Spacewalking astronauts finish months of robot arm repair
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacewalking astronauts wrapped up months of repair work Friday on the International Space Station ‘s big robot arm. The Canadian-built, 58-foot robot arm had both of its...
View ArticleCleanup of Seattle’s homeless camps slows as shelter beds fill up
City rules governing unsanctioned homeless camp cleanups require offers of shelter. But the high-demand shelters are full, and clean ups have slowed down.
View ArticleDo you have questions about transportation in Seattle? Here are a few of our...
Since The Seattle Times Traffic Lab launched a year ago, we've heard from scores of readers about getting around. You've responded when we've asked for stories of your commutes, and you've asked us...
View ArticleMad about property-tax increase? Assessors in Western Washington are bracing...
An increase in the state's portion of the property tax to fund schools is hitting many taxpayers hard in Western Washington.
View ArticlePodcast: Seattle labor leader David Rolf on the demise of unions, and how...
Support the independently owned local journalism that makes this podcast possible by subscribing to The Seattle Times: seattletimes.com/support. In 1954, more than a third of U.S. workers were...
View ArticlePuget Sound fishing firms tussle in Congress over new ship that ran afoul of...
America’s Finest was supposed to be catching fish now off Alaska. Instead, the vessel is marooned in a shipyard, while a sharp political fight among Pacific Northwest fishing interests erupts around...
View ArticleNo major city has enough affordable housing to meet demand, but how does...
A reader asks: So how is Seattle doing in offering affordable housing? One national study found the city has 29 affordable units for every 100 households with extremely low income — well below the...
View ArticleKendrick Lamar’s Black Panther Album Is Dazzling and Afrocentric
by Jenni Moore Initially enchanted by lead single “All the Stars,” with its tribal drum beat and dazzling Afrocentric music video, I’ve been bumping the Kendrick Lamar-curated Black Panther soundtrack...
View ArticleActivists sue Washington state for tougher climate policy
Thirteen children backed by the non-profit Our Children's Trust (OTC) filed a lawsuit on Friday in Seattle's King County Superior Court to force the state to end its reliance on fossil fuels.
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: A Teen Girl Has a Porn Question
Listen to your heart and your twat.by Dan Savage This letter was originally published Oct 30, 2009. I read your column all the time and I'm hoping you could help me with something. I'm a straight...
View ArticleEx-UW student sentenced to 18 years for strangling girlfriend in U District...
One of Katy Straalsund’s neighbors called Seattle police after hearing a man yelling and threatening her in March 2016. Officers broke into her basement apartment and pried Casey Henderson’s arm from...
View ArticleMan who accused Ed Murray of sexual abuse found dead in Auburn motel
Delvonn Heckard had been in recovery for addiction to cocaine and other illicit drugs when he sued Ed Murray, alleging the former Seattle mayor had repeatedly paid him for sex in the late 1980s when he...
View ArticleConnelly: Politicians' hearts go out but gun safety legislation is left to die
The hearts of politicians go out to victims of mass killings, such as seen Thursday in Florida, but key firearms safety legislation just died in the Washington Legislature.
View ArticleHow will property-tax increase in Western Washington impact you? Share your...
We want to hear from homeowners, business owners and renters. Contact Seattle Times reporter Jim Brunner at jbrunner@seattletimes.com or 206-515-5628.
View ArticleSnow possible as Seattle to see coldest temps of winter
Break out the parkas and the chains, it's going to be a cold and snowy weekend around Western Washington.
View ArticleKing County Republican chair criticized after telling gun-control advocate...
King County Republican Party Chairman Lori Sotelo attributed the controversy to "AntiTrump Leftist Haters" who "have had their feelings hurt because their emails to me yesterday about Republican...
View ArticleGig Harbor volunteer nurse aids shunned women in Africa
Sarah Christensen just returned to work at St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor after volunteering for four months on the Africa Mercy, the world’s largest private hospital ship.
View ArticleEverett teen turned in by grandmother charged in planned school shooting
The 18-year-old Everett student who was arrested after his grandmother called police because she believed he was planning a school shooting has been charged with attempted murder. Joshua A. O’Connor...
View ArticleScanning an ancient biblical text that humans fear to open
A computer scientist at the University of Kentucky spent 14 years developing a technique for reading ancient scrolls that are too fragile to unwrap. A codex written between A.D. 400 and 600 is his...
View ArticleShe thought the weird sensation was a stray eyelash. It was eye worms.
This Oregon woman was infected by a rare eye worm seen only in cattle. She had 14 worms.
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