Expedia’s spending plans depress stock
The Bellevue company’s expenses rose faster than revenue in the fourth quarter, a trend Expedia said will persist this year.
View ArticleSeattle Event News: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Phish, In the Heights,...
by Stranger Things To Do StaffTickets go on sale Friday for the Youth, Equity, and Access to the Arts Benefit Concert, with headliners Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Russell Wilson, and Ciara. We at...
View ArticleGood weather brings out soccer fan
A break from rain means it’s time to work on soccer skills.
View ArticleThis week in Trump: The Dow’s plunges, tax-bill bonuses and diverging...
Despite the attention lavished on the Dow by President Donald Trump, the stock market is not necessarily a reflection of the economy.
View ArticleWashington state Senate Democrats, Republicans clash in midnight showdown...
The long-raging fight between the right-leaning Freedom Foundation and Washington’s labor unions erupted on the state Senate floor over a bill to change the state contracting process.
View ArticleMan who ignited wild brawl on Seattle-to-Beijing flight pleads guilty to 4...
Joseph D. Hudek IV was arrested July 6 after witnesses said he tried to open an exit door aboard Delta Air Lines Flight 129 while it was over the Pacific Ocean.
View ArticleEPA awards UW $3 M grant to study links between pollution, heart disease
The lead investigator, Dr. Joel Kaufman, said the research “to date has been unusually productive and this award recognizes that. ...”
View ArticleInterior secretary touts effort to improve big-game habitat
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Friday that he’s taking steps to improve habitat and migration corridors in Western states for big-game animals such as elk, mule and deer,...
View ArticleDino Rossi Hid My Comment on Facebook
If you demand transparency from Dino, he's going to pretend you don't exist.by Rich SmithSocial media coward.WASHINGTON STATE SENATE Yesterday, I wrote about Dino Rossi walking around Washington's 8th...
View ArticleMummified child’s remains show signs of a modern scourge
The mummy of a 16-century toddler might be evidence of the hepatitis B virus’ long life.
View Article71 Affordable & Last-Minute Valentine's Day Events in Seattle: Feb 9-18,...
by Stranger Things To Do StaffWe have options for last-minute gifts, too: You could pretend to be a kid again at Cupcake Royale's free valentine-making (pictured), or shop for locally made items at...
View ArticleCheap & Easy Things To Do for Valentine's Day
71 Last-Minute Events for Feb 9-18by Stranger Things To Do StaffIf you're committed to staying frugal but still want to spend Valentine's Day out on the town, you're in luck: Below, we've rounded up...
View ArticleMexico hopes fish farming can help save endangered porpoise
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico hopes fish farming can help weaken the illegal market for the totoaba fish and help save the critically endangered vaquita porpoise, of which less than 30 survive. Poachers in...
View ArticleA library without books? Universities purging dusty volumes
As students abandon printed sources in favor of online reference materials, university libraries are reducing the number of books available on their shelves.
View ArticleMonarch butterfly migration was off this season. Researchers are worried.
Long after they should have been wintering in Mexico, some butterflies were just starting the flight south.
View ArticleA memory shortcut, with a little help from friends
Functions we perform with the help of pen and paper and other tools are part of our extended mind.
View Article4½ years for woman who ran over, killed SPD cop's son
Moises Radcliffe was run over and killed at age 22 in January 2017 at a Sammamish park. The woman who drove the SUV that struck him was sentenced to 4½ years in prison Friday afternoon.
View ArticleKing County Democrats chair rejects calls for his resignation after...
A memo written by three vice-chairs of the county party says King County Democrats Chair Bailey Stober repeatedly called a woman who worked for the party derogatory names and repeatedly pressured her...
View ArticleDeal reached in strike of Seattle school bus drivers
The strike of Seattle school bus drivers may be over; buses could hit the streets again on Monday.
View Article‘Things are improving’: What you need to know about flu season in Washington...
Across the country, a nasty type of the flu — one that tends to lead to hospitalization and causes more deaths — is challenging healthcare and long-term care facilities at a rate rivaling the 2009...
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