Two 500-year-old skeletons from Idaho will be handed to area tribes
U.S. officials in a series of notices starting Friday say the remains of the young adult and child will be given to the interrelated Shoshone-Bannock Tribes in eastern Idaho and the Shoshone-Paiute...
View ArticleOpening Day of boating season brings together an uncommon crew of women
For a group of women in their 70s, Seattle’s Opening Day boating festivities was a chance to reminisce about their own rowing histories.
View ArticleIdaho Democrats ask state to investigate ‘newspaper’ mailed to voters
The publication is sprinkled with multiple factual errors ranging from informing voters the wrong day to vote to misspelling names of candidates, to candidates misidentified in photos. It says it will...
View ArticleEPA won’t test air in Washington state, downwind of B.C. lead smelter
More than 100 residents sent a petition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency asking the agency to install air monitors from Northport to the U.S.-Canadian border.
View ArticleLava burns 5 homes as Hawaii prepares for long eruption
PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — The number of homes destroyed by lava bursting out of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has climbed to five. The figure rose as many evacuees prepared for the eruption to last for weeks or...
View ArticleSome calming of Hawaii volcano, but scientists remain wary
PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — The number of homes destroyed by lava shooting out of openings in the ground created by Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano climbed to five as some of the more than 1,700 people who evacuated...
View ArticleReview finds corrections center violated Washington state purchasing rules
The internal review documented that about $145,000 of the Cedar Creek Corrections Center’s purchases since July 2016 were made outside of state guidelines.
View ArticleKey New Mexico clinic in HIV treatment to expand research
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Southwest CARE Center, a once-tiny New Mexico clinic at the forefront of HIV and AIDS research since its founding in 1996, is seeking to expand its research program. The Santa Fe...
View ArticleMan sues Puyallup hospital in hepatitis C case
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital, a Puyallup hospital which recently warned patients of a potential hepatitis C exposure, is now being sued by a man who allegedly contracted hepatitis C while at the...
View ArticleMan, 20, dies after being found shot in SeaTac
A 20-year-old man found shot in a parked vehicle in SeaTac early Saturday has died, and the King County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the shooting as a homicide. The man, whose name was not...
View ArticleMay is here and so is spring — here's why you should try biking to work
The riddle on the forefront of many Seattleites' minds: How do you have a commute with zero traffic jams?For an increasing number of residents, the answer is biking.
View ArticleBig traffic delays after part of Sea-Tac Airport evacuated due to suspicious...
The upper drive at Sea-Tac Airport has been evacuated Sunday afternoon after a report of a suspicious package.
View ArticleWhat's Not America? What Ever Isn't In Donald Glover's Brilliant New Music...
by Charles Mudede Two important cultural events happened last night. One, the actor, writer, singer, rapper Donald Glover (Childish Gambino) released the video for his new track "This Is America" while...
View ArticleFacebook opening new AI lab in Seattle as it hires UW professor
Facebook is opening new AI labs in Seattle and Pittsburgh, after hiring three professors from the University of Washington and Carnegie Mellon University. Its efforts are adding to pressure on...
View ArticleBicyclist killed in Federal Way crash
Westbound South 320th Street, between 21st Avenue South and Pacific Highway South, was closed for about two hours Sunday afternoon while police investigated.
View ArticleYakima taking another look at 30-year-old ban on pit bulls
As Yakima considers whether the pit bull ban should end, city staff is looking at Tacoma’s dangerous-dog ordinance as a possible replacement. A dog’s behavior, not breed, is the focus in Tacoma.
View ArticleMarchers commemorate triumph over Nazis with Victory Day gathering
Northwest Russians mark the anniversary of the Nazi surrender to the Allies in 1945.
View ArticleBusiness is booming at center to help ill Hanford workers
Help is available to people ranging from the survivors of 1940s workers at the site who developed cancer to current workers submitting compensation claims for exposure to chemical vapors at Hanford.
View ArticleShe started a pageant for girls with disabilities. Now, this college student...
Miss Exceptional, created by Sami Schubert in 2015 with the Exceptional Families Network, recognizes girls with disabilities by giving them a platform to be themselves and develop self-confidence.
View ArticleHawaii volcano destroys dozens of homes, forces evacuations
PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano destroyed 26 homes and spewed lava hundreds of feet into the air, leaving evacuated residents unsure how long they might be displaced. In revised figures...
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