Feds strike deal with Alaskan village for road through National Wildlife Refuge
The Interior Department appears poised to allow construction of a road through Alaska’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, reversing decades of protections that have kept it off-limits to vehicles.
View ArticleSpaceX launches secret satellite Zuma on 1st flight of year
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX has launched a secret satellite codenamed Zuma on its first flight of the new year. The unmanned Falcon rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Sunday...
View ArticleDr. Robert Day, former Hutch director, dies at 87
Dr. Robert Day, former director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center who brought the campus to South Lake Union, has died at home.
View ArticleWith facial recognition, China tightens grip on society
One project, called “Sharp Eyes,” will use facial recognition and artificial intelligence to analyze security videos, track suspects, spot suspicious behaviors and monitor the comings and goings of the...
View ArticleClimate-change expert shows how to slay carbon bigfoot
A scientist creates a competition to encourage a grass-roots battle against global warming through individual lifestyle choices.
View ArticlePolice continue to investigate string of dumpster fires in North Seattle
Someone is deliberately setting dumpsters on fire in Ballard and other areas in North Seattle, and now police are trying to figure out who is doing it.
View ArticleThrillist: Best brewery in Washington is in this Seattle 'hood
As if you needed another excuse: Thrillist has selected the best craft brewery in Washington, and it's in Ballard.
View ArticleKansas Lawmaker Says Black People "Respond Worse" to Weed Because of...
by Katie HerzogAfrican Americans are no more likely to smoke weed than white people but are far more likely to be arrested for it. Ben Harding/Getty Images During a public meeting over the weekend,...
View ArticleState Sen. Doug Ericksen Says He's Not Joining Trump's EPA After All
Staying in Olympia for now.by John StangState Sen. Doug Ericksen WA State Senate State Sen. Doug Ericksen—a GOP leader against Democratic environmental measures—denied Monday that he is taking a job...
View ArticleZika cases retreat widely, but experts remain worried
Two years ago, the world was gripped in Zika panic as the mosquito-borne virus infected millions and spread across 80 countries.
View ArticleMeet David Sedaris, and Hear Rough Drafts of His Latest Writing This Week
by Katie HerzogThe famed essayist and former Christmas elf is spending a week here. Ingrid Christie Seattle has many things—wealth, rain, ramen—but at the top of the list of the city's blessings is the...
View ArticleCharge: Man killed in Kent over a cell phone
A 22-year-old man charged with murder Monday allegedly told police he shot a man in Kent because he believed the man took his cell phone.
View ArticleConnelly: Dr. Shannon Hader, Former senior CDC official to run for Congress
Dr. Shannon Hader runs for Congress in the 8th District. She is a former senior official at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, targeted for deep budget cuts by the Trump administration.
View ArticleConnelly: Former senior CDC official to run for Congress
Dr. Shannon Hader runs for Congress in the 8th District. She is a former senior official at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, targeted for deep budget cuts by the Trump administration.
View ArticleThe 61 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: Jan 8-14, 2018
by Stranger Things To Do StaffIn Washington Ensemble Theatre's Northwest debut of Straight White Men, whiteness and straightness and maleness are held up to the light for a proper examination that's...
View ArticleKing County Puts the Brakes on Police Shooting Inquests
Police reform advocates and family members of police shooting victims have long criticized the inquest process.by Sydney BrownstoneSeattle Police officers Michael Spaulding, left, and Scott Miller,...
View ArticleWhere to Watch the 2018 Golden Globe Winners in Seattle
by Stranger Things To Do StaffFrances McDormand won best actress for her performance in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, which won best motion picture (drama). Whether you still haven't seen...
View ArticleTwo Very Different Stories About Alaska Airlines' $1,000 Trump Tax Bonus to...
by Charles MudedeNo free cookies during this flight... rypson/gettyimages.com The recent story in Puget Sound Business Journal on the Alaska Air Group's "special one-time bonuses of $1,000" to its...
View ArticleOprah 2020? Let’s remember to think beyond the screen
“HOPE-rah”? Everyone just calm down. There’s no question that Oprah Winfrey’s speech at the Golden Globes Sunday night was an oratorical downpour after a year spent trudging through a desert of tweets...
View ArticleUnder This Bill, Your Boss Couldn't Stop You From Talking About Salary
Pay secrecy can worsen the gender pay gap.by Heidi GrooverFrom the 2017 Women's March.HG One of the ways bosses can maintain low pay and gender or racial pay gaps is prohibiting employees from talking...
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