Family turmoil overshadows homecoming for victim of vicious attack
A week ago, DaShawn Horne left the hospital after three months recovering from a traumatic brain injury after what police call a racially motivated attack. His homecoming has been marred by a family...
View ArticleKing County sues big oil companies for downplaying global warming
King County is pressing for damages against the oil companies for the impacts of climate change. This is part of a broader wave of lawsuits alleging that fossil-fuel producers knew the risks of global...
View ArticleDavid Goodall, 104, just took his own life, after making a powerful statement...
On his final day, before he went to a Swiss clinic to die, David Goodall spoke about his 104 years of life — and his scheduled death. The Australian scientist, who had traveled to Switzerland to end...
View ArticleAs Head Tax Proposal Races Forward, Durkan Says She Doesn't Support Current Plan
by Steven HsiehDueling signs at City Hall over the head tax. SH The Seattle City Council is moving quickly on a $75 million employee hours tax to fund housing and homelessness services. The challenge...
View ArticleSlog AM: King County Says 'Fuck You' To Big Oil, Costa Rica Plans...
Elementary school outlaws birthday spankings, Toys 'R' Us employees are sad, no peace in the Middle Eastby Nathalie GrahamFuck your fossil fuelsRUI_NORONHA/GETTYIMAGES.COM King County says fuck you to...
View ArticleBuy Your Tickets to These 23 Newly Announced Seattle Events Before They Sell Out
by Stranger Things To Do StaffTo promote her new cookbook Cook Like A Pro, Ina Garten, the beloved Barefoot Contessa, will come to Benaroya Hall in November. We all know that many of the biggest...
View ArticleGrad students plan one-day strike, but UW says it has no money
Graduate students who teach and do research at the University of Washington want to press their case for higher wages, but the university says it doesn’t have the money to pay them more. It’s not clear...
View ArticleGrad students who teach, do research plan 1-day strike, but UW says it has no...
Graduate students who teach and do research at the University of Washington want to press their case for higher wages, but the university says it doesn’t have the money to pay them more. It’s not clear...
View ArticleMayor Durkan offers her own, smaller Seattle head-tax plan
The proposal, supported by four City Council members, could mean a standoff at City Hall as a vote on the matter looms.
View ArticleMayor Durkan Proposes Smaller Head Tax, Setting Up City Hall Showdown
by Steven HsiehJenny Durkan Ulysses Curry Mayor Jenny Durkan has proposed a head tax that raises less money for housing and homelessness services than a competing plan that has so far been supported by...
View ArticleMayor Durkan Proposes Smaller Head Tax, Setting Up Showdown in City Hall
by Steven HsiehJenny Durkan Ulysses Curry Mayor Jenny Durkan has proposed a head tax that raises less money for housing and homelessness services than a competing plan that has so far been supported by...
View ArticleIndonesia’s most active volcano erupts, spews ash into sky
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s most active volcano, Mount Merapi, erupted early Friday, spewing sand and pyroclastic material and sending an ash column as high as 5,500 meters (18,045 feet) into...
View ArticleHawaii volcano could blow its top soon, hurl rocks and ash
PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — A Hawaii volcano is threatening to blow its top in coming days or weeks after sputtering lava for a week, forcing about 2,000 people to evacuate, destroying two dozen homes and...
View ArticleVolcano explosion won’t be deadly if people stay out of park
PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — A Hawaii volcano that sputtered lava for a week, forced around 2,000 residents to evacuate, destroyed some two dozen homes and threatened a geothermal plant now threatens to blow...
View ArticleFarmworkers need to be paid for more than just picking the crops, says...
The ruling’s practical effect is far from clear. The plaintiffs’ attorney says it will raise the pay of thousands of people who work in the fields and orchards. But some industry representatives...
View ArticleScientist gets $9M to further animal-human organ research
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana University scientist is getting a $9 million boost from a biotech company to further his research into ways to use animal organs in humans. The IU School of Medicine says...
View ArticleMan gets 20 years for shooting at Oregon deputy
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 31-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting at a Clackamas County sheriff’s sergeant earlier this year at a shopping center. The Oregonian/OregonLive...
View ArticleAs Tacoma’s Hilltop changes, residents are priced out
In the Hilltop neighborhood, a historically black and low-income community, the median home price has gone up by 18 percent in the last 12 months alone, and that change isn’t expected to slow, as light...
View ArticleBehind Seattle’s rising pension costs: Past mismanagement adds to taxpayers’...
The Seattle City Employees’ Retirement System had one of the worst investment returns of any large public pension over a decade, triggering higher costs for the city and taxpayers. Behind the system’s...
View ArticleSeattle restaurateurs escaping rising rents see brighter future in Tacoma
As Seattle’s restaurant scene booms, some local restaurateurs are choosing to open new locations in Tacoma instead, finding rents cheaper, and employees easier to find. But that shift threatens to...
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