released video shows the moments leading up to the fatal stabbing of 59-year-old King County Metro bus driver Shawn Yim last month.
The Metro Transit Police, which is operated by the King County Sheriff's Office, currently has a staff of 69 officers with funding for 79 full-time positions. At Monday's meeting, Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall announced the agency is now increasing the available funding for full-time officers to 89.
Hundreds gathered Friday at a memorial service in Seattle to mourn Yim and call for better protections for bus drivers.
King County Metro leaders, drivers, and riders spoke up in favor of increased safety measures for bus drivers in response to the death of Metro bus driver Shawn Yim.
Seattle’s outdated school construction code is costing more than $2 million a year to fix. The Seattle School Traffic Safety Committee presented its annual update to the Seattle Transportation Committee on Tuesday.
Officials from local transit agencies, law enforcement, and the union representing Seattle-area bus drivers met with the King County Council on Monday to discuss what can be done to improve transit safety for operators and riders.
After a Seattle bus driver was stabbed to death while on the job, King County council member Claudia Balducci says she'll fight for safety.
King County Metro is receiving almost $80 million federal grant to help upgrade its bus line running through several major south King County cities. The Federal Transportation Administration’s grant was announced on Wednesday.
King County Metro’s RapidRide is expanding service into Renton, Kent, and Auburn, and a new federal grant of $80 million will help make the project a reality.
The stabbing of Metro operator Shawn Yim in December led elected officials to take safety and security more seriously, in a Monday brainstorming session.