$26.75 million Medina mansion is priciest Seattle-area home sale ever, and it...
The house is large, but takes up just a fraction of the 2.5-acre estate. “The value is in the land,” a local luxury broker says.
View ArticleFresh raw imagery from NASA’s Juno orbiter puts Jupiter’s fans in 11th heaven
NASA's Juno orbiter has sent back its 11th crop of close-ups from Jupiter, and that means it's time for another eye-opening, jaw-dropping photo album created by citizen scientists.
View ArticleThat property-tax bomb they just dropped? They could defuse it if they wanted to
Washington state lawmakers love to talk about fixing our regressive tax system. But usually what they do is make it worse.
View ArticleTukwila officers turn immigrant over to ICE. Was that legal?
A Honduran immigrant calls the police when someone breaks into his car, and gets arrested himself when Tukwila officers see a warrant from immigration authorities. Now, everybody’s trying to figure out...
View ArticleMotorcycle rider who fired shot in deadly road rage released
TACOMA -- The female motorcycle rider who fired the fatal shot in Thursday's deadly road rage incident is no longer detained.
View ArticleBali volcano decreases in activity, alert status lowered
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities have lowered the alert status of Bali’s Mount Agung volcano from the highest level and say thousands of people who have fled its slopes for government...
View ArticleAfter Talia’s death at Swedish in Seattle, her parents seek overhaul of...
After the death of Talia Goldenberg, her parents have launched a new nonprofit: Talia’s Voice: Projects for Patient Safety.
View ArticleDrilling for copper and gold could start this year near Mount St. Helens
The Forest Service decision could allow drilling later this year in the upper Green River Valley if the federal Bureau of Land Management approves permits for the work.
View ArticleArrests, pepper spray at UW Patriot Prayer rally
Right-leaning Patriot Prayer held a rally at the University of Washington's Red Square on Saturday. Here's how it unfolded.
View ArticleFollow Patriot Prayer’s rally at University of Washington today
Right-wing group Patriot Prayer is holding a rally at University of Washington's Red Square at 1 p.m. Saturday, despite efforts by the UW administration to discourage students from coming to campus.
View ArticleLive updates: Arrests, pepper spray at UW Patriot Prayer rally
Right-leaning group Patriot Prayer held a rally at University of Washington's Red Square on Saturday afternoon, despite efforts by the UW administration to discourage students from coming to campus.
View ArticleReal-time updates from the UW Patriot Prayer rally and counterprotest
Right-leaning Patriot Prayer held a rally at the University of Washington's Red Square on Saturday. Here's how it unfolded.
View ArticleOregon increases protections for marbled murrelet
Logging interests are not pleased at the move to help a relative of the puffin that breeds in dense Pacific rain forests.
View ArticleOregon increases protections for marbled murrelet and the timber industry is...
State environmental officials must now draft guidelines for ways to maintain bird-population numbers, including possibly limiting logging in nesting areas owned, managed or leased by the state.
View ArticleUniversity of Oregon to start building Black Cultural Center
The Black Student Task Force sought the center in 2015 when it issued 13 demands to improve the experience of black students on the Eugene campus. Other demands, some of which remain unmet, included...
View ArticleState Senate votes to largely prohibit sale of firefighting foam linked to...
If the bill passes both chambers of the Legislature, Washington would become the first state to restrict the sale of firefighting foam containing PFAS, according to a group that advocated for the bill.
View ArticleStrike ends: Seattle school-bus drivers approve new contract
The tentative agreement includes an expanded benefits package and comprehensive health-care coverage for the bus drivers and their families, Teamsters and First Student said in a joint statement Friday.
View ArticleReg E. Cathey, best known for ‘House of Cards’ and ‘The Wire,’ dies at 59
Though he earned credits in dozens of television shows and movies, it was Reg. E. Cathey’s portrayal of Freddy Hayes in “House of Cards” that earned him three Emmy nominations and one win for...
View ArticleWashington Senate approves pair of union-backed bills after fierce debate
One bill could lead to thousands of workers paying dues to Service Employees International Union 775 (SEIU), a major Democratic Party force. Another bill weakens Washington’s Public Disclosure Act.
View ArticleHow gross are hand dryers? Dissecting that viral petri-dish photo
Many horrified commenters vowed never to use a hand dryer again. Others ridiculed what they called unscientific fearmongering.
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