Reports of more cases of lymphoma linked to breast implants
The disease is not breast cancer but is a malignancy of the immune system called breast-implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma. When detected early, it can usually be cured by surgery alone.
View ArticleEx-Seattle cop sentenced to 6 years in pot smuggling conspiracy
A former Seattle police officer was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison for his role in a marijuana smuggling ring.
View ArticleDriver in custody after 1 killed, 2 hurt in Maple Valley crash
MAPLE VALLEY -- An Auburn woman who admitted methamphetamine use has been taken into custody after a fatal crash late Wednesday night in Maple Valley.
View ArticleMan rents fancy McLaren, then crashes it on I-5
The Washington State Patrol says a man who rented a McLaren for four hours crashed it early Thursday morning on northbound Interstate 5 and Olive Way.
View ArticleZinke backs grizzly bear recovery in N. Cascades
U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke surprises conservationists, coming to Sedro-Woolley and saying the grizzly bear should again roam the North Cascades mountains of Wshington.
View ArticleTim Eyman withdraws petitions seeking vote on Atlantic salmon net-pen ban
Tim Eyman wrote the Secretary of State’s office Friday withdrawing both referendums, stopping what surely would have been an acrimonious campaign before it even started.
View ArticleTim Eyman withdraws referendums seeking vote on Atlantic salmon net-pen ban
Tim Eyman wrote the Secretary of State’s office Friday withdrawing both referendums, stopping what surely would have been an acrimonious campaign before it even started.
View ArticleInterior Secretary Ryan Zinke throws support behind grizzly bear recovery in...
In a surprise announcement the secretary of the interior announced in Sedro-Woolley his full support for grizzly bear recovery in the North Cascades.
View ArticlePolice continue to investigate fire at Bellevue mosque
Detectives have questioned a man who was convicted last year of setting fire to the mosque and are now trying to verify his alibi to confirm his whereabouts during Wednesday's fire,
View ArticleMembers of Canada's parliament busted in pipeline protest
Two members of Canada's House of Commons were arrested Friday in a protest against the giant Kinder Morgan pipeline, which would create an oil port just east of Vancouver and send 34 tankers a month...
View ArticleCharges: Man lured ride-share drivers to steal their cars
A 20-year-old Kent man has been charged with luring ride-share drivers and trying to steal their cars, according to two separate cases filed in King County Superior court.
View ArticlePicture a leader. Is she a woman?
Science confirms a long-held assumption: Getting noticed as a leader is more difficult for women.
View ArticleAuthorities: Homeless man found dead on train tracks in Sumner
The man's body was spotted about 8 a.m. Thursday on the side of the tracks near the Zehnder Street crossing in Sumner.
View ArticleNeanderthals, the world’s first misunderstood artists
Researchers offered compelling evidence that Neanderthals bore one of the chief hallmarks of mental sophistication: They could paint cave art. That talent suggests that Neanderthals could think in...
View ArticleThe cells that eat, regurgitate and eat your tattoos again
For years, researchers suspected that tattoos worked by permanently staining fibroblasts, the cells that synthesize collagen, under the surface of our skin. New research shows that tattoos are actually...
View ArticleCantwell provision in federal spending bill to boost housing tax credits by $3B
The Democratic U.S. senator expects the increase to yield 700 additional units of affordable housing in Washington state over four years.
View ArticleU.S. winters warming the most in colder places
“In general, northern latitudes are warming faster than southern latitudes. Interior locations are warming faster than coastal locations,” said Jake Crouch, a scientist at NOAA’s climate monitoring...
View ArticleBudget deal proves Congress has figured out Trump: He’s an easy mark
The $1.3 trillion federal budget deal reads like it could have been written by President Barack Obama. Here in the Pacific Northwest, the spending is like a liberal fantasy. What happened? The art of...
View ArticleSaturday event will celebrate expansion of Hing Hay Park in Seattle
The $3 million project doubled the size of the park, adding a new performance space with seating and micro-stages.
View ArticleSeattle-area metal band Inquisition dropped from label as old pornography...
A heavy-metal band based in the Seattle area was dropped from its label Friday after an old pornography case tied to its frontman surfaced. Jason “Dagon” Weirbach, founder of black-metal veterans...
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