Olympic Peninsula ‘tonewood’ thief: I poached wood to survive
Mike Welches, 63, and two companions were caught cutting bigleaf maple trees on federal lands near the Elwha River. In doing so, prosecutors say the men destroyed "irreplaceable timber" in an area just...
View ArticleVictim in brutal Lake City attack selected at random, prosecutors say
Seattle police say Jennifer Ayers, 63, was tortured, raped and killed by a 23-year-old Bellevue man who sneaked into her house Monday morning through an unlocked back door.
View ArticleAnalysis: The cognitive test that Trump took means more than you think
The point is not that the test is easy. The point is that an inability to complete aspects of the test reveals different types of mental decline.
View ArticleQuestions raised over Trump’s heart-attack risk after doctor’s report
Dr. David Maron, director of preventive cardiology at Stanford University’s medical school, said it was alarming that the president’s LDL levels remain above 140 even though he is taking a powerful...
View ArticleNew Trump policy would let health workers deny service because of moral,...
The Trump administration is creating a civil-rights division within the Health and Human Services Department that would clear the way for doctors and nurses to opt out of providing abortions or...
View ArticleSeattle Asian Art Museum expansion plan heads to City Council
After years of negotiation, opposition, amendments and PowerPoint presentations, the Seattle City Council is set to vote Monday on an expansion and renovation of Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer...
View Article$11 million of South Lake Union property targeted for homeless crisis
With an expected $11 million sale of city land in South Lake Union, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan proposes more tiny houses and rent subsidies for people in homelessness.
View ArticleWhat you need to know about Seattle’s Women’s March, related events
From transportation planning to event scheduling, here's your guide for navigating the weekend's activities.
View ArticleThe porn star and the president sounds like a movie, but it was just another...
This is the second in a series of weekly posts that collect some of the most interesting news stories about President Trump. The headlines this week ping-ponged between important policy debates, the...
View Article$2K reward offered after bald eagle shot, killed in Snohomish
A bald eagle died overnight after being found shot Wednesday near Snohomish, according to the Sarvey Wildlife Care Center.
View ArticleAnimal attacks in Grant County highlight rabies risk
There were four reported animal attacks of Grant County residents, with one very likely case of rabies.
View Article‘A transparent lens’: Glass atrium will be the centerpiece of remodeled KeyArena
The revamped plan, unveiled to the Seattle Design Commission, shows an all-glass atrium that will give visitors a better view of the historical KeyArena roof.
View ArticleWashington Legislature has spent $56,000 so far to defend against...
The attorney billing statements are among the few types of documents the Legislature does make public. For decades, it has claimed an exemption to the state Public Records Act.
View ArticleEPA official: government must plan for climate change
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top manager who supervises the Environmental Protection Agency program responsible for cleaning up the nation’s most contaminated properties and waterways told Congress on Thursday...
View ArticleWinter is off to late start in normally frigid rural Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Winter is off to a late start in parts of the nation’s largest — and usually coldest — state. Months of higher-than-normal temperatures in parts of rural Alaska have opened...
View ArticleMelted nuclear fuel seen inside second Fukushima reactor
TOKYO (AP) — The operator of Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant says a long telescopic probe has successfully captured images of some melted fuel inside one of its three damaged reactors,...
View ArticleCountry’s first tornado of 2018 hits Virginia in rare storm
AMELIA COURTHOUSE, Va. (AP) — The country’s first tornado of 2018 has descended upon one Virginia county. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports a rare midwinter tornado uprooted trees and destroyed a...
View ArticleHoping to break the ‘ninth-grade bottleneck,’ Seattle schools eye families as...
Backed by a $1 million grant from Johns Hopkins University, about two dozen middle and high schools in Seattle are trying to reinvent how they prepare eighth-grade students and their families for the...
View ArticleChrista McAuliffe’s lost lessons finally taught in space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Christa McAuliffe’s lost lessons are finally getting taught in space. Thirty-two years after the Challenger disaster, a pair of teachers turned astronauts will pay tribute...
View ArticleBallard Locks: They don’t move a lot of freight, but they mean a lot of money...
The Locks have gone more than 100 years without a comprehensive upgrade. That’s why the system needs $30 million to $60 million in major replacements and repairs, according to local Army Corps of...
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