How to survive the Cascadia Earthquake? Tips from seismologist Lucy Jones,...
Lucy Jones, who calmed the public after California tremors, now works to help cities reduce damage by upgrading buildings and infrastructure. She speaks Monday at the UW.
View ArticleRetail turmoil triggers new visions for shopping malls like Northgate in Seattle
The plan to reinvent Northgate Mall as a mixed-use development with office and residential in addition to retail fits with broader trends as retail landlords try new models.
View ArticleNew Mexico nuke repository studied for plutonium storage
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy has commissioned a national group of scientists to study the viability of diluting surplus weapons-grade plutonium and storing it permanently at the...
View ArticlePierce County deputy fatally shoots man armed with knife after he climbed...
Authorities say the shooting occurred after a woman called 911 to say the man, her friend, was having a mental breakdown in the middle of the road.
View ArticlePierce County deputy shoots, kills man near Graham
GRAHAM -- A Pierce County deputy shot and killed a 28-year-old Spanaway man on Friday night after the man reportedly tried to get into the deputy's patrol car.
View ArticleMan dies after being hit by Everett Transit bus
The man was struck near 8100 Broadway. Traffic detectives are investigating.
View ArticleU.K., land of Brexit, quietly outsources some surgeries to France
After years of austerity, Britain’s lumbering National Health Service is under enormous strain, with severe shortages of beds and medical staff, all of which is producing monthslong waiting times for...
View ArticlePierce County prepares to ban safe-injection sites before anyone suggests them
Last year, King County took steps to allow two such sites in unincorporated areas, though they haven’t been established, and public opposition to them has been fierce. The sites are controversial, and...
View ArticleSt. Patrick’s Day celebrants take to the Seattle streets
Dancers, marchers, police horse patrols, dogs and, of course, pipers and drummers turned out for the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade downtown.
View ArticlePlant stimulant kratom linked to Salmonella outbreak in Washington state
The unregulated supplement is suspected in Salmonella cases in 35 states, including 10 in Washington. Symptoms include diarrhea, fever, chills, abdominal discomfort.
View ArticleConnelly: Democratic rookie candidates in big-league U.S. House race
The path to Democratic control of the U.S. House of Representatives lies through Washington's 8th Congressional District, which spans the Cascades and Washington's political cultures.
View ArticleProperty-tax Q&A: Why is your King County bill going up so much —...
We asked Seattle Times readers for their stories about how this year’s big property-tax increase is affecting their lives. We got plenty of replies — and lots of questions about the new, higher tax...
View ArticleThe late Harold Booker lifted himself above expectations … and helped make...
Booker, who died last month, is credited with a long list of firsts for a black man. The firsts are something to celebrate, but also a reminder of how many doors were closed to black people here in the...
View ArticleThousands lose right to vote under states’ ‘incompetence’ laws
Laws in 39 states and Washington, D.C., allow judges to strip voting rights from people with mental disabilities ranging from schizophrenia to Down syndrome who are deemed “incapacitated” or...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Amazons
The economy of the workers is indeed that of 19th century capitalism.by Charles MudedeJeff Bezos, the richest man in the future, speaks. Charles Mudede Seattle Times' business section has two stories...
View ArticleBrake lines cut on some Seattle bike-share bikes
Officials are asking riders to test the brakes on bike-share bicycles before using them.
View ArticleMy Data, Myself: A Poem About My Data
by Rich SmithThis robo-bro thinks he can protect my data.PAUL MAROTTA / GETTY I have feelings about Mark Zuckerberg and his Facebook company mishandling my data, and I used those feelings to write the...
View ArticlePacific Rim Uprising: No Guillermo del Toro, No Fun
This movie is terrible. And bad.by Erik HenriksenFour years before The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro made Pacific Rim, a movie about giant robots punching giant monsters—and a movie that, thanks...
View ArticleBlackmail, Blowjobs, and Vigilante Justice in Flower
by Ciara Dolan Flower announces its outrageousness in its very first scene, which finds rebellious teen Erica (Zoey Deutch) giving a cop a blowjob at a scenic overlook of the San Fernando Valley. When...
View ArticleA fire has damaged a Bellevue mosque — again. Here’s what we know
The blaze at the Islamic Center of Eastside Wednesday afternoon comes after a man set fire to the mosque in January 2017.
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