Let’s outdo Santa and practice kindness all year long
The best holiday behaviors are scientifically proven to make people feel better. Here’s to that kind of health and happiness next year.
View ArticleForks couple admits to federal labor-trafficking charges
Couple admits to forcing woman to work off debt after moving from Guatemala
View ArticleMurder charge refiled against man in 2012 Mt. Vernon death
Prosecutor refiles charges against man, previuosly found incompetent, in five-year-old slaying.
View ArticleSpokane police make arrest in Dec. 19 South Hill shootings
A 23-year-old woman has been arrested for the Dec. 19 incident that left the owner of a Spokane apartment dead and the apartment manager in a coma.
View ArticleMan arrested after standoff with Mountlake Terrace SWAT team
The suspect holed up in a home for nearly eight hours before a police K-9 was able to subdue him. He had pointed a gun at his father’s head, his father said.
View ArticleSnow arrives in Seattle just in time for Christmas
If you wake up to snow on Christmas in Seattle, consider it a rarity. It’s been five years since the last snowy Christmas morning.
View ArticleWalking in a Winter Wonderland-- light snow visits on Christmas Eve
Seattle snow fans must have made the "nice list" as light snow graced much of the region on Christmas Eve.
View ArticleVietnam evacuates hundreds of thousands ahead of storm
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta were evacuated as the region braced for the arrival of Typhoon Tembin after the storm left more than 160 people dead in...
View ArticleChristmas brings snow, strong winds to New England
TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — Some tough sledding for motorists as a Christmas storm brings blowing snow and ice to New England. The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning through 5 p.m. on Monday...
View ArticleI-405 express toll lanes between Renton and Bellevue are on their way
We lay out plans for the new tolling system, set to launch in 2024, after a longtime Interstate 405 commuter contacted us with concerns over the project’s scope.
View ArticleMaybe it’s not just a sandwich: A nurse and her friends take a simple idea to...
Roast beef, ham, turkey — and affection. Once a month. A nurse helps people experiencing homelessness.
View ArticlePuget Sound orcas getting a break from boaters — at no loss to whale-watch...
New findings show that requiring whale watchers to keep their distance from orcas in Puget Sound hasn’t hurt a growing industry.
View ArticleCities, volunteers clash over feeding homeless in public
ATLANTA (AP) — When Adele MacLean joined others in an Atlanta park to feed the hungry the Sunday before Thanksgiving, she left with a citation and a summons to appear in court. The case was dropped...
View ArticleOpiate treatment center opening soon in Nampa, Idaho
NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Raise the Bottom, a Boise-based non-residential opiate treatment center, is expanding to Nampa. Executive director Jason Austin tells the Idaho Press-Tribune that the new facility...
View ArticleMaine is looking for a few good beekeepers
FALMOUTH, Maine (AP) — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is looking to train the next generation of Maine beekeepers. The cooperative extension is offering beginning beekeeping courses and...
View Article‘Safe Phone Zones’ offered along Arizona highways
PHOENIX (AP) — Transportation officials in Arizona say they are teaming up again with GEICO to offer “safe phone zones” for travelers along some of the state’s highways. Officials said they will be...
View ArticleSuspect in Oregon deputy’s 2007 death arrested in Mexico
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a Mexican man accused of causing the crash that killed a sheriff’s deputy more than a decade ago. Oregon State Police say 29-year-old Alfredo de Jesus...
View ArticleNorthwest Dungeness crabbing season to open Jan. 15
ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says the Dungeness crab fishery from Cape Blanco to the Columbia River and into Washington state will open Jan. 15. The fishery...
View ArticleAfter 2 to 3 inches of snow, Seattle’s post-Christmas commute could include...
With Monday’s White Christmas in the books, what should we call Tuesday? Icy Boxing Day? Seattle and the Eastside enjoyed a pretty consistent blanket of 2 to 3 inches of snow for Christmas morning,...
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