U.S. Senate panel restores Hanford cleanup funds that Trump wanted to trim
The Appropriations Committee budget represents a $315 million increase from the funding levels proposed by the Trump administration.
View ArticleBend population closing in on 100,000
BEND, Ore. (AP) — Fast-growing Bend, Oregon, is nearing 100,000 people. A new estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau shows Bend’s population increased 4.3 percent between July 1, 2016, and July 1, 2017,...
View ArticleDenny’s Solo: A Star Wars Story Menu Is a Real Thing, and We Got to the...
by Erik Henriksen Portland Mercury For a movie that no one really wants and that probably shouldn’t have been made, Solo: A Star Wars Story is way more fun than it should be! For a meal that no one...
View ArticleSeattle arsonist Martin Pang to be released from prison in September
Pang, the son of the owners of the warehouse that was set ablaze, pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree manslaughter in 1998 and sentenced to 35 years in prison.
View ArticleWhy Many White Americans Will Enjoy the Very Entertaining Zimbabwean Play...
by Charles Mudede Seattle Repertory Theatre Familiar, a very entertaining play by Zimbabwean American Danai Gurira—she is known for her role in The Walking Dead and, more recently, as the Wakanda...
View ArticleHit-and-run driver strikes pedestrians in downtown Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — Authorities say paramedics are tending to “multiple patients” after a hit-and-run driver struck pedestrians in downtown Portland. Portland Fire and Rescue says the crash happened...
View ArticleHawaii volcano sends another ash cloud high into the air
HONOLULU (AP) — Authorities say an eruption at the summit of a volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island has sent an ash cloud about 10,000 feet (3,048 meters) into the air. Those living in communities southwest...
View ArticleProblem with container spurs evacuation at nuke waste dump
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Workers had to evacuate the U.S. government’s only underground nuclear waste repository after finding a container of waste misaligned inside its packaging, but officials...
View ArticleThe Way Harley-Davidson Fucked Over Its Workers Shows Why the Average Trump...
by Charles Mudede JPecha/gettyimages.com This story is not at all surprising. Harley-Davidson, a white American cultural icon, made 350 of its employees in Kansas City, Missouri redundant after...
View ArticleSawant and Durkan Battle Over Pro-Palestine Film
The Durkan-Sawant conflict continues.by Katie HerzogDurkan "disagrees with the viewpoints expressed" in Pinkwashing Exposed. Sawant does not. ULYSSES CURRY The ongoing battle between Durkan and Sawant...
View ArticleGoing out on the water this Memorial Day weekend? Here are the top tips for...
■ Wear a life jacket. Children under 13 are required by law to keep one on at all times. Nationally, 80 percent of boat fatalities in 2016 were due to drowning. Of those victims, 83 percent were not...
View ArticleRescuers warn Memorial Day weekend boaters against overconfidence on...
Warming temperatures attract thousands of Washingtonians out to the water every year around Memorial Day. This year, they're expected to have access to more than 247,000 registered vessels, the highest...
View ArticleMy Images of Wine, the Computer, and Books
by Charles Mudede Jennifer Richard In this image, taken by local photographer Jennifer Richard—who I worked with on a piece that orbited the Japanese word "kuidaore" (it means to go bankrupt because...
View Article11 years after a rape in Seattle, DNA leads to charges against Illinois man
The victim’s rape kit, which contains DNA evidence, was among thousands that sat untested for years in a statewide backlog. It was finally sent for forensic testing last year and the DNA matched that...
View ArticleAD: Meet Amma in Bellevue
FREE public programs with Amma renowned humanitarian and spiritual leader; Hilton Bellevue, June 2-3.by Stranger Things To Do PartnerSri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, known throughout the world simply as...
View ArticleFun times at Seattle’s Folklife Festival
The 47th Northwest Folklife Festival began Friday at Seattle Center. The annual Memorial Day weekend event, free with suggested donation, continues through Monday.
View ArticleA taxpayer-financed brewpub? At least we could drown our Seattle sorrows
King County wants to drop $190 million taxpayer dollars on building a brewpub, club-level premium seating and other amenities on Safeco Field. Good thing there are no more pressing needs for that money...
View ArticleHere is what’s open and closed on Memorial Day
Most government offices are closed Monday, as are schools, public libraries and community centers. Many businesses and public services will be closed or will operate on a holiday schedule.
View ArticleBaby panda born in Malaysia zoo makes public debut
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A baby panda born in a Malaysian zoo five months ago made her public debut Saturday. The female, which has not yet been named, is the second offspring of giant pandas...
View Article3 decades selling tie-dyed T-shirts at the Market: Peace symbol still matters
Fran and Arun Das have been selling tie-dyed T-shirts at Pike Place Market for 32 years. Even as hippies get older, peace, love and understanding never go out of style.
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