Connelly: Long-stymied carbon tax takes step forward
The long-stymied carbon tax, key element in Gov. Jay Inslee's strategy for fighting climate change, takes a step forward in the Legislature.
View ArticleConnelly: Long-stymied carbon tax takes step forward in the Legislature
The long-stymied carbon tax, key element in Gov. Jay Inslee's strategy for fighting climate change, takes a step forward in the Legislature.
View Article42 Places to Watch the 2018 Super Bowl in Seattle
by Stranger Things To Do StaffWant to indulge in all of the trappings of a Super Bowl party without having to do any cooking or cleaning? We've got you covered. Shutterstock The Philadelphia Eagles and...
View ArticleA lifetime in Peru’s glaciers, slowly melting away
Mount Everest has the Sherpas. The Cordillera Blanca, a snowy mountain range in northern Peru, has the ayudantes de campo, or field helpers, in Spanish. They are the living witnesses of the retreat of...
View ArticleInsurers in Kansas asking mental-health providers for notes from patient...
Some insurance companies are asking mental-health providers to share notes from patient sessions.
View ArticleCenturies old, hemp grows in popularity for home building
The most sustainable building material is not concrete or steel — it is fast-growing hemp. Hemp structures date to Roman times and have a lower carbon footprint than many materials. The use of...
View ArticleWomen are now a majority of entering medical students nationwide
Historically, medicine has attracted fewer women than men because of long working hours associated with the profession. That’s changing now.
View ArticlePuppy Bowl Pre-Game Is Already Under Way If You Even Care About ANYTHING
by Sean NelsonLook at all those amazing dogs, would you please? Who will be the best boys and girls of Puppy Bowl XIV? That's anyone's guess. We'll find out Sunday at noon.But Animal Planet has already...
View ArticleTwo teens arrested in Renton homicide first investigated as a car crash
Officers discovered a fatal gunshot wound in the body of a man who they initially thought had died in a car accident on Sunday. Two suspects, ages 19 and 17, were arrested Thursday night on...
View ArticleConnelly: Dave Barrett, Seattle U. grad who became B.C. premier, dies at 87
Former British Columbia Premier Dave Barrett is dead at 87. He was a graduate of Seattle University, a onetime Seattle P-I newsboy, a social worker, and the first socialist premier of the province.
View ArticleSeattle school-bus driver strike to continue Friday, union says
Both the union representing Seattle’s 400 school-bus drivers and the company that employs them say they’re ready and willing to take the call from the other side to continue negotiating healthcare and...
View ArticleRepublicans and Democrats team up for net neutrality in Washington state
Washington state lawmakers from both parties have introduced a number of bills relating to net neutrality. The flurry of action comes after the Federal Communications Commission did away with so-called...
View ArticleSeattle school-bus driver strike will likely continue into next week
Both Teamsters Local 174, the union representing the district’s 400 bus drivers, and First Student, which provides yellow-bus service for 12,000 Seattle students, say they are available to hear from...
View ArticleIn Seattle, teachers are going rogue just to take kids on a field trip
A famed sciences learning program at Seattle’s Garfield High School is still on, despite being canceled by the school district. That’s because it’s gone guerrilla and off the grid.
View ArticleA Ciambra, a Martin Scorsese-Produced Film about a Romani Community
by Kathy FennessyA Ciambra Some kids grow up faster than others. Especially when they have no choice. The scrappers in this Martin Scorsese-produced picture, A Ciambra, about a Romani community are not...
View Article‘An issue that needs to matter’: Republicans and Democrats team up for net...
Washington state lawmakers from both parties have introduced a number of bills relating to net neutrality. The flurry of action comes after the Federal Communications Commission did away with so-called...
View ArticleEgypt says 4,400-year-old tomb discovered outside Cairo
CAIRO (AP) — Archaeologists in Egypt say they have discovered a 4,400-year-old tomb near the pyramids outside Cairo. Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry announced the discovery Saturday and said the tomb...
View Article‘Extreme’ rainstorms becoming more common in Seattle, says city meteorologist
Our short showers and drizzle aren’t going away. But the dayslong drenchings that sometimes soak the city? They’ve been happening more, according to a Seattle Public Utilities study.
View ArticleNow hiring: Seattle firms with most tech job openings in 2017
The Seattle job market is stronger than ever, especially if your skills are in a technology field.
View ArticleOregon has big pot overproduction problem, U.S. attorney says
There is general agreement that Oregon pot ends up in other states. But it’s hard to say if smuggling has gotten worse in Oregon — where illicit pot farmers thrived long before legalization — or how...
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