‘They killed Martin’: MLK’s assassination is seared into Seattle memories
Fifty years later, they remember the little details of that evening and the days that followed.
View ArticleDefunct Chinese space lab hurtles toward Earth on wide path
BERLIN (AP) — China’s defunct Tiangong 1 space station hurtled toward Earth on Sunday and was expected to re-enter the atmosphere within hours. Most of the craft should burn up on re-entry, so...
View ArticleDefunct Chinese space lab set to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere
BERLIN (AP) — China’s defunct Tiangong 1 space station is hurtling toward Earth and expected to re-enter the atmosphere within the next day. Most of it should burn up on re-entry, so scientists say it...
View ArticlePolice investigate shooting death of man near Seattle Center
Neighbors reported hearing gunshots, and police found the victim shot in the head.
View ArticleMan found shot to death near Seattle Center
A 21-year-old man was found shot to death early Sunday morning in the Queen Anne neighborhood near Seattle Center, according to the Seattle Police Department.
View ArticleAlaska marijuana-testing lab closes, leaving only 2 in state
One of only three marijuana-quality-testing laboratories in Alaska is closing after Wells Fargo foreclosed on property, enforcing a policy denying money to cannabis businesses.
View ArticleFirstEnergy unit that runs power plants files for bankruptcy
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A subsidiary that runs FirstEnergy Corp.’s nuclear and coal-fired power plants has filed for bankruptcy after the utility said earlier that it planned to close its three nuclear...
View ArticleUnlikely foes block homeless camp in Southern California
Many of the loudest voices in the movement to block the shelter plan were Chinese Americans who came together through social-media apps and various community groups. They were joined by immigrants from...
View ArticleApril Fool’s Day in Seattle: Sound Transit’s triple-decker bus and that time...
On April 1, 1989, KING 5 reported that the unthinkable had happened. The Space Needle, the news station reported — perhaps the city’s most iconic structure — had collapsed. The collapse was sudden. An...
View ArticleDark clouds loom on Seattle’s horizon in Easter photo
Bright sun lights up the Space Needle as a seaplane and the M/V Wenatchee pass by with dark clouds looming in the background on Easter Sunday.
View ArticleChina space lab mostly burns up on re-entry in south Pacific
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese space authorities say the defunct Tiangong 1 space station mostly burned up on re-entry into the atmosphere over the central South Pacific. The China Manned Space Engineering...
View ArticleChinese space office says the defunct Tiangong 1 space station has re-entered...
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese space office says the defunct Tiangong 1 space station has re-entered atmosphere and mostly burned up.
View ArticlePregnant woman dies in I-90 rollover accident amid icy conditions near North...
A pregnant woman and her unborn child died Sunday night in a rollover accident amid icy conditions on Interstate 90 near North Bend.
View ArticleWashington state apple, cherry industries wary of trade war
China is the top export market for Washington cherries, buying 2.9 million cases worth $127 million each year. China also bought about $50 million worth of apples and $1.5 million worth of pears just...
View ArticleLate-winter storms ease California’s dive back into drought
PHILLIPS STATION, Calif. (AP) — Storms hitting at the end of California’s rainy season have eased the state’s plunge back into drought. Water officials trekked to the Sierra Nevada on Monday to measure...
View ArticleLate-winter storms slow California’s dive back into drought
PHILLIPS STATION, Calif. (AP) — A stormy close to California’s rainy season has slowed the state’s plunge back into drought, bringing the vital Sierra Nevada snowpack to just over half of average,...
View ArticleSpaceX launches used supply ship on used rocket for NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX has launched a used supply ship on a used rocket to the International Space Station. The Falcon rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Monday, hoisting a...
View ArticleDelaying and then restarting Seattle streetcar project could cost millions more
Stopping and then restarting work on Seattle’s downtown streetcar expansion will come with significant costs. But city officials are not confident in some financial estimates for the project, which now...
View ArticleOregon woman turns in WWII-era grenade, triggering evacuation at police/fire...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Police evacuated a block in southern Oregon after an elderly woman and her grandson dropped off a World War II-era grenade at a police and fire station. Lt. Dennis Ward of the...
View ArticleU.S. State Department officials stand guard outside closed Russian Consulate...
Monday was the deadline for the Russian Consulate to close in Seattle. The Trump administration last week had ordered it shuttered.
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