Live updates: Seattle’s March For Our Lives
Seattle Times staff members will provide live updates from the local March For Our Lives, which begins at Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill.
View ArticleMan who attacked jogger in Seattle park sentenced to prison
A sex offender who attacked a jogger in a Seattle park bathroom has been sentenced to a minimum of three years in prison. Gary Steiner received the sentence Friday in a King County courtroom. After...
View ArticleThousands in Seattle, across Washington join 'March for Our Lives'
Thousands of young people across Seattle and the state of Washington joined hundreds of thousands in many cities around the globe and took to the streets Saturday for a "March for Our Lives" against...
View ArticleThousands in Seattle, Western Washington join 'March for Our Lives'
Thousands of young people across Seattle and Western Washington joined millions in many cities around the globe and took to the streets Saturday for a "March for Our Lives" against gun violence and to...
View ArticleScientists collect roadkill for eagle feeding experiment
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A team of Flagstaff biologists have collected roadkill to determine if supplementing the food supply of golden eagles during the winter could help boost egg production among...
View ArticleLights go dark for Earth Hour to focus on climate change
NEW DELHI (AP) — In Sydney, the Opera House went dark. In New Delhi, the lights were switched off at the city’s great arch. In Kuala Lumpur, darkness fell on the Petronas Towers. It lasts for just an...
View ArticleLights go dark for Earth Hour to highlight climate change
LONDON (AP) — In Paris, the Eiffel Tower went dark. In London, a kaleidoscope of famous sites switched off their lights — Tower Bridge, Big Ben, Piccadilly Circus, the London Eye. That scene was...
View ArticleCar that killed Kitsap good Samaritan likely found
Detectives with the Washington State Patrol have found and seized the car that they believe was involved in a fatal hit-and-run early Thursday near Port Orchard.
View Article42 Hanford workers contaminated with radiation
The final results of worker tests after a December spread of contamination found that 11 Hanford workers had inhaled or ingested radioactive particles from demolition of the nuclear reservation’s...
View ArticleInterior Secretary Zinke wants Spokane Tribe compensated for loss of land and...
The dam was built without fish ladders more than 75 years ago, cutting off critical salmon runs. Tribal lands were flooded, forcing families out. “I like the challenge of some of these older wrongs...
View ArticleIs the issue land use or Trump’s politics? Northwest Detention Center sues...
The lawsuit claims Tacoma has tried to keep the detention center from expanding because the City Council objects to President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration policies. A deputy city attorney says...
View ArticleSwedish preschools disrupt traditional gender roles
Science may still be divided over whether gender differences are rooted in biology or culture, but many of Sweden’s government-funded preschools are doing what they can to deconstruct them.
View ArticleDetained person starts fire in Seattle police cruiser
A fire was started in a Seattle Police Department cruiser on Saturday afternoon after the detained person in the backseat pulled out electrical wiring, according to Seattle police.
View ArticleChina’s defunct space station due to fall from the sky next week
Scientists have known for more than a year that Tiangong-1 would eventually turn into a man-made meteorite after the station stopped responding to Chinese commands in 2016.
View Article‘We are taking action’: At Seattle’s March For Our Lives, thousands demand...
Seattle’s march was one of hundreds worldwide held alongside the main event in Washington, D.C., where hundreds of thousands of people packed into the nation’s capital to hear 20 children and teenagers...
View ArticleHighway 99 back open through Seattle, a day early
Highway 99 has re-opened through Seattle, a day ahead of schedule. The highway was scheduled to be closed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday for the Alaskan Way Viaduct’s semi-annual inspection....
View ArticleA bright new gateway opens to Seattle’s expanded Hing Hay Park
A Saturday celebration marked completion of a $3 million expansion that has doubled the size of Hing Hay Park in Seattle’s Chinatown International District.
View ArticleOregon, Washington extend studded-tire season for motorists
Laws in each state allow extension of the deadline based on weather conditions.
View ArticleSound Transit seeks two light-rail stations in South Lake Union, only five...
Early route maps show the stations five blocks apart, or three blocks as the crow flies. Businesses, politicians and transit advocate say a single station couldn’t handle future ridership demand in the...
View ArticleMillion-gallon sewage spill reported in Willamette River
More than a million gallons of partially treated sewage poured into the Willamette River from Monmouth’s failed treatment plant; city waited days to tell public.
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