Appellate court sides with salmon, approves to 'Fish Flush'
A federal appeals court sides with salmon. Federal agencies will be required to spill water over Columbia and Snake River dams so young salmon and steelhead can migrate downstream to the Pacific...
View ArticleEverett files federal court appeal in bikini barista case
Lawyers for the city contend U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman erred in ruling that it was unconstitutional for the city to require coffee stand employees to cover up at work.
View ArticleUber drums up opposition to Seattle City Council minimum-fare proposal
A Seattle City Council draft resolution proposes setting a base fare for transportation networking companies, which an Uber representative says would be the first such regulation in the country. Uber...
View Article‘Let’s both burn in hell!’: Man accused of setting fire to Seattle police car...
Seattle police say Nickolas Osborne used a lighter he apparently found on the floor of a patrol car to set fire to the headliner, heavily damaging the vehicle.
View ArticleAuto standards rollback threatens West Coast vs. Trump air war
The Trump administration sets out to roll back fuel efficiency standards for new cars and light trucks.The West Coast states of Washington, Oregon and California say they will resist, backed by strong...
View ArticleHistoric bridge over Spokane River soon to be removed
Built in 1910, the East Olive Avenue Bridge is an early example of a bridge with steel-enforced concrete arches.
View ArticleSeattle City Council votes to allow more parking-free development across the...
Developers can build housing with no off-street parking in more areas of Seattle under legislation approved Monday. Landlords will also be able to rent parking to people who don’t live in their...
View ArticleSeattle rapper Trevon McKoy ID’d in weekend homicide near Seattle Center
The King County Medical Examiner’s Office reported McKoy died of a gunshot wound to the head, ruling it a homicide. No arrests have been reported.
View ArticleSeattle rapper Trevon McKoy, known as JuiceTheGod, ID’d in weekend homicide...
The King County Medical Examiner’s Office reported McKoy died of a gunshot wound to the head, ruling it a homicide. No arrests have been reported.
View ArticleUtah dean to lead Cornish as its first African-American president
A longtime leader of the arts from Utah will become president of Cornish College of the Arts on July 1. He will be its first African-American president.
View ArticleTeachers in 2 more red states walk out in political groundswell
The next red state to join the protest movement could be Arizona, where there is an open Senate seat and where thousands of teachers gathered in Phoenix this past week to demand a 20 percent pay raise...
View ArticleUS museum stalls Hiroshima exhibit over nuke weapon ban push
A museum in a once-secret New Mexico city that developed the atomic bomb has put an exhibit from Japan on hold because its theme of abolishing nuclear weapons. The Los Alamos Historical Museum in Los...
View ArticleWashington Braces Itself for an Uptick in Oregon Hikers Following the Eagle...
by Kelly KenoyerA view from Angel's Rest TrailU.S. FOREST SERVICE- PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION Washington State Parks is bracing for unusually popular hiking season, thanks to last summer's Eagle Creek...
View ArticleThe Stranger's Official Statement on Fake News
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View ArticleConnelly: Dr. King's 'Dream' speech changed America, but not enough
The 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, in turbulent times with a nation seeming to come apart, is a distant mirror with a message for those who speak truth to power today.
View Article90 Stranger (Than Usual) Things To Do in Seattle This Week: April 3-8, 2018
by Stranger Things To Do StaffInternational Pillow Fight Day is on Saturday, and the Seattle Deviants will host a free, public pillow fight in Cal Anderson Park in honor of the occasion. Seattle...
View ArticleWatch: Retiring Seattle Times columnist Jerry Large discusses his career and...
The Seattle Times’ Jerry Large is hanging up his columnist hat after 36 years. As part of his farewell, he sat down for a Facebook Live interview to discuss his career and take questions from readers.
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: Just Take It!
by Dan Savage I'm a 24-year-old gay woman living in a large midwestern city. My 26-year-old girlfriend and I have been together for a year and a half, and we just got a house together a few months ago....
View ArticleAmid Statewide Mental Health Care Crisis, UW Looks to Shutter Psychiatric Unit
“We’re worried, we’re depressed,” says a nurse in the unit.by Heidi GrooverUniversity of Washington Medicine may close 10 psychiatric beds at the UW Medical Center David_Johnson/getty When the American...
View ArticleGov. Inslee sticks up for Amazon as Trump tweets continue
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee stuck up for Amazon on Twitter on Tuesday, following almost a week of public criticism of the company from the White House.
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