School-bus-driver union and First Student to meet with a federal mediator
The union and First Student, which is in its first year of a three-year contract with Seattle Public Schools, both said they hope the meeting brings them closer to a resolution. The bus drivers remain...
View ArticleOfficer shoots man who fled scene on Bainbridge Island
WINSLOW, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a Bainbridge Island police officer shot a man who fled after a drug overdose incident. The Kitsap Sun reports officers were called Wednesday afternoon to respond...
View ArticleOne person suffers life-threatening injuries after shooting in Seattle...
The circumstances that led to the shooting in Seattle's South Park neighborhood were not immediately known.
View ArticleAriana Kukors, former UW swimmer and world-record holder, says former coach...
Law enforcement officials have reportedly conducted a search warrant at former USA Swimming National coach Sean Hutchison's house south of Seattle after Kukors told law enforcement he sexually...
View ArticleKing County voters will be asked to fund school-levy measures
But many districts say they still need money generated from local “enrichment” levies to cover basic education costs, like teacher salaries, to get through a complex period of funding changes.
View ArticleWashington state Senate OKs phasing out Atlantic salmon net-pen farming
Endorsed by Gov. Jay Inslee, a bill to phase out net-pen farming of Atlantic salmon in Washington has handily passed the state Senate and heads to the House.
View ArticleWhere To Go for February's Capitol Hill Art Walk Tonight
by Stranger Things To Do Staff Çiğdem Chi Michalski Every second Thursday, rain or shine (or wintry mix), the streets of Capitol Hill are filled with tipsy art lovers checking out galleries and special...
View ArticleIdaho to send 250 inmates to Texas
BOISE, Idaho — Officials with the Idaho Department of Correction say up to 250 male inmates will be moved to a correctional center in Texas due to a shortage of beds in Idaho’s prisons and jails....
View ArticleAuthorities Are Terrible at Tracking Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. A...
If the bill passes the state Senate, the Washington State Patrol will publish a report on the state's missing and murdered indigenous women next year.by Sydney BrownstoneIndigenous women leading the...
View ArticleMaintenance Requests: It’s Time to Redistribute Wealth and Make Cats Pay Rent
Questions about renting in Seattle.by Heidi GrooverNot paying rent. ppkontokuri/getty Welcome back to Maintenance Request, a regular column where you email me with your questions about renting in...
View ArticleT-Mobile pushing into video streaming as subscriber growth slows
The Bellevue based wireless carrier is moving into livestreaming video as it forecasts a fourth straight year of slower subscriber growth.
View Article31 Movies Worth Watching in Seattle This Weekend: Feb 8-11, 2018
Big Sonia, The Cage Fighter, I Don't Hate Las Vegas Anymore, and Other Critics' Picksby Stranger Things To Do StaffThis weekend, you've got plenty of romantic choices to feed your cinema habit, from...
View ArticleTrump administration: Let states decide if health plans have enough doctors
That change last month weakened federal oversight, potentially forcing patients to turn to more expensive providers, travel long distances for cheaper care, endure long waits for medical appointments...
View ArticleGun violence responsible for three-quarters of 74 homicides in King County in...
Teenagers and young adults ages 18 to 25 accounted for nearly half of King County’s 74 homicide victims in 2017, representing a modest spike over the previous year. The number of young people —...
View ArticleThe Crashing Stock Market Signals the Official Beginning of Trump's Economy
We have officially entered Trump's economy, which has introduced uncertainty, and this uncertainty is more and more breaking the decade-long confidence in the market.by Charles Mudede...
View ArticleDistrict names eight more Seattle schools where ex-employee accused of child...
Albert C. Virachismith has been charged with felony child rape and child molestation charges for allegedly raping the John Muir Elementary student five to six times in a school bathroom during the...
View ArticleWashington pot-tracking system, already dogged with problems, was hacked,...
The state's new marijuana-tracking system has been dogged by problems since its launch last Thursday. Over the weekend, the system was hacked, and shipping information and other data were stolen, the...
View ArticleMan fatally shot in road rage incident on Interstate 5
The female motorcyclist and a man in a car stopped in the left lane of the freeway after a dispute on the road, the Washington State Patrol said. Witnesses said the incident became physical and ended...
View ArticleConnelly: State Senate bans farming of Atlantic salmon after 2025
The state Senate, on a bipartisan vote, passed legislation to end Atlantic salmon farming in Washington's inland waters when current leases expire in 2025.
View ArticleMan shot dead by motorcyclist in road rage incident on I-5
A man was shot Thursday afternoon in an apparent road rage incident on southbound Interstate 5 near the Pierce County-King County line.
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