Savage Love Letter of the Day: Should My 12-Year-Old Be Out On Instagram?
"We want to be fully supportive and have not discouraged her from being open. Except..."by Dan Savage My husband and I are the proud parents of a 12-year-old daughter who identifies as pansexual. She's...
View ArticleHow to help the family of the fallen Pierce County sheriff’s deputy
All donations will go directly to the deputy's wife and three boys, the Pierce County Sheriff's Office said. A procession is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
View ArticleWashington state regulators: Pass corporate tax cuts on to customers of...
In a directive released Monday, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission asked all utilities to report the tax savings expected by the new law that lowered corporate rates from 35 percent...
View ArticleWhy are jets flying so low overnight on Tuesday?
If you hear planes that seem like they're flying extra-low in the overnight hours of Tuesday, don't panic. It's all part of some regularly scheduled testing.
View ArticleTake this job and shiver it: Chilly offices plague workers
Two long-sleeved shirts, a sweater, a fleece jacket, two scarves and two pairs of socks. That has been Karen Ericson’s go-to outfit in her office in Des Moines, Iowa, in recent weeks. “I am still...
View ArticleCharge: Woman fatally shot aunt's boyfriend while 'horsing around'
A 21-year-old Tacoma woman was "playing around" with her aunt's boyfriend at an Auburn home Dec. 30 when she held a gun to his head and pulled the trigger.
View ArticleWill King County Start Providing Attorneys for Families in Police Shooting...
County officials are considering an ordinance that would require the county to provide lawyers to families of police shooting victims during fact-finding hearings on those deaths.by Sydney...
View ArticleTerritorial Hissings—Early Nirvana Demo Tapes Surface on YouTube
Tacoma musician John Purkey's uploaded to YouTube audio of tapes from Nirvana's earliest demos; go sifting.by Dave SegalMore Nirvana arcana—the Cobain of your existence. YouTube screengrab A batch of...
View ArticleThe Senate Vote on Net Neutrality Is Doomed—But Here’s Why It Matters Anyway
Net Neutrality advocates are calling it a win-win.by Amber CortesThey'll force the vote! And they'll lose! But it's ok. MARK WILSON VIA GETTY IMAGES Senate Democrats announced today that they have...
View ArticleCharge: Jewelry bandits caused $750K in damage, Rolex theft
Prosecutors charged a 31-year-old man last week for his alleged part in a robbery that caused about $750,000 in damage and losses to the downtown Seattle Ben Bridge jewelry shop.
View ArticleHey, Look, a Bill that Addresses Car Tab Fees Without Fucking Over Sound Transit
I've got some good news and some bad news.by Heidi GrooverCar tab taxes help fund light rail projects. Sound Transit As state lawmakers from both parties scramble to placate drivers at the expense of...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: Do I Tell My FWB That He Isn't Treating His GF...
by Dan Savage A year ago I started a FWB situation with a friend's BF, a poly dude. About a month in his GF of two years, my friend, moved to another city and into an apartment with her other BF. Dude...
View ArticleVancouver commissioners deal blow to proposed oil terminal
Port of Vancouver commissioners will not renew developers' lease for a big proposed oil-by-rail marine terminal along the Columbia River in Vancouver. Unless the project wins all its permits by March...
View Article79 Stranger (Than Usual) Things To Do in Seattle This Week: Jan 9-14, 2018
by Stranger Things To Do StaffThe Rat City Roller Derby's 2018 season begins on Saturday. Shutterstock Our arts critics have already recommended 61 great things to do this week and our music critics...
View ArticleAn underground camp? Readers share their ideas for Seattle’s Battery Street...
Some of the more inspired responses included building a giant swimming pool and water park, a big bocce court, a skateboard park, a marijuana pea patch or a night club.
View ArticleThe death blow environmentalists wanted? Port commission vote likely dooms...
Developers have said the terminal — which would be the largest of its kind in the nation — could help reduce West Coast dependence on foreign oil. Environmentalists and others have fought a fierce...
View ArticleVancouver port-commission vote likely dooms Columbia River oil-terminal plan
Developers have said the terminal — which would be the largest of its kind in the nation — could help reduce West Coast dependence on foreign oil. Environmentalists and others have fought a fierce...
View ArticleWatch Live: Public Hearing Over Affordable Housing at Fort Lawton
by The Stranger About 34 acres of land in Magnolia sits unused. The city could acquire the land, a former military site called Fort Lawton, from the federal government for free if it agrees to use it...
View ArticleSeattle contractor charged with felony for employee’s death in 2016 trench...
Harold Felton was working to re-connect a new sewer line to a West Seattle house when the trench where he was working caved in, burying him in wet soil. His boss is accused of criminal negligence in...
View ArticleAustralia experiences 3rd hottest year on record in 2017
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia experienced its third hottest year on record in 2017, when surrounding high sea temperatures delivered a second consecutive summer of devastating coral bleaching on...
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