Scientists in Germany improve malaria drug production
BERLIN (AP) — Scientists in Germany who developed a new way to make a key malaria drug several years ago have come up with a technique to make the process even more efficient, which should increase...
View ArticleEvangelist Billy Graham, who reached millions, dies at 99
The Rev. Billy Graham reached untold millions through his pioneering use of prime-time telecasts, network radio, daily newspaper columns, evangelistic feature films and globe-girdling satellite TV...
View Article$1 million for hygiene services for Seattle homeless people restored
The money will come from the sale of city property in South Lake Union, the proceeds of which will also go toward a plan by Mayor Jenny Durkan to fund a two-year pilot program for rent subsidies and to...
View ArticleKing County’s former homeless ‘czar’ on homelessness: ‘The causes … are far...
In an exit interview, the director of King County’s All Home has a few things to say about blame for homelessness, the federal government’s weak role and tiny-house villages — they “look like...
View ArticleSeattle plan for free transit for students among most generous in nation,...
Seattle’s proposal to give free transit rides to all city high-school students is among the most generous such programs in the nation. Surveys and studies show that students who get free transit use it...
View ArticleSee how Mount Rainier glaciers have vanished over time, with this eye-opening...
A Washington photographer has re-created sweeping photos from a 1930s-era project to document the country’s national parks and forests.
View ArticleSome wealthy Washington schools get more money than needier ones in new...
In Lake Washington, only about 1 in 10 students come from low-income homes. In Tacoma, more than half of students live in poverty. So why will Lake Washington schools get more money than Tacoma schools...
View ArticlePolice looking for man after bikini barista assaulted
Kent police say a man held a knife on a bikini barista early Tuesday morning and tried to rape her.
View ArticleSlog AM: Seattle to Restore Funding For Homeless Hygiene Services, SPD...
It is still cold. It's not stopping. Billy Graham is dead, so is our line of communication to God. Probably.by Nathalie Graham GETTY Seattle restores $1 million in hygiene services for homeless: The...
View ArticleWashington state lawmakers introduce bill to circumvent public-records ruling
A new bill would remove lawmakers from the state’s Public Records Act, but starting July 1, allow release of some correspondence, “specified information” from lawmaker calendars and final disciplinary...
View ArticleConnelly: Inslee to Legislature -- 'Do your job!' and pass gun laws
The governor urges action on a trio of gun measures: Ban bump stocks. Expand background checks for those purchasing military-style assault weapons. Raise the age limit on firearms purchases to 21....
View ArticleWidow and mother of Che Taylor file civil-rights lawsuit in deadly Seattle...
Two Seattle police officers fatally shot the 46-year-old in February 2016 while attempting to arrest him for being a felon in unlawful possession of a firearm. His widow and mother claim police...
View ArticleNew rebellion against wind energy stalls or stops projects
Growing opposition cites noise, health concerns and marred views, but many landowners welcome the revenue.
View ArticleAmazon’s Jeff Bezos chimes in on 10,000 Year Clock as installation starts
Seattle has several ties to the 10,000 Year Clock, a 500-foot-tall mechanical time keeper being constructed inside a mountain in the Sierra Diablo range in West Texas. Here's an update on the work.
View ArticleAgain the question: Could armed teachers stop shootings?
In the aftermath of yet another mass school shooting, President Donald Trump says that if one of the victims, a football coach, had been armed “he would have shot and that would have been the end of...
View ArticleAs debate heats up in Olympia over guns, a GOP state lawmaker invents a massacre
The remarks by GOP House Minority Leader Rep. Dan Kristiansen came as Democrats pushed for new gun regulations in the wake of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting.
View ArticleBoomtown Seattle: Why we move here — and how we’re all in it together
Seattle’s a city that’s perpetually remaking itself. The swelling growth has always come in waves. So how do we — those new to the city and those who’ve been here a while — make it through together?
View ArticleBoth have crosses, so Norwegian flag mistaken for Confederate flag
In our current political climate, a Norwegian flag, with its blue-and-white cross, was mistaken for a Confederate flag. Questions ensued in the Greenwood neighborhood.
View ArticleHow can Seattle make deliveries more efficient so drivers don’t have to park...
A University of Washington and Seattle Department of Transportation study found the explosion of e-commerce and urban growth has dramatically added to the number of vehicles circling the Center City.
View ArticleHow I came to Seattle, a trip I’ll never forget
Evan Bush, a Seattle Times reporter and a member of our “New Seattle” team, moved to this booming city five years ago: “This period of my life stands out as crisp and colorful.”
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