The man who (almost) wiped out the Guinea worms
Dr. Ernesto Ruiz-Tiben, the chief strategist in the war against the Guinea worm run by the Carter Center, the global health philanthropy established in Atlanta by former President Jimmy Carter, is very...
View ArticleThese African elephants have no tusks — no poachers either
In most African elephant populations, as few as 2 percent of the cows lack tusks. But among Addo’s 300-odd females, the rate is 90 percent to 95 percent, a trait that has evolved rapidly over the last...
View ArticleScientists discover world’s first known manta ray nursery
Finding adult manta rays is easy; divers see them in many locations. But in a mystery that has long confused scientists, juveniles rarely swim openly in defined places. A marine biologist thinks he...
View ArticleA renewed view of some of the world’s oldest trees
After a $40 million renovation — the largest restoration project in the park’s history — the Mariposa Grove, a collection of around 500 mature giant sequoias, reopened last week.
View ArticleSea stars were dissolving. What helped some of them survive?
More than 80 percent of the ocher sea stars on the northern coast died as a result of that outbreak of sea star wasting syndrome. The survivors carry a genetic difference, say researchers.
View ArticleHomeless musician provides soundtrack for Francis Scott Key park
Music fills the park and his life.
View ArticleTumwater Walmart shooting victim paralyzed, remains in critical condition
Sitting in the Tumwater Walmart parking lot, Rickey Fievez became the target of Tim O. Day's seemingly random spree of carjackings and shootings. Now, Fievez, who was shot twice, is paralyzed.
View ArticleInfant found safe after being removed from Seattle homeless camp then...
The infant was placed in Child Protective Services custody on May 30 after it was found in a homeless camp with drug paraphernalia nearby. But the baby was returned to its mother days later before a...
View ArticleAfter years of crisis, it turns out the kids in Seattle are more than all right
Sure, I may be woozy because I just went through the ultimate ceremony of promise and loss, the high school graduation. But the story behind the scenes of the turnaround in Seattle schools is truly...
View ArticleDetectives involved in Kirkland Safeway shooting on leave
Five Redmond detectives have been placed on administrative leave after Marcello Castellano was shot and pronounced dead at the scene of a shooting on June 14.
View ArticlePolice: 5 detectives involved in deadly shooting at Kirkland Safeway
Five Redmond detectives have been placed on administrative leave after Marcello Castellano was shot and pronounced dead at the scene of a shooting on June 14.
View ArticleHouse-rich, savings-poor and eyeing retirement, Bellevue couple ponders options
Money Makeover |Bellevue residents are looking at various ways to use their home to propel them into a secure retirement.
View ArticleSeattle’s Community Police Commission wants answers on how finalists for...
Members of the city's Community Police Commission want to know why Interim Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best wasn't chosen as one of three finalists for the chief's job. They've asked for records from...
View ArticleWhy wasn’t Carmen Best among 3 finalists for Seattle police chief? Community...
Members of the city's Community Police Commission want to know why Interim Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best isn't among three finalists for chief. They're seeking records from the mayor's office, and...
View ArticleWorld War II aircraft soar into Seattle
The Wings of Freedom Tour, featuring four World War II bomber and fighter aircraft, landed at the Museum of Flight in Seattle on Friday. They'll be available to explore through Sunday.
View ArticleA jogger accidentally crossed into the US from Canada and was detained for...
The coast of White Rock, British Columbia, in western Canada looks to be an ideal place for a run, with its sweeping views of the Semiahmoo Bay to the west and scores of waterfront homes and seafood...
View ArticleSultan man dies while fishing Skykomish River
A 57-year-old Sultan man died early Saturday after his fishing boat was pinned against a rock by a forceful current on the Skykomish River. He was one of two fishermen who launched a drift boat just...
View ArticleDick Leitsch, gay activist who led ‘sip-in,’ dies at 83
NEW YORK (AP) — A pioneering gay activist who led a 1966 “sip-in” at a New York City bar has died at the age of 83. Dick Leitsch (LIGHTSH) died Friday at a hospice in Manhattan. His death from liver...
View ArticleSmall plane misses runway, hits car near Snohomish
A child was on-board the plane along with two adults. But they weren't hurt, nor was the car's driver.
View ArticleHow your local U.S. lawmaker voted
Here’s how area members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending June 22:
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