8th District: Dem tops $1M, Rossi stages $1K 'All Star Huddle'
Two candidates have topped the $1 million fundraising mark in the wide-open 8th congressional district race -- Republican Dino Rossi and now Democrat Kim Schrier. The U.S. House seat is being vacated...
View ArticleKansas girl at center of 1954 school segregation ruling dies
Linda Brown was a child when her father, Oliver, tried to enroll his family in an all-white public school. He became lead plaintiff in the 1954 decision by the Supreme Court that ended official school...
View ArticleSeattle School Board announces 3 finalists for superintendent
The Seattle School Board has announced three finalists for superintendent of the state’s largest school district. The finalists are Denise Juneau, Andre Spencer and Jeanice Kerr Swift. All three boast...
View ArticleYakima police shoot man allegedly armed with club
Officer shoot, wound man reportedly armed with a club.
View ArticleMore people need mental-health care, but psychiatrists are in short supply
Psychiatry’s growing popularity as a career choice isn’t yet solving the nation’s shortage of psychiatrists. The shortage is most acute in rural areas and poor urban neighborhoods.
View Article‘We’ll see what happens’: For Russian immigrants, closure of Seattle...
Even before the Trump administration ordered the Russian consulate in Seattle to close, getting a passport renewed was an ordeal that took months. Now, it becomes more complicated for thousands of...
View ArticleViaduct rubble to fill Battery Street Tunnel, Seattle City Council decides
City Council members were convinced preserving the Battery Street Tunnel, for future park or other use, would cost tens of millions of dollars.
View ArticleFirst winner of Iditarod race dies at 75 after battle with cancer
Dick Wilmarth pocketed $12,000 for being the first musher to win the rugged race across Alaska. It took him 20 days and 49 minutes, more than twice as long as Iditarod mushers today make the trek...
View ArticleWith closure of Russia consulate in Seattle, hopes for Pacific ‘partnership’...
The 1992 opening of the Russian consulate in Seattle signified warmer trade relations — from flights to fish — between the Pacific Northwest and the Russian Far East.
View Article‘Truly alarming’: No babies for endangered right whales
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The winter calving season for critically endangered right whales has nearly ended with zero newborns spotted in the past four months — a reproductive drought that scientists who...
View Article98 Stranger (Than Usual) Things To Do in Seattle This Week: March 27-April 1,...
by Stranger Things To Do StaffCosplaying anime and manga lovers will once again conquer downtown Seattle in the name of Sakura-Con this weekend, featuring parties, panels, and special guests. VIC...
View ArticleMichael Bennett Postpones Town Hall Event Over Houston Charges
by Steven HsiehMichael Bennett in 2015 CHRISTIAN PETERSEN / GETTY Former Seahawks player Michael Bennett postponed an April 9 Seattle appearance to focus on his pending court case in Houston, according...
View ArticleCharge: Man brandished knife at a game of 2-on-2 hoops
When 36-year-old Patrick Johnson approached a game of 2-on-2 basketball at Capitol Hill's Cal Anderson Park, he demanded the players hand over the ball and opened a folding knife.
View ArticleWashington state Sen. Sharon Nelson won’t seek re-election
In an email announcing her retirement, Democratic Sen. Sharon Nelson, of Maury Island, said she had accomplished her goals as Senate majority leader and was ready to spend more time with family.
View ArticleSeattle business to Council: Use your heads before enacting head tax
A tough letter from Seattle business leaders decries the City Council's ineffective, politicized response to homelessness, and the wisdom of throwing more money at the problem.
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: Why Won't This Guy Take Off His Shirt?
by Dan Savage I'm a late 20s straight female. I have a situation that I'm not exactly sure how to handle. I just started seeing this guy who's really great. I'm obviously really physically attracted to...
View ArticleAG Bob Ferguson to Sue Trump Admin Over Census Citizenship Question
This is Ferg's 23rd lawsuit against the Trump administration. Count 'em.by Sydney BrownstoneHe's the F to the E, R, G, the A and the G. And he puts them Trump boys on rock, rock. He's Fergalicious. SB...
View ArticlePolice Beat, and How Seattle Has Grown Since 2003
by Charles MudedeSeattle, 2003 Police Beat The French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard once said that "every fictional film is a documentary of its actors." This statement is true, but it doesn't go...
View ArticleGovernor signs executive order and bills on addiction
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Following an earlier promise, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has signed two bills and an order setting new deadlines for a nearly decade-overdue drug abuse action plan. The order, which...
View ArticleOregon governor signs executive order and bills on addiction
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Following an earlier promise, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has signed two bills and an order setting new deadlines for a state drug policy commission dogged by staffing and other issues....
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