Washington’s U.S. House delegation votes along party lines on Republican tax...
Washington's congressional delegation split along party lines in Tuesday's House vote on the Republican tax bill, with Republicans supporting the tax-cutting measure and Democrats voting no.
View ArticlePickup strikes, kills Oregon woman sitting in roadway
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State Police say a pickup struck and killed a woman who was sitting in the middle of a road just south of Grants Pass. Sgt. Jeff Proulx says a 39-year-old man was driving...
View ArticleWe Have Entered David Foster Wallace's Dystopian Future
When reality and humorous post-modern sci-fi collide...by Katie HerzogDavid Foster Wallace at the New Yorker Festival in 2002 Keith Bedford/Getty ImagesWhile reading "China's Selfie Obsession," a...
View ArticleIn Tacoma, angry inventor has special gift for package thieves: revenge
Jaireme Barrow, who says he has caught 20 thieves in the act at his home, concedes that his not-quite-exploding box is an imperfect solution. But he says he has 477 preorders and is shipping them as...
View ArticleVancouver, Wash. man charged with setting fire to 3 Oregon vending machines.
Police said Jason Deschenes set the fires and then exchanged the stolen coins at a Walmart for $26 in cash.
View ArticleMicrosoft to Adopt More Transparent Process For Sexual Harassment Claims
The company faces allegations of gender discrimination.by Heidi GrooverThe Redmond-based company faces allegations of gender discrimination. WELLESENTERPRISES/GETTY Microsoft today became the first...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: Orphaned Blow Up Doll
by Dan Savage I have a question for you, finally. Maybe it's a common question. Maybe it's just a story. I have an approximately 20 year old blow up doll, new in package, that has been in outdoor...
View ArticlePort of Seattle shifts direction, picks retired military commander as new leader
Stephen Metruck, a former rear admiral and chief financial officer at the U.S. Coast Guard, will take over at the Port on Feb. 1 with a $350,000 salary. His selection is a shift away from the private...
View ArticleIn Today's Edition of "Gross Discoveries on Capitol Hill Sidewalks"...
by Leilani Polk...this nearly full container of cottage cheese. At least it's not a pile of poop. LP[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticlePuyallup Elks Club feeds hundreds of families in need
The food is all donated to the Puyallup Elks Club for its annual giveaway in December for families in need.
View ArticleHere Are the People Tasked With Figuring Out a New Progressive Tax For Seattle
16 members.by Steven HsiehFormer city council member Kirsten Harris-Talley will be one of 16 people to serve on the Progressive Revenue Task Force. Seattle City Council When the city council rejected...
View ArticleIt took authorities hours to search wreckage of the Amtrak train derailment....
One of the train cars slanted at a 45-degree angle onto Interstate 5 near Olympia. Others crashed into a wooded area nearby, according to aerial images of the wreckage. Twelve cars total went off the...
View ArticleWounded Bremerton cop had tried to help man who shot him
Bremerton Police Officer Kent Mayfield, one of two officers wounded in a shootout with Willie Floyd McCord on Sunday, had tried to help McCord after his November arrest for allegedly assaulting his...
View ArticleMassive uptick in snowfall on Alaska peaks ‘shocks’ experts
The ice cores showed a big upswing in the rates of snowfall beginning around the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century, when humans began burning fossil fuels to produce energy in large quantities....
View ArticlePolice: Man wielding assault rifle shot, killed by Kirkland cop
Police say an officer shot an killed a man wielding an assault rifle at an apartment complex Kirkland Tuesday night.
View ArticleI-5 south near derailment site likely closed Wed. morning
Interstate 5 remained closed Tuesday morning as investigators worked to piece together what happened Monday morning to cause an Amtrak Cascades passenger train to jump the tracks onto the highway.
View ArticleRenton PD identifies alleged Walmart child groper
Renton police detectives say they have identified the man they believe groped a 10-year-old girl and tried to lure a 5-year-old at the Renton Walmart, but he's not yet in custody.
View ArticleCongratulations on Your Enormous Goddamn Tax Cut, Wyatt Ingraham Koch!
by Sean Nelson“Be authentic, be real, be yourself, be confident, and always be a gentleman, but still have that tenacity that no one can take away from you.” This man, nephew of the Koch brothers, and...
View ArticleLocal Broadband Company Wave Files Claim Against Comcast for Unfair Business...
Wave alleges that the cable giant is requiring Wave to bundle NBC Sports regional channels into Wave's basic cable package, forcing consumers to purchase high-priced channels they don't want and...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: Work Friends and Threesomes and Pro Unicorns
by Dan Savage I am a hetero, married, cis man. I'm also a bit of an introvert, and don't have a lot of close friends, particularly at work where I generally make acquaintances who I don't really...
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