Unhurried hurricanes: Study says tropical cyclones slowing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tropical cyclones around the world are moving slightly slower over land and water, dumping more rain as they stall, just as Hurricane Harvey did last year, a new study found. This...
View ArticleTrump's Trade War Hits Eastern Washington Farmers
by Katie Herzog Getty Images Donald Trump sure knows how to screw his loved ones.The President's unnecessary trade war ramped up last week after Trump imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imported...
View ArticleThe Story of Orpheus and Eurydice Like You've Never Seen Before
by Rebecca BrownSeattle Opera's O+E: Love's Journey to Hell and Back, a girl-on-girl version of the classical myth, runs through June 10 at Seattle Opera Studios. Philip Newton If you could bring back...
View ArticleGet Excited: The Complete Capitol Hill Block Party 2018 Schedule Was Just...
by Stranger Things To Do StaffGet ready. Courtesy of CHBP The complete schedule for Capitol Hill Block Party 2018 (which will happen from July 20-22) was just announced. The Stranger's complete guide...
View ArticleMeet the new guys: Taj and Glenn, Seattle zoo’s rhinos
Taj and Glenn are new this spring to Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo, where they’re living in the new Assam Rhino Reserve, where the zoo used to keep elephants.
View ArticleCannabis Commerce to Commence in Canada
by Josh Jardine FILO / GETTY IMAGES Canada, America's 51st state, may be about to launch into the thrill ride that Oregonians bought an e-ticket for three years ago: recreational cannabis legalization,...
View ArticleWater alert re-issued for Oregon capital area
SALEM, Ore. — Salem, Oregon, officials re-issued a limited no-drink warning for tap water in the state’s capital city, reinstating guidelines lifted only days before advising medically sensitive groups...
View ArticleMore than 200 new laws take effect in Washington state this week
The new laws include a package of bills meant to address sexual misconduct at the workplace, and most of them take effect Thursday.
View ArticleSeattle’s Magnolia Bridge is about worn out, but city says it can’t afford a...
Neighbors and drivers fear a traffic disaster because Seattle lacks money to replace the Magnolia Bridge, expected to wear out in the 2020s.
View ArticleNew NASA chief vows US will always have astronauts in orbit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Major changes could be ahead for the International Space Station but there will always be an American astronaut in orbit, NASA’s new boss said Wednesday. The space agency is already...
View ArticleIn Sadie, Seattle Director Megan Griffiths Offers a Thoughtful Portrait of a...
by Gillian Anderson Sadie, the latest from local filmmaker Megan Griffiths (Lucky Them, Eden), has a perfect Northwest feel. Sadie is 13 and lives with her mother in a dilapidated trailer park. Sadie...
View ArticleCalifornia Judge Aaron Persky Has Been Recalled by Voters
Remember that guy? He sentenced Brock Turner to a mere six months in jail after Turner sexually assaulted an unconscious woman.by Sophia StephensOn June 2, 2016, California Judge Aaron Persky sentenced...
View ArticleClimate change campaigners find ally Orthodox Church leader
SPETSES, Greece (AP) — Leading climate change experts and campaigners said Wednesday they would work with the leaders of the Orthodox Church and other religions to fight global warming, after...
View ArticleKing County Executive Accidentally Hosts Argument About Cops at Pride
by Katie HerzogCops might not belong at Pride but this guy definitely does.Kelly O County Executive Dow Constantine inadvertently started a Facebook war on Tuesday after he (or whoever runs his social...
View ArticleMan suspected of shooting wife in Shoreline arrested in Seattle
The victim's wound is non-life-threatening, according to the King County Sheriff's Office.
View ArticleKing County's $180 Million Proposal to Safeco Field: Déjà Vu...
Remember that homelessness crisis?by Nick Licata Otto Greule Jr / Getty Once at the trough, it’s hard to leave, until it’s empty.The Mariner’s owners are having difficulty walking away, particularly...
View ArticleKing County's $190 Million Proposal to Safeco Field: Déjà Vu...
Remember that homelessness crisis?by Nick Licata Otto Greule Jr / Getty Once at the trough, it’s hard to leave, until it’s empty.The Mariner’s owners are having difficulty walking away, particularly...
View ArticleIn Wake of Controversial School Shooting Game, Valve Vows Not to Censor
by Katie HerzogA screenshot from the now-dropped school schooting game Active Shooter.A week after removing a controversial school shooting game from their online marketplace following widespread...
View ArticleJason Heller’s Strange Stars Rehashes the Space-Obsessed 1970s
Jason Heller’s Strange Stars rehashes the space-obsessed 1970s.by Robert HamHugo Award–winning writer Jason Heller makes it difficult to guess who the intended audience is for in his latest book,...
View ArticleJune Food & Drink Specials to Try
Pride cupcakes and beer, summer ice cream flavors, and more food news you can use this weekend.by Stranger Things To Do StaffJune has ushered in a host of colorful new flavors, from rainbow confetti...
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