Idaho police: Intruder leaving underwear on victims’ porches
MERIDIAN, Idaho — Police in southwestern Idaho say they are searching for a male intruder who has allegedly left women’s underwear on the front porches of his victim’s houses. Officials with the...
View ArticleNASA astronaut, 1st to fly untethered in space, dies at 80
HOUSTON (AP) — NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless, the first person to fly freely and untethered in space, has died. He was 80. McCandless died Thursday in California, NASA’s Johnson Space Center...
View Article1 of 3 elderly Seattle brothers sentenced to 9 months in child-porn case
Edwin Emery, 79, pleaded guilty last month to two counts of second-degree possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexual conduct. Prosecutors have alleged Emery and his two older brothers had...
View ArticleMan pleads not guilty to teen’s 1989 murder near Bellingham
The victim, Mandy Stavik, vanished in 1989 a day after Thanksgiving while jogging near her home. Her body was found three days later in the South Fork of the Nooksack River.
View ArticleChristmas snow in Seattle more likely in latest forecast
The chances of lowland snow Sunday night and into Monday increased in the latest forecasts from the National Weather Service, and even if there isn't much snow in Seattle, black ice could make travel...
View ArticleWilliam Agee, business exec who led Morrison Knudsen to bankruptcy, dies at 79
Mr. Agee, a one-time corporate star, died Wednesday in Seattle.
View ArticleCheck out the wild night lights in Phinney Ridge
Sketched Dec. 14, 2017 More Seattle Sketcher Seattle Times news artist Gabriel Campanario has been capturing Seattle's places and people in hand-drawn sketches for more than a decade. To see past...
View ArticleJudge weighs whether Washington state lawmakers are subject to public records...
A coalition of news organizations sued in September and is challenging state lawmakers’ assertion that they are excluded from stricter disclosure rules that apply to other elected officials and agencies.
View Article250-foot-deep crack in earth prompts landslide warnings at Rattlesnake Ridge...
State transportation officials, meanwhile, were working on plans should Interstate 82 be shut down by rockfall or a landslide.
View ArticleWilliam Agee, business exec who once led Morrison Knudsen, dies at 79
Mr. Agee, a one-time corporate star, died Wednesday in Seattle.
View ArticleNicholas Homblette, Federal Way man with cerebral palsy, survived on the love...
Nicholas Homblette’s doctors said he wouldn’t live past 18. He proved them wrong, with the help of the blind grandmother who raised him and a community of caregivers who blanketed him with kindness...
View ArticleFederal prosecutor in Spokane arrested on DUI charge
he Spokesman-Review reports that Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy Durkin was booked into the Spokane County Jail at 1 a.m. Friday.
View ArticleAmtrak crews express concerns about training on new route where train derailed
Engineers and conductors told a Seattle Times source that they had inadequate trips to familiarize themselves with the Point Defiance Bypass route.
View ArticleJudge partially lifts Trump administration ban on refugees
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge in Seattle on Saturday partially lifted a Trump administration ban on certain refugees after two groups argued that the policy prevented people from some mostly Muslim...
View ArticleIn South Africa, bees stop elephants from trampling trees
HOEDSPRUIT, South Africa (AP) — The humble bee is helping to keep elephants from destroying trees and wiping out crops in their quest for food. A project launched near South Africa’s Kruger National...
View Article‘Holy cow, so the train is actually on the road?’ The wreck of Amtrak 501
Monday’s Amtrak 501 derailment was horrific, especially for passengers and their families. But it was also a story of courage by those passengers, along with witnesses and emergency responders. This is...
View ArticleSeattle-area protests planned in case Trump fires Special Counsel Mueller
The nationwide effort, which has circulated on social media for weeks, allows people to register for an alert that will tell them when and where to rally in the event Mueller is fired.
View ArticleSex-education classes in King County tackle tough issue of consent
To prevent sexual violence, educators and activists say students need to look at root causes — and that sometimes means having uncomfortable classroom conversations about consent.
View ArticleTreehouse offers support for foster kids in school and beyond
Treehouse went through a sea change when it realized its education program wasn’t good enough. Now, the foster kids it works with have a higher graduation rate than the state average for all students.
View Article10 sickened by carbon-monoxide fumes in several Redmond townhouses
Six of the 10 victims were found in one townhouse, according to Redmond police. The conditions of the 10 victims were not immediately released.
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