Light coats of gritty ash fall near erupting Hawaii volcano
VOLCANO, Hawaii (AP) — Authorities handed out ash around 2,000 masks for protection as people living near Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano braced for pulverized rock, glass and crystal to rain down on them...
View ArticleBill Gates draws laughs at Trump’s expense, says president confused HIV with HPV
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recounted stories from past meetings with President Donald Trump, according to footage aired on MSNBC.
View ArticleAstronaut Scott Kelly completed 5,440 orbits around Earth — now he’s coming...
"Space is our future," says astronaut Scott Kelly. And he would know; he spent 340 consecutive days at the International Space Station in 2015 and 2016. His book, "Endurance: A Year in Space, a...
View ArticleHere we go again: I-5, Highway 2 lane closures will snarl traffic all weekend
Drivers will face stop-and-go conditions for maybe 12 miles entering Seattle this weekend, as crews repair two lanes of the 53-year-old Interstate 5.
View ArticleRemembering Chris Cornell: The quiet cook at Ray’s Boathouse who became a...
On the anniversary of Chris Cornell's death, his former co-workers at Ray's Boathouse remember those formative years together during the Seattle institution's heyday.
View ArticleSeattle has spent $258,752.78 so far, gets partial win in 1 Sawant suit
The city notches partial victory in its defense of two defamation lawsuits against City Councilmember Kshama Sawant. A judge threw out a portion of the lawsuit by landlord Carl Haglund. Outside counsel...
View ArticleSeattle’s transportation department struggles with rising costs, unkept promises
SDOT says it can’t deliver on promises made by its massive 2015 construction levy, called Move Seattle. The department also is dealing with an over-budget and on-hold streetcar project.
View ArticleThis Safeco concessions-stand worker is homeless, and he’s not the only one
If you’ve bought a hot dog or a beer at Safeco or CenturyLink Field, the person at the stand may have been homeless.
View ArticleSheriff says up to 10 killed in Texas high school shooting
SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — At least one gunman opened fire at a Houston-area high school Friday, killing eight to 10 people, most of them students, authorities said. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said...
View ArticleSlog AM: Multiple Fatalities Reported In Texas High School Shooting, Ballard...
Ukraine's stolen dolphin army, HPV and HIV aren't the same thing, SDOT is strugglingby Nathalie Graham Getty BREAKING NEWS: Breaking: There has reportedly been a shooting at Santa Fe High School near...
View ArticleReally?! Fog thwarts reveal of Space Needle’s glass-paneled observation deck
The public should be able to get a look at the Space Needle's most expensive renovation since it was built, a remodel that's been hidden beneath a massive tarp since last year.
View ArticleBoy hit by motorcyclist after getting off school bus in Lake Stevens
An elementary school student was hit by a motorcycle after getting off his school bus in Lake Stevens Thursday afternoon. It happened around 4:00 p.m. near 99th Ave. NE and 27th St. NE.
View ArticlePodcast: A look behind the politics and policy of Seattle’s head tax
In the latest Seattle Times politics podcast, a look at the backstory and repercussions of Seattle's new "head tax" on larger businesses.
View ArticleNordstrom sinks as sales miss hits department-store optimism
(Bloomberg) -- Sluggish sales at Nordstrom Inc. underscore why members of the founding family wanted to take the company private in the first place. With unseasonable temperatures crimping demand for...
View ArticleSanta Fe School Shooting: "It's been happening everywhere."
by Dan SavageLISTEN TO HER.#SantaFeHighSchool pic.twitter.com/WeKKuRiUIg— Babe Ruthless ⚾️ (@ChargeTheMoundx) May 18, 2018This reaction this kid has when the reporter asks her to cough up the usual...
View ArticlePeople's Republic of Desire Sheds Light on the "Celebrity" Users of Chinese...
by Chase Burns Westerners, and especially Americans, should know about YY, the Chinese social network that’s something like YouTube and Instagram Live, but on cocaine. Hao Wu’s documentary People's...
View ArticleVolunteer Park Pride Festival
A free, all-ages celebration of LGBTQ+ arts, performance, and culture!by Stranger Things To Do PartnerVolunteer Park Pride Festival is BACK with an amazing musical lineup featuring Desi Valentine, a...
View ArticleThe Head Tax According to Amazon Employees
Amazon workers are either silent or unhappy when it comes to the head tax.by Nathalie GrahamAmazon Worker, tell me how you feel NG Since the unanimous City Council vote on Monday to pass a $275 per...
View ArticleJury awards $25 million for negligence in Harborview stroke case
A jury has determined that Harborview and two doctors were negligent in the case of a woman who was treated at the Seattle hospital's stroke center in 2013.
View ArticleAn Australian environmentalist’s next act: ‘frugal hedonism’
David Holmgren, Australia’s leading environmentalist encourages homeowners to turn their forgotten backyards into sustainable gardens and is now calling for suburbanites to go further off the grid and...
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