5 arrested as Trump supporters, counterprotesters rally at UW in Seattle
Chaos came roughly 75 minutes in, despite police efforts to keep apart a couple of hundred protesters who far outnumbered the Patriot Prayer and pro-Donald Trump crowd. Those protesters came to...
View ArticleKayaker drowns in Snoqualmie River
King County Sheriff's Office Sgt. B.J. Myers said deputies used a helicopter to remove the body from the river.
View Article5 arrested as Trump supporters, counterprotesters rally in Seattle
Chaos came roughly 75 minutes in, despite police efforts to keep apart a couple of hundred protesters who far outnumbered the Patriot Prayer and pro-Donald Trump crowd. Those protesters came to...
View ArticleAt last minute, Russia scrubs cargo launch to space station
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has scrubbed the planned launch of an unmanned cargo spacecraft that was to have delivered tons of supplies to the International Space Station. Preparations for the launch of the...
View ArticleRussia scrubs cargo ship launch to space station
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has scrubbed the planned launch of an unmanned cargo spacecraft that was to have delivered tons of supplies to the International Space Station. Preparations for the launch of the...
View ArticleEmboldened by new majority, Washington Senate Democrats set fast legislative...
Bills that previously languished — such as a tax on carbon, new gun regulations and the repeal of Washington’s death penalty — have gotten committee votes.
View ArticleArizona air ambulance testing device that could aid in CPR
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A device that can stand in for human hands and provide CPR compressions could change how a northern Arizona air ambulance gives life-saving care. Guardian Air, which maintains...
View ArticleOroville crisis drives harder look at aging US dams
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal dam regulators say they are looking hard at how they missed the built-in weaknesses of the nation’s tallest dam. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says in a letter...
View ArticleMan killed in early morning shooting at South Seattle club
Seattle police said the investigation into the shooting of a 27-year-old man is ongoing, seeking public help
View ArticleSkyway man found shot to death in homeowner’s driveway
King County sheriff says a 45-year-old Skyway man was found shot dead in a resident's driveway this morning
View ArticleTwo dead, seven hurt in wrong-way crashes on Highway 14
WSP says they suspect alcohol or drugs played a role in both crashes, which occurred within an hour of one another early Sunday
View ArticleBuild homes — not spiky fences — for Seattle homeless
We’re going to have a homelessness problem until we get serious about addressing the root causes from the start: poverty, racism, inadequate mental-health and substance-abuse care.
View ArticleDriver crashes, dies during police chase near Post Falls
Police chase ends in crash that kills fleeing driver.
View ArticleFirst-class travel distinguishes Pruitt’s EPA tenure
Just days after helping orchestrate the United States’ exit from a global climate accord last June, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt embarked on a whirlwind tour aimed at...
View ArticleBeard-grooming business grows out of owner’s ‘face jacket’
After 22 years of shaving while in the Army, Nick Adkins has grown out his “face jacket” and founded a line of Alaska-based beard-grooming products.
View ArticleNASA plans space-station handoff to private sector
Boeing currently operates the station for NASA at a cost of $3 billion to $4 billion annually.
View ArticleFuneral Mass for former Gov. John Spellman scheduled at Saint James Cathedral
Spellman, the state's last GOP chief executive, died last month at the age of 91.
View ArticleBreaking in the new year at Tet in Seattle
The 22nd annual Tet in Seattle celebration is held at Seattle Center’s Fisher Pavilion.
View ArticlePublic-health officials pan Justice Dept. bid to add citizenship question to...
Immigrants — even ones in the country legally — may fear answering a government questionnaire that could lead them, their relatives or friends to be deported, undermining the validity of the next...
View ArticleWashington Senate passes bill to abolish death penalty
The bill passed on a bipartisan vote and now heads to the House for consideration. Previous efforts to ban the death penalty have failed in recent years, despite a moratorium put in place by Gov. Jay...
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