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.

Shawn Yim, killed Dec. 18, will be remembered not only with Friday's memorial but with a bigger commitment to transit driver and rider safety.

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.

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

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 ...

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.

SEATTLE — A procession for a King County Metro bus driver who was killed after an altercation with a passenger was held ahead of a memorial service in Seattle on Friday. Shawn Yim had been a ...

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

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.

Even though it’s taking a few years longer than originally planned, a $79.6 million federal grant will help build a new King County Metro RapidRide I Line to serve bus riders in Auburn, Kent and Renton.