Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist calls rival a liar as contest heats up
Fallout from the bruising campaign for Pierce County prosecutor is spreading, leaving an irradiated political landscape and the promise of more scorched earth.
View ArticleFor-profit firefighters find work in at-risk Oregon county
When wildland fire threatens homes covered by private crews, those firefighters risk their lives alongside public agencies and the contractors they bring in. Does the system work?
View ArticleSeattle Tattoo Expo: Works of body art
2018’s Seattle Tattoo Expo featured 250 artists in 158 booths or shops at Seattle Center.
View ArticleSights and colors from Seattle’s 27th Hempfest
Seattle’s Hempfest highlights include a “magic” school bus, a mad hatter and an overabundance of tie-dye.
View Article800,000 displaced in flooding in southern Indian state
CHENGANNUR, India (AP) — Some 800,000 people have been displaced and over 350 have died in the worst flooding in a century in southern India’s Kerala state, as authorities rushed to bring drinking...
View ArticleTrains bring drinking water to flooded southern Indian state
CHENGANNUR, India (AP) — Indian authorities are bringing drinking water by train to the flooded southern state of Kerala, where over 300 people have died and 300,000 are displaced in the worst flooding...
View ArticleRussian space executive, 2 others charged with fraud
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top investigative agency says it has detained a deputy head of the nation’s top space corporation on fraud charges. The Investigative Committee said Sunday’s that Alexei...
View ArticleDosed salmon, clipped fins, a ‘dinner bell’: How far is too far in helping...
An emergency plan aims to medicate and feed J50, a struggling young southern resident killer whale scientists fear may not have long to live.
View ArticleHe was a jokester who complained about his job, but friends still baffled by...
A week after Richard Russell stole a Horizon passenger plane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and crashed it on Ketron Island in Puget Sound, thereare few hints as to why he did it or how he...
View ArticleUber, Lyft and Lime want to run bike shares in Seattle
Uber and Lyft are already in Seattle. But they might be arriving anew, this time with smaller motors and fewer wheels. The two ride-hailing giants are among three companies that each applied for a...
View ArticleWhat’s that bug? New Northwest field guide makes it easy to find out
Washington expert waded bogs, dissected rotting logs and combed fleas from a mountain beaver in his 14-year survey of Northwest insects.
View ArticleDrought reveals remains of German ‘Atlantis’ in lake
BERLIN (AP) — A sustained drought in Germany has revealed the ruins of a village abandoned when a large reservoir was created more than 100 years ago. German news agency dpa reported Sunday that a...
View ArticleDrought takes toll on Missouri farmers’ crops, cattle
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Parts of Missouri are so dry that corn crops are suffering and hay for cattle is in short supply, with water becoming increasingly scarce, experts say. Missouri has had below-average...
View ArticleScience Says: Hotter weather turbocharges US West wildfires
As temperatures rise in the U.S. West, so do the flames. The years with the most acres burned by wildfires have some of the hottest temperatures, an Associated Press analysis of fire and weather data...
View ArticleScience Says: ‘The warmer it is, the more fire we see’
As temperatures rise in the U.S. West, so do the flames. The years with the most acres burned by wildfires have some of the hottest temperatures, an Associated Press analysis of fire and weather data...
View ArticleAlaska village gets funding for erosion, climate change
BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska village of Napakiak received $449,000 in federal funding that could help the community respond to erosion and other effects of climate change. KYUK AM reports Tribal...
View Article‘Very high threat’ Snohomish County volcano may get new monitoring stations
Glacier Peak is considered a "very high threat" by the U.S. Geological Survey, based on frequency and types of eruptions, hazards, and how many people could be affected. It sits about 25 miles...
View ArticleSmoky air returns to Seattle through at least Wednesday
Thick smoke from wildfires raging in British Columbia, Canada, and in the eastern portion of the state is expected to spread into western Washington starting Sunday.
View ArticleWildfire moves closer to Glacier National Park’s scenic road
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A wildfire in Montana’s Glacier National Park is forcing more evacuations and has burned within a mile of the scenic Going-to-the-Sun Road. The Missoulian newspaper reported...
View ArticleRainier Beach’s BAAMFest features everything from belly dancing to Buffalo...
An eclectic mix of performers and participants came together at the Rainier Beach Community Center on Sunday.
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