SEATTLE — A memorial service for a King County Metro bus driver who was killed after an altercation with a passenger will be held in Seattle's SODO neighborhood Friday. Shawn Yim had been a King County Metro driver since 2015. A member of the Amalgated Transit Union 587, Yim was beloved by both colleagues and riders.

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.

Winds Rage Again: Firefighters made progress containing the still-burning fires over the weekend and fending off more destruction, yet it may all be for naught. The wind will pick up in the LA area starting Monday morning and gust through Wednesday. Meteorologists said the wind breeds potential for "extreme fire growth."

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.

King County Metro Transit (King County Metro) received a $79.7 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to support construction of the agency’s new rapid bus route. Funding for the estimated $168.

King County Metro has said to expect bus cancellations on Friday, January 10, as the community gathers to honor driver Shawn Yim.

Hundreds gathered Friday at a memorial service in Seattle to mourn Yim and call for better protections for bus drivers.

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.

King County received a federal grant Wednesday to help expand Metro RapidRide service to Renton, Kent and Auburn. According to a release, the $79.7 million federal grant will help launch the I Line, the newest addition to King County Metro's RapidRide network.

For years, riders and bus drivers complained about their safety concerns on King County Metro buses. But now, in the aftermath of a bus driver stabbed to death on a Seattle route, a King County ...

King County and Seattle plan to use a combined $134 million to pay for the construction of 1,600 affordable homes.