Ferries: Colman Dock reopened after evacuation
Colman Dock is closed to Washington State Ferries activity Friday evening while authorities investigate a reported suspicious package at the terminal.
View ArticleSeattle ferry terminal evacuated due to ‘suspicious package’
Ferry passengers, on foot and in cars, are being blocked or detoured from Colman Dock, because of what Washington State Ferries calls a “suspicious package.” The agency announced the shutdown via...
View ArticleSeattle ferry terminal reopens after ‘suspicious package’ cleared
Hundreds of passengers at Colman Dock were delayed Friday, when a suspicious object caused a one-hour evacuation from the downtown Seattle ferry terminal. Boat trips resumed shortly after the terminal...
View ArticleAlaska prison art program benefits inmates, nonprofits
The Sealaska Corp. sponsors the carving program and takes many of the pieces the artists create and donates them. The paddles, masks and other pieces go to nonprofits all over Southeast Alaska, where...
View ArticleWashington state House leaders move to suspend lawmaker’s chairmanship
An independent investigator has found evidence supporting some of the allegations of inappropriate behavior made against Rep. David Sawyer, D-Parkland, House Democratic leaders said.
View ArticleSeattle U. to remove name of former archbishop from athletics center
The university’s board of trustees approved removing Thomas Connolly’s name from its athletics complex and renaming it “Redhawk Center” because of Connolly’s failure to act on a known pedophile priest.
View ArticleAmazon’s hard schooling of Seattle may not penetrate the civic skull
Phew, that was a rough week for the ol’ Emerald City. Below are three lessons we could learn from it — but based on recent history, probably won’t.
View ArticleHawaii’s Kilauea volcano jolts with lava, quakes and gas
PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — Sputtering lava, strong earthquakes and toxic gas jolted the southern part of the Big Island of Hawaii as magma shifted underneath a restless Kilauea volcano. The trifecta of...
View ArticleNASA launches InSight spacecraft to Mars to dig down deep
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A robotic geologist armed with a hammer and quake monitor rocketed toward Mars on Saturday, aiming to land on the red planet and explore its mysterious insides. In a twist,...
View ArticleNASA spacecraft ready for trip to Mars to dig down deep
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft is poised to blast off for Mars. The Mars InSight lander is set to launch early Saturday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. It’s the first...
View ArticleNASA launches InSight spacecraft bound for Mars, lander will explore...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA launches InSight spacecraft bound for Mars, lander will explore mysterious insides of the red planet.
View ArticleHawaii braces for more lava, quakes from Kilauea volcano
PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — Sputtering lava, strong earthquakes and toxic gas jolted the southern part of the Big Island of Hawaii as magma shifted underneath a restless Kilauea volcano. The trifecta of...
View ArticleHomeless? This Seattle startup has an app for that
Seattle startups are trying to draw in people who want to help but don’t know how. But can an app really get someone housed?
View ArticleSpace station’s Robonaut headed home on SpaceX capsule
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The International Space Station’s experimental humanoid, Robonaut, is headed home aboard a SpaceX capsule. The Dragon capsule departed the orbiting lab Saturday. It’s aiming...
View ArticleSpace station’s Robonaut makes splashdown in Pacific
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An experimental humanoid known as Robonaut is back on Earth. SpaceX tweeted that its Dragon capsule carrying Robonaut and other items from the International Space Station...
View ArticleScientists say fossilized footprints tell tale of sloth hunt
WHITE SANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT, N.M. (AP) — Researchers studying a trail of fossilized footprints on a remote New Mexico salt flat have determined the tracks tell the story of a group of Ice Age hunters...
View ArticleWALL-E and EVE on their way to Mars with InSight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s next Mars explorer is going to have company all the way to the red planet: a couple of puny yet groundbreaking sidekicks. Named after the characters in the 2008...
View ArticleMan, 20, found shot in SeaTac with life-threatening injuries
The man was found about 3:45 a.m. Saturday in a parked vehicle.
View ArticleMusk’s SpaceX is using a powerful rocket technology; NASA advisers say it...
NASA warned against a method that is “contrary to booster safety criteria that has been in place for over 50 years.” SpaceX supporters say tradition and old ways of thinking can be the enemy of...
View ArticleA royal welcome for the new Nordic Museum in Ballard
The new Nordic Museum in Ballard held its grand opening Saturday.
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