Artist Harold Balazs, ‘a giant’ whose work graces Spokane and downtown...
Harold Balazs’ impact on Spokane cannot be overestimated. In Seattle, his art can be found at the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building and the entrance to the King County Administration Building.
View ArticleRobert Mann, a founder of the Juilliard Quartet, dies at 97
Robert Mann, the founding first violinist of the Juilliard String Quartet, the internationally renowned ensemble that at midcentury helped engender a chamber-music revival throughout the United States,...
View ArticleAfrican-American woman named to Oregon Supreme Court
SALEM, Ore. — An African-American has been appointed, for the first time, to the Oregon Supreme Court. Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday announced the appointment of Adrienne C. Nelson, a trial judge in...
View ArticleIn a first, African-American named to Oregon Supreme Court
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court has a black judge for the first time in its 170-year history. Gov. Kate Brown announced on Tuesday the appointment of Adrienne Nelson, a trial judge in...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: Why Is Mommy Moaning?
by Dan Savage Recently, my wife and I were having some vigorous, louder than normal sex. Our kids are heavy sleepers and our bedroom door is always closed as a precaution so we were letting loose. My...
View ArticleArrest made in S. Seattle slaying
Mohamed A. Nejash, 21, was killed about 1 p.m., after suffering multiple gunshot wounds. He was reportedly inside a car when he was shot.
View ArticleThe 30 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: Jan 2-7, 2018
by Stranger Things To Do StaffThe Book of Mormon's two-week Seattle run starts January 2. Joan Marcus Our music critics have already chosen the 20 best shows this week, but now it's our arts critics'...
View ArticleScience Says: Why there’s a big chill in a warmer world
WASHINGTON (AP) — Anchorage, Alaska, was warmer Tuesday than Jacksonville, Florida. The weather in the U.S. is that upside down. That’s because the Arctic’s deeply frigid weather escaped its regular...
View ArticleRat on a plane: Alaska Airlines flight out of Oakland canceled due to rodent
Alaska Airlines released a statement calling the stowaway rodent a rat, saying it was spotted as passengers were boarding the plane around 8:30 a.m.
View ArticleThe Problem with the New Season of Black Mirror
by Charles Mudede Netflix The new Black Mirror (season four), which was released on Netflix a few days ago (December 29), and has the second movement of its final episode, "Black Museum," as its...
View ArticleKing County Got a New Sheriff Today
The first openly gay sheriff, too!by Sydney BrownstoneSheriff Mitzi Johanknecht toppled former Sheriff John Urquhart's reelection bid in the wake of a sexual assault and groping allegation from two...
View Article35+ guns seized from domestic violence suspect's Seattle home
Seattle police arrested a 45-year-old man Sunday night and seized at least 35 firearms from his home after a domestic violence incident drew and officer response.
View ArticleThis Is Fine. What Could Go Wrong. Nothing To See Here.
by Dan SavageNorth Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the “Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.” Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have...
View ArticleSeattle Police guild files 2nd unfair-labor complaint related to reforms
The latest complaint claims the city’s new “accountability legislation” can’t be implemented without collective bargaining.
View ArticleSeattle police confiscate at least a dozen firearms from suspect in...
The suspect, whose identity has not been released, had reportedly been drinking all day before he threw a flask at his former girlfriend, according to police. At some point that day, he threatened to...
View ArticleNew drugs knock back cancer but trigger bizarre side effects
A growing number of patients treated with immunotherapy drugs are warning of complications, because “not all doctors know all the side effects.” One drug gave a patient “almost every ‘itis’ you can get.”
View ArticleStorm to blast East Coast before polar vortex makes things even colder
Forecasters are expecting the storm to become a so-called “bomb cyclone” because its pressure is predicted to fall so fast, an indicator of explosive strengthening. The storm could rank as the most...
View ArticleNo megahouse by Schmitz Preserve Park: City Council approves purchase of...
The Seattle City Council approved purchase of a West Seattle teardown abutting Schmitz Preserve Park for less than half its assessed value. Its 72-year-old owner didn’t want another megahouse there.
View ArticleWary of what comes out of taps, startups join quest for pure water
Startups like Live Water in Oregon and Tourmaline Spring in Maine have emerged in the last few years to deliver untreated water on demand. What adherents share is a wariness of tap water, particularly...
View ArticleRecord dry raises fears of drought’s return in California
PHILLIPS STATION, Calif. (AP) — It’s been almost a year since Los Angeles residents felt any real rain, and precious little snow is in the Sierras, but water managers say it’s too early for fears that...
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