Seattle educators get 10.5 percent raise in new tentative contract
A tentative one-year contract calls for a 10.5 percent raise for 6,000 Seattle Public Schools employees, according to an email sent Saturday to members of the Seattle Education Association. The deal,...
View ArticleOregon lawmakers battle labor commission’s #MeToo inquiry
Oregon state legislative leaders have been accused of allowing a sexually hostile environment at the Capitol in Salem.
View ArticleFake health inspector demands cash from Tacoma restaurants
As far as the Tacoma health department knows, the scam has been attempted at four local restaurants. The common link is that all are Mexican restaurants.
View ArticleStudy shows wild-land firefighters suffer health, reaction-time declines
A health-monitoring study involving wrist-worn motion monitors and body-composition measurements last year found health declines and deteriorating reaction times among firefighters as the wild-land...
View ArticleOregon pot growers now must notify officials about harvests
The new harvest-notification policy, which took effect this weekend, is the first of its kind among states that have legalized marijuana and is intended to ensure legally grown Oregon weed isn’t...
View ArticleEmbassy illnesses in Cuba point to mysterious world of microwave weapons
The director of the Center for Brain Injury and Repair at the University of Pennsylvania said in a recent interview that microwaves were now considered a main suspect, and the team was increasingly...
View ArticleColleges and universities should be more visible in Washington classrooms,...
James Dorsey is the new president of College Success Foundation, one of the state's largest foundations that helps low-income students go to college.
View ArticleSeahawks owner Paul Allen gives $100,000 to help Republicans keep control of...
The donation went to Protect the House, a committee headed by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. It's the biggest check Allen has ever sent to a federal political candidate or committee,...
View ArticleSeattle police investigating death in International District as a homicide
Seattle Police are investigating the death of a 56-year-old man in the International District as a homicide, authorities said Sunday. According to SPD, officers responded to the scene Saturday...
View ArticleElderly man arrested in fatal Everett shooting
An elderly man has been arrested in a shooting that killed another man in Everett on Sunday. Authorities received reports of shots fired at about 10:15 a.m. in the 700 block of Madison Street, said...
View ArticleEverett police evacuate homes after report of shooting involving grandfather
Everett police evacuated homes near the site of a reported shooting Sunday morning involving a man in his 90s and his grandson. Authorities received reports of shots fired at about 10:15 a.m. in the...
View ArticleWashington state wildlife marksman fatally shoots Togo wolf from helicopter
The shooting near Danville in northeastern Washington’s Ferry County came just a couple of days after a Thurston County judge gave the go-ahead for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to...
View ArticleSeattle’s dry summer has been one for the record books. Here’s how it stacks up.
From the start of May through August, Seattle easily logged the driest stretch dating to the start of 1948.
View ArticleBumbershoot Day 2 Highlights: Superorganism, Knife Knights, the Revolution,...
Bumbershoot, Day 2: Superorganism, Knife Knights, the Revolution, a Soothing Harmonic Bath, and Mad Glitter on Teensby Dave SegalThe effervescent af Superorganism. Travis Trautt Superorganism's United...
View ArticleIn labor-friendly Seattle, unions push for new territory
The head of the largest U.S. labor organization vows that someday ‘we will go in to organize Amazon,’ and talks about automation, the Janus decision and more as unions flex their muscle in Seattle.
View ArticlePotential tropical storm heads toward US Gulf Coast, Florida
A system moving quickly toward the central U.S. Gulf Coast is expected to become a tropical storm by Monday evening, according to the National Hurricane Center. The system is brewing about 175 miles...
View ArticleTropical Storm Gordon brings hurricane watch to Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Gordon lashed South Florida with heavy rains and high winds on Monday, forcing holiday beachgoers to drier ground. Weather forecasters said the storm could strengthen to near-hurricane...
View ArticleUAE names 2 astronauts to go to International Space Station
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The ruler of Dubai has announced the names of two astronauts from the United Arab Emirates who will be heading to the International Space Station, a first for the...
View ArticleStorm warning issued for parts of South Florida as Tropical Storm Gordon...
MIAMI (AP) — Storm warning issued for parts of South Florida as Tropical Storm Gordon forms over Upper Keys.
View ArticleAfter wildfires, Washington’s outdoors industry braces for smoky summers ahead
Future smoky summers could result in serious financial losses for businesses in the outdoors industry.
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