Here Are the Seattle City Council Members Asking Inslee to Veto the...
by Steven Hsieh City of Seattle Today is the last day for Governor Jay Inslee to veto a bill that would shield the records of legislators from public scrutiny. Inslee has falsely claimed that he cannot...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Songs Whose Titles Contain Grammatical Errors
Here's the list of 10 songs with lousy grammar and unparalleled musical greatness for which you've been waiting.by Dave SegalThe Swiss women of Kleenex ain't got no time for your English grammar rules....
View ArticleWhat the Black Panther Soundtrack Should Have Sounded Like: A Playlist
by Charles Mudede Newcleus In a recent post, I characterized the Afrocentric movement as being primarily preoccupied with challenging the whiteness of Western Civilization. This is indeed true, but...
View ArticleSeattle Event News: LeVar Burton, Jimmy Buffett, Watershed Festival, and More...
Don't wait until these events are sold out.by Stranger Things To Do StaffWe at Stranger Things To Do never want you to miss out on the chance to see your favorite touring musicians and performers, nor...
View ArticleMan sues Oregon strip club where dancer threw bottle at him
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 28-year-old man who says he still has scars on his forehead two years after an adult dancer threw a beer glass at him has filed a lawsuit against her Oregon strip club. The...
View ArticleSouthern California avoids major storm problems so far
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rain moved into Southern California early Friday, but a strip of coastal communities that were under evacuation orders appeared to have avoided a repeat of destructive debris flows...
View ArticleTurbulent year casts shadow over 2018 Iditarod
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The 46th running of Alaska’s famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race kicks off Saturday amid the most turbulent year ever for the annual long-distance contest that spans mountain...
View ArticleVermont lawmakers propose bill limiting marijuana odor
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Legal marijuana users in Vermont may want to invest in an air freshener. The Burlington Free Press reports lawmakers are currently considering a bill that could allow cities and...
View ArticleHeavy, wet snow blamed for icy roads, Michigan power outages
DETROIT (AP) — Heavy, wet snow and ice are blamed for creating hazardous driving conditions in parts of Michigan and knocking out power to thousands of customers. Rain and snow fell Thursday and...
View ArticlePowerful storm to bring high wind, rain, snow to New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The powerful coastal storm moving along the East Coast caused some scattered flooding and road closures during Friday morning’s high tide in New Jersey, but most roads remained...
View ArticlePodcast: Is carbon tax push in Washington about saving the planet or growing...
Would a carbon tax proposed in Washington state be a significant step toward solving global warming? Or just a way to grow government? On Episode 71 of The Overcast, The Seattle Times weekly...
View ArticleOver 100k without power in New York amid wet, heavy snow
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A major nor’easter packing wet, heavy snow has sent tree limbs crashing down, closed schools and left more than 100,000 customers without power across upstate New York. The...
View ArticleTask force recommends ‘head tax’ on some Seattle businesses to fund help for...
The Seattle City Council is expected to take up the proposal this month.
View ArticleThe season of ‘disappointment’: Springlike weather is just ‘a tease,’ Weather...
Sure, the birds are chirping and the sun has been spotted, but there are still many damp, cold days to be endured. A weather service meteorologist, trying not to be a downer, advises us to "get out and...
View ArticleNor'easter causes flight cancellations at SeaTac
More than a dozen flights out of Sea-Tac International Airport have already been cancelled as a major winter storm battered the East Coast Thursday night and Friday morning.
View ArticleSlog AM: REI Halts Sales of Products From Gun Company, Active Shooter On...
ALSO: The medical mix-up of your nightmares, a "Hamilton" polka, and Seattle hockey.by Nathalie GrahamRifles, Eww Ick Suzi Pratt / GETTY Saved by the veto: At 9:00 p.m. on the dot, Gov. Jay Inslee...
View ArticlePolice Reports Illustrated: Gnaw In My Back Yard
by Callan BerryWarning: This report involves graphic violence. Callan Berry[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleGov. Inslee's Carbon Tax Dies in State Senate
Damn.by John StangNot this time, Jay. Office of the Governor The main plank of Gov. Jay Inslee’s efforts to fight climate change died late Thursday afternoon in the Washington State Senate. “We were...
View ArticleSeven Youth Jail Protesters Blocked Traffic in Front of Dow Constantine’s Office
The saga of the youth jail continues.by Sydney BrownstoneA group of No New Youth Jail protesters are lying down in the middle of 4th Street and James Ave. SB A group of protesters have blocked downtown...
View ArticleTax Force Recommends Council Adopt $75 Million "Head Tax" to Fund...
Also known as an Employee Hours Tax.by Steven Hsieh Seattle Channel A task force put together to identify funding sources for homelessness services has issued its recommendations to the City Council.In...
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