Woman dies from injuries suffered in snowplow crash
Female passenger dies when car slams into snow plow near Wenatchee.
View ArticleWestbound I-90 floating bridge closed due to high winds, waves
The Puget Sound area has seen everything from snow to rain to sunshine, and now high winds. The winds in the area reached such high speeds that they've prompted closure of westbound Interstate 90 on...
View ArticleWestbound I-90 floating bridge reopens after wind closure
The Puget Sound area has seen everything from snow to rain to sunshine, and now high winds. The winds in the area reached such high speeds that they've prompted closure of westbound Interstate 90 on...
View ArticleWind, waves close westbound I-90 bridge over Lake Washington
Once the winds subside and the bridge is inspected, it can be reopened, the Washington State Department of Transportation said in a news release.
View ArticleAnimal overpass on I-90 now visible to Spokane motorists
State poised to complete animal overpass of I-90 near Spokane, part of a $1 billion project to save wildlife habitat along the freeway corridor
View ArticleAt risk for technology addiction? Try these steps
The reSTART program caters to people who feel their lives have been hampered by a technology addicition.
View ArticleState sues Bellevue judicial candidate Nathan Choi over alleged violations
Nathan Choi never filed campaign contribution or spending reports, the Attorney General’s complaint says.
View ArticleWind and waves close westbound I-90 lanes
Big winds, high waves close the I-90 floating bridge as Puget Sound and he surrounding area was buffeted by wild weather Sunday.
View ArticlePortland Puppet Museum is straight out of a storybook
From the outside, with flowers bursting from the window boxes and marionettes peeking from behind the blinds, the Portland Puppet Museum could easily pass for Geppetto’s workshop.
View ArticleMuseum to discuss efforts to see if bones belong to pirate
YARMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Researchers are set to discuss their efforts to determine whether human bones recovered from a Cape Cod shipwreck are those of the infamous pirate Samuel “Black Sam” Bellamy. The...
View ArticleIndonesia’s Sinabung volcano unleashes towering ash column
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rumbling Mount Sinabung on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has shot billowing columns of ash more than 5,000 meters (16,400 feet) into the atmosphere and hot clouds down its...
View Article2 headed to prison for cutting down tree in Olympic National Park
After someone called authorities, park rangers found three men cutting the maple tree and loading it into a vehicle.
View ArticleIs Olympic Coast big enough for AG Ferguson and GOP's Bryant?
Is the coastal strip of Olympic National Park big enough to hold anti-oil drilling protest hikes led by both Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson and 2016 Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill...
View ArticleCharge: Woman ran over security guard at Northgate Mall
Prosecutors filed charges last week against a woman they say ran over a security guard with a vehicle at the Northgate Mall last fall and was connected to another woman suspected of shoplifting.
View ArticleConnelly: A 'good news' budget – tax relief, teacher pay
A "good news" budget, for a state flush with $1.3 billion in unanticipated revenue. State Senate Democrats propose tax cut relief, and full funding for teacher and staff salaries at Washington's...
View ArticleDrinking alcohol key to living past 90, study says
Researchers discovered that subjects who drank about two glasses of beer or wine a day were 18 percent less likely to experience a premature death.
View ArticleMysterious wind may have felled more than 100 old-growth trees near Lake...
Officials from Olympic National Park knew some sort of wind event was the culprit, but nearby weather stations reported only light breezes that night. Radar didn’t show any storms.
View ArticleVolcanic blast reshaped summit of Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung that shot ash 5 kilometers (3 miles) high also blew away much of the mountain’s summit. Before and after images from Indonesia’s...
View Article‘The Lockdown Generation’ may just be the ones who can change gun policy
They grew up knowing school shootings to be a common occurrence. Lockdown drills were just part of normal life. Now, columnist Nicole Brodeur thinks, this upcoming group of young people may be the ones...
View ArticleParts of New Zealand flood as remnants of Cyclone Gita hit
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Parts of New Zealand declared an emergency Tuesday as a powerful storm hit, causing flooding and forcing some people to evacuate their homes. The storm system is the...
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