North Dakota recreational pot measure approved for ballot
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Supporters of legalizing recreational marijuana in North Dakota have succeeded in bringing the matter to a public vote later this year. Proponents submitted more than the required...
View ArticleScientists attempt to feed live chinook to ailing orca J50, but did she eat?
Feeding hatchery fish to a wild, starving orca is part of an unprecedented effort by federal scientists to save her life.
View ArticleWildfires are burning three times more of California this year than last
California’s wildfires are now burning through land at a pace more than three times faster than last year’s blazes. About 4,200 fires have charred 726,000 acres in the state so far this year, according...
View ArticleCarmen Best confirmed as Seattle police chief
Best is a 26-year veteran of the Seattle Police Department and the first African American to serve as its permanent chief.
View ArticleNASA administrator supports Trump ‘space force’ proposal
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is expressing full support for President Donald Trump’s proposed military “space force,” but says it will have a role separate from NASA....
View ArticleKim Schrier edges out Jason Rittereiser to face Dino Rossi in 8th...
Republican candidate Rossi took first in the 8th Congressional District primary, with about 43 percent of the vote. Schrier came in second, with about 19 percent, just ahead of fellow Democrat...
View ArticleBritish Columbia wildfire smoke is impacting air quality, warnings issued for...
Smoke from fires in British Columbia will impact air quality in the King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish county areas. A southern wind should push the wildfire smoke out by the end of the week.
View ArticleShowbox supporters dealt a temporary victory by Seattle City Council
The Seattle City Council voted to temporarily expand the Pike Place Market Historical District to include the Showbox.
View ArticleShowbox supporters dealt temporary victory by Seattle City Council
The Seattle City Council voted to temporarily expand the Pike Place Market Historical District to include the Showbox.
View Article‘Video games’? Pilots wonder how plane thief learned to do aerial acrobatics
Aviation instructors, pilots and safety experts suspect that Richard Russell had some sort of training, whether from a flight-simulator game or some form of lessons.
View ArticleSeattle City Council says contracted ambulance workers deserve better pay
The emergency medical technicians start out making about $15 per hour. Seattle is negotiating a contract with American Medical Response at the same time that the EMTs are bargaining with the company...
View ArticleSix people rescued in 3 days by teams from Naval base on Whidbey Island
The Whidbey Island NAS operates three helicopters, an EA-18G aircraft unit and SAR and Medical Evacuation teams to respond to emergency dispatches. So far this year Whidbey Island teams have handled 41...
View ArticleBiologists survey invasive crawfish in Kodiak lake
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — A team of biologists is surveying a lake on Kodiak Island for crawfish, an invasive species that has been observed in higher frequency over past several years. The Kodiak Daily...
View ArticleWashington State Is on Track to Have the Most Wildfires Ever This Year
Contributing factors include climate change and unhealthy forests.by Eli SandersIt's not just Canadian wildfires that are generating smoky air in this state. aheflin / Getty Images Here in Seattle,...
View ArticleSarah Huckabee Sanders: Trump Hates All Americans Equally
by Dan Savage Also: Sanders can't guarantee that there isn't a tape out there of Trump using the n-word. And she can't guarantee that because there almost certainly is a tape out there of Trump using...
View ArticleSounds Like the White Man Who Stole the Plane Blamed People of Color for His...
by Charles Mudede PapaBear/gettyimages.com According to Heavy.com, Richard Russell "liked... conservative personalities like Sean Hannity and Ben Shapiro" on his Facebook page. I want to understand...
View ArticleSoccer coach charged with inappropriately touching player
Prosecutors contend Kelly Bendixen kissed and groped a girl several times while driving her to and from soccer practices earlier this month.
View ArticleWhat the Fuck Is Up With Missouri?
No Nazis in Congress plsby Nathalie GrahamAll press is good press, right?f11photo / Getty ImagesIt's not often that Missouri is in the news.The first thing on the docket: did you hear about Steve West?...
View ArticleSeattle Archdiocese adds 1st priest since 2016 to list of alleged sexual abusers
Monsignor Philip Duffy, who died in 1987, served as superintendent of the church's schools in Seattle from 1947 to 1968.
View ArticleMy Partner Likes Sex Clubs and I Think They're Dirty, Gross, and Crawling...
Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan Savage Mid 40’s het/cis woman, in a nesting/primary relationship with a mid 40’s het/cis guy for three years. We’ve been open/poly to varying degrees since the...
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