Lawsuits allege racial profiling in Portland-area businesses
Several African Americans are suing big-box stores and restaurants in Oregon, claiming they were accused of stealing because they were “shopping while black.”
View ArticleWashington state plans to use dog to detect invasive mussels on boats
Quagga and zebra mussels siphon in water to pluck out microscopic organisms that can throw food chains out of balance, and their sheer numbers in attaching to surfaces can clog pipes at reservoirs and...
View ArticleSeattle Pride Parade hits downtown Sunday
The parade will start at 11 a.m. at Fourth Avenue and Union Street and head to Seattle Center. It’s expected to last about four hours.
View ArticleLawsuits challenge efforts in Washington and other states to push...
The lawsuits contend abstinence-only pregnancy-prevention programs can contain false and misleading information and stigmatize teens who have sex.
View ArticleLawsuits in Washington, other states challenge Trump administration efforts...
The Planned Parenthood lawsuits contend abstinence-only pregnancy-prevention programs can contain false and misleading information and stigmatize teens who have sex.
View ArticleHundreds march in Berlin to demand an end to using coal
BERLIN (AP) — Hundreds of protesters are marching through the German capital to demand an end to burning coal to produce electricity. The demonstrators — many of them families pushing strollers, people...
View ArticleGET out or stay in? Prepaid-tuition account holders have until Sept. 12 to...
If you have invested in GET — Washington state’s prepaid college-tuition program to pay future tuition bills — you have until Sept. 12 to make a decision about what to do with your account.
View ArticleSeattle’s head tax is dead, but political debate may reverberate
The tax was supposed to raise $47 million per year for low-income housing and homeless services. The business lobbyists who helped kill the measure want to carry the momentum from their victory into...
View ArticleString of assaults fuels criticism of Seattle’s handling of homelessness crisis
Advocates for the homeless say that while serious, the incidents represent a minute fraction of similar crimes committed in the region, and that homeless people are more likely to be the victims of...
View ArticleThe beauty of henna art at Kent salon
Women come to a Kent beauty salon to receive henna patterns for Eid, marking the end of the Ramadan fast.
View ArticleCommercial spaceflight company to attempt launch from Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Officials say a commercial spaceflight company is set to make its third launch attempt from the Kodiak spaceport. The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports if successful, it would be the...
View ArticleCommercial spaceflight company to try to launch from Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — A commercial spaceflight company is preparing for its third attempt to launch from the Kodiak spaceport. If successful, it would be the first commercial launch from the spaceport...
View ArticleFire crews contain wildfire near Vantage
The fire started Wednesday night and quickly began burning through brush and grass in the area. The cause is under investigation.
View ArticlePolice arrest 7 in downtown Seattle during march calling for social change
About 50 people marched through downtown Seattle Saturday in the Washington Poor People’s Campaign demonstration, hosted in solidarity with a larger rally and march in Washington, D.C.
View Article18-year-old driver dies after colliding with log truck
The driver of the log truck wasn't injured in the crash on Highway 101near Beaver, Oregon.
View ArticleNew Mexico residents to testify on atomic bomb fallout
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Residents of a New Mexico Hispanic village near the site of the world’s first atomic bomb test say they were long ignored about the lingering health effects and were expected...
View ArticleSeattle’s Mexican Consulate prepares for move into former Harvard Exit Theater
The consulate’s move into the 93-year-old building underscores the increased demand for services for the state’s growing number of people with Mexican heritage.
View ArticleThe 56 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: June 25-July 1, 2018
by Stranger Things To Do StaffArtists including Neon Saltwater will create vibrant, immersive experiences for Summer Dreams, a not-to-be-missed extravaganza of an art show opening at Winston Wächter...
View Article‘I’m literally so scared for my life’: Woman killed in Kent park feared...
Karyme Barreto-Sabalza told a friend that if anything happened to her, the friend should report it and "say it was Gio," according to first-degree murder charges filed against Giovanni Herrin, 19, of...
View ArticleWestern State Hospital loses $53 million in federal funding after failing...
Washington state must now assume costs covered by the loss of $53 million in annual federal funding for Western State Hospital, which is Washington's largest psychiatric facility.
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