Firefighters battling blaze at Bellevue mosque
It is the same two-story, wooden building in the Lake Hills neighborhood that was heavily damaged in January 2017 fire set by a homeless man.
View ArticleUnsane Is Steven Soderbergh's Intense, iPhone-Shot Thriller
Trapped in a mental institution? WHAT COULD GO WRONGby Robert HamThe news that Steven Soderbergh filmed Unsane in secret, on an iPhone, feels almost inevitable. The 55-year-old filmmaker has a history...
View ArticleSen. Patty Murray’s bipartisan health care effort left out of spending bill
A bipartisan effort to include legislation that would help shore up individual health-insurance markets will likely not be included in the proposed spending bill Congress is crafting.
View ArticleThe Leisure Seeker Is About the End of the Road
(That’s code for “death.”)by Ben ColemanLike a mischievous bee, The Leisure Seeker has been generating some bad buzz—or, at the very least, some low review aggregator scores. But like a bee, the film...
View ArticleEastside Islamic Center burns for second time in a year
BELLEVUE -- For the second time in little more than a year, a fire has hit the Islamic Center of the Eastside.
View ArticleWashington’s governor signs anti-censorship bill for student journalists into...
Students journalists in Washington state will have the final call of what to publish in their newspapers after Gov. Jay Inslee signed the New Voices Act into law.
View ArticleEyman takes on Atlantic salmon net-pen ban, seeks referendum
Gov. Jay Inslee is scheduled to sign legislation banning Atlantic salmon net pens in Washington on Thursday, as Tim Eyman moved to take the issue to a public vote.
View Article30 treated for exposure as Indonesian volcano belches fumes
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Thirty people were treated for gas exposure after Mount Ijen in eastern Java belched toxic fumes from its crater, Indonesia’s disaster agency said Thursday. Spokesman Sutopo...
View ArticleSea lions gobbling fragile fish in US Northwest survival war
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) — The 700-pound sea lion blinked in the sun, sniffed the sea air and then lazily shifted to the edge of the truck bed and plopped onto the beach below. Freed from the cage that...
View ArticleHurricane Harvey’s toxic impact far deeper than public told
Hurricane Harvey floodwaters swamped the Houston area’s many chemical plants and refineries and its oil, gas and chemical pipelines. The extent of this environmental assault is beginning to surface,...
View ArticleMaintenance Request: Our City Light Bill is Outrageous and Our Landlord Won’t...
Is my landlord required to have an energy efficient home?by Heidi GrooverA reader writes: "We're trying everything we can to reduce our energy use - I walk around my house like I'm getting ready to go...
View ArticleAn Awesome Collection of Klaus Schulze's Early Cosmic Synth Works Has Been...
Let's get very far out with a new reissue of Klaus Schulze's early synth-powered space jams, La Vie Electronique Volume 1.0.by Dave SegalWeltraum ist der Ort. One Way Static Klaus Schulze La Vie...
View ArticleFormer Seattle cop gets 6 years for pot-smuggling operation
The former Seattle officer served as muscle for the smuggling operation and often transported marijuana to Baltimore in his RV, federal prosecutors said.
View ArticleBehind the Byline: Meet breaking-news reporter Christine Clarridge
This is the seventh in a series of regular posts helping you get to know the journalists who bring you the news.
View ArticleFacebook’s data problems has prompted some to abandon the social network....
The #deletefacebook movement is gaining attention after it was revealed last week that the social network lost control of the data of 50 million users. How easy is it to leave the ubiquitous network...
View ArticleFacebook’s data problems have prompted some to abandon the social network....
The #deletefacebook movement is gaining attention after it was revealed last week that the social network lost control of the data of 50 million users. How easy is it to leave the ubiquitous network...
View ArticlePuget Sound cleanup survives Trump attempt to kill it
The Puget Sound cleanup, marked for elimination by the Trump administration, gets $28 million in Congress' budget bill. The bill rejects administration efforts to slash the Environmental Protection...
View ArticleWeather Channel sold to independent studio, distributor
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Weather Channel is under new ownership. Entertainment Studios Inc., an independent movie and TV producer and distributor, said Thursday it’s acquired the channel’s parent...
View ArticleSaudi crown prince, both a reformer and an autocrat, will visit Seattle
As part of his three-week U.S. tour, Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince and effective ruler of Saudi Arabia, is visiting Seattle at the end of March. Over two days, it’s expected he’ll visit...
View ArticleTiny skeleton from Chile looks alien but Ata’s DNA tells tragic human story
Ata’s features attracted UFO hunters and extraterrestrial investigators, who suspected her bones might represent something remarkable.
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