Another drenching is on the way for the Seattle area, with flooding likely
The heaviest rain is predicted overnight until about 10 a.m. Sunday, putting the Tolt and Snoqualmie rivers at risk for major overflows.
View ArticleHomicide charge dismissed in cyclist’s death after lawyers argue Washington...
As a result of the botched investigation, the woman who crashed into and killed a bicyclist on New Year’s Day last year will no longer face a charge of vehicular homicide.
View ArticleLocals cool off to raise money for Wash. Special Olympics
Photos of Washington Special Olympics Polar Plunge
View ArticleKen Griffey Jr.’s bat is back: Workers repair statue outside Safeco Field
Repair work on the Ken Griffey Jr. outside Safeco Field in downtown Seattle sculpture was completed this weekend after a man damaged the statue attempting to steal the bat in October.
View ArticleSchool-bus contractor is no stranger to labor disputes
Seattle’s strike, which has left families of some 12,000 students scrambling to find ways to get their children to school, will likely surpass Montreal’s and continue into next week.
View ArticleSeattle’s contractor for school buses, First Student, is no stranger to labor...
Seattle’s strike, which has left families of some 12,000 students scrambling to find ways to get their children to school, will likely surpass Montreal’s and continue into next week.
View ArticleWashington state cancels lease for Atlantic salmon farm off Cypress Island
The termination comes just days after state investigators released a report blaming the net-pen failure on company negligence.
View ArticleSpaceX’s hot new monster rocket ready for first test flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX’s hot new monster rocket makes its launch debut this week, blasting off from the same pad that hoisted men to the moon a half-century ago. The Falcon Heavy won’t...
View ArticleMan in critical condition after shooting outside Renton tavern
The Renton Fire Department said the man was shot three or four times in the chest and face on Sunday morning.
View ArticleTo study ‘atmospheric rivers,’ scientists take lab into skies off Washington...
Researchers dropped parachute-equipped instruments from a jet on Friday, hoping the data one day will help improve how meteorologists predict bands of water vapor over the Pacific Ocean that are...
View ArticleKing County opens flood warning center as heavy rains push the Tolt River...
Heavy rains have sent the Tolt River near Carnation into flood stage and King County has opened its Flood Warning Center as the rain continues and the threat of flooding increases along with it.
View ArticleAuburn beating shows racist ideas can inhabit bodies of any color
Anyone can commit a racist hate crime because anyone can be tainted by the ideology that defines people by race.
View ArticleSome rivers flood as heavy rains continue to fall in the mountains this weekend
Here are the 12 hour rainfall amounts over Western Washington as of 8 AM PST. Widespread 1-3 inch totals, mainly over the Cascades and the North Interior. Rain is driving some rivers above flood stage.
View ArticleA list of recent Amtrak derailments, crashes
An Amtrak train and a freight train collided in South Carolina early Sunday morning, killing at least two people and injuring about 70. Some other recent Amtrak derailments and crashes that caused...
View Article2 die in separate surf incidents while clamming on beaches
Pacific County sheriff says two women were swept away by rough surf while digging for clams in separate incidents just four minutes apart
View Article2 die in separate surf incidents while clamming on Washington coast beaches
Pacific County sheriff says two women were swept away by rough surf while digging for clams in separate incidents just four minutes apart
View ArticleSlides close BNSF main line to passenger trains north of Seattle through Monday
Slides close BNSF railway main line to passenger traffic through Monday; Seattle to Everett, Bellingham to Canada, routes are impacted
View ArticleSlides close BNSF mainline to passenger trains north of Seattle through Monday
Slides close BNSF Railway mainline to passenger traffic through Monday; Seattle to Everett, Bellingham to Canada, routes are impacted
View ArticlePolice: Suspect at large after Renton bar shooting
Renton police are enlisting the public's help in finding the shooter of a 38-year-old fighting for his life after being shot outside a bar early Sunday morning.
View ArticleKing County housing market kicks off 2018 even hotter than before, as Seattle...
The winter has historically been a calm time for the housing market, but the growing competition for a shrinking number of homes has made home shopping a year-round task.
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