Suicide rates rise sharply across the nation, CDC reports
Suicide rates rose in all but one state between 1999 and 2016, with increases seen across age, gender, race and ethnicity, according to a report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and...
View ArticleJune Flavors of the Month: Seattle Food & Drink Specials To Try Now
by Stranger Things To Do StaffJust in time for Pride, 10 percent of the proceeds from Cupcake Royale’s “The Gay” rainbow confetti cupcake go to the Gender Justice League. Cupcake Royale June has...
View ArticleAnalysis: HUD plan would raise rents for poor by 20 percent
The proposed rent increase is about six times greater than the growth in average hourly earnings, putting millions of the nation’s poorest at an increased risk of homelessness, an analysis concludes.
View ArticleLawyer: Oregon’s former first lady will file for bankruptcy
PORTLAND — The lawyer for a former Oregon first lady says she will file for bankruptcy after accumulating about $125,000 in debts and penalties during a legal battle with The Oregonian/OregonLive...
View ArticleThe Portable Summer Stoner
Two cool tools for smoking weed out and about.by Josh JardineSummer officially starts June 21, but many people have already started their seasonal travels, taking with them cannabis in its many forms....
View ArticleHeat-trapping carbon dioxide levels in air hit another high
WASHINGTON (AP) — The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air peaked again this year at record levels, scientists reported Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said...
View ArticleNew Mars discoveries advance case for possible life
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New Mars discoveries are advancing the case for possible life on the red planet, past or even present. Scientists reported Thursday that NASA’s Curiosity rover has found...
View ArticlePortland in Flames After Alleged Racist Incident at Vegan Bakery
by Katie Herzog Getty Images Portland, our smaller, softer neighbor to the south, is currently embroiled in some wild and racially charged drama stemming from, naturally, a vegan bakery.The story goes...
View ArticleBend City Council approves a much-bigger Oregon State University campus
Bend, Oregon, where OSU already has a 10-acre campus, is moving ahead with approvals on plans for a 128-acre OSU campus to serve up to 3,000 to 5,000 students.
View Article‘They’re our family’: Stolen van containing 14 Washington show dogs recovered...
Police in Redding, California, posted the news that the van and dogs had been found on their Facebook page.
View ArticleOnlookers ogle Wyoming tornado that damages handful of homes
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — A tornado that took its time roaring across a sparsely populated area of Wyoming caused quite a few “oohs” and “ahhs” as well as some damage. Aaron Voos saw the twister touch down...
View ArticleFacebook Is Not Fully Complying with Washington State's New Disclosure Rules...
The rules require more accessibility and information than Facebook is currently providing.by Eli SandersA Facebook disclosure related to the Seattle "head tax" campaign. It fails to provide information...
View ArticleWashington Supreme Court ends $100,000-per-day sanctions against state in...
The decision ends a long-running saga over the state's role in funding schools, and the $100,000-per-day contempt fines in place since 2015.
View ArticleOverdue hiker, 76, found dead in Mount Rainier National Park
Park officials said the man, who was not identified, was an experienced hiker in the area.
View ArticleInterstitial Gallery Curator Julia Greenway Decides to Leave Seattle for...
by Leah St. LawrenceJulia Greenway: “I have no intention of coming back to Seattle.” Courtesy of Interstitial Gallery If you do not know of Julia Greenway and/or have never visited Interstitial in...
View ArticleCalifornia billionaire Tom Steyer is bringing his Trump impeachment road show...
California billionaire Tom Steyer will visit Seattle next week in the latest stop on his 30-city tour drumming up support to impeach President Donald Trump. Steyer, a climate activist who has been a...
View ArticleLatest CEO at troubled Washington state psychiatric hospital leaving post
The Department of Social and Health Services announced Friday that Dr. Marylouise Jones is leaving her post as the interim CEO of Western State Hospital.
View ArticleLatest CEO at troubled Western State psychiatric hospital leaving post
The Department of Social and Health Services announced Friday that Dr. Marylouise Jones is leaving her post as the interim CEO of Western State Hospital.
View ArticleWater advisory in Salem, Oregon, extended through Monday
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Officials have extended a limited do-not-drink advisory for tap water in the Salem, Oregon, area through at least Monday. The advisory does not include healthy adults, only children,...
View Article"Recreational" Vehicles Are Seattle's Growing Floating Slum
by Charles Mudede Charles Mudede The return of the slum in rich Western cities is becoming inevitable. The increasing number of people living in RVs is a sure sign of its recrudesce in Seattle, a city...
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