Radioactive sludge barrel ruptures at Idaho nuclear site
Federal officials said it’s the first known rupture of a barrel containing radioactive sludge at the Idaho site but might not be the last.
View ArticleLayoffs, resignations hit SeattlePI.com. Here’s why the newsroom is shrinking
Just five writers and one photographer remain at the online-only news outlet, which formed in the collapse of the print Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper in 2009.
View ArticleBattle to save Africa’s elephants is gaining some ground
MIKUMI NATIONAL PARK, Tanzania (AP) — The elephant staggered and keeled over in the tall grass in southern Tanzania, where some of the world’s worst poaching has happened. It wasn’t a killer who...
View ArticleLast-Minute Plans: 127 Free, Cheap & Easy Things To Do In Seattle This...
by Stranger Things To Do StaffShop for everything from ice cream to handmade cards at the new Maker’s Market Pop-Up at Magnuson Park on Sunday. Ryan Reiter Panicking because you haven't yet made plans...
View ArticleFree, Cheap & Easy Things To Do This Weekend
127 Events for April 13–15 That Won't Cost More Than $10by Stranger Things To Do StaffPanicking because you haven't yet made plans for the weekend and you're short on cash? Don't worry—below, find all...
View ArticleRolls-Royce engine woes may limit many 787s on longest trips
European regulators on Friday required the equivalent of monthly inspections for a variant of the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 turbine, found on one quarter of Dreamliners now in service. The FAA is expected...
View ArticleLA wants to pay property owners to put homeless units in their backyards
Although the idea of backyard units for the homeless might seem far-fetched, officials hope it could be a fast and relatively inexpensive way to house the most stable people among the 58,000 homeless...
View ArticleArchaeologists discover 81 ancient settlements in the Amazon
A growing body of research suggests that the “pristine” rain forest was actually carefully managed by indigenous people for hundreds of years.
View ArticleHot springs lower stress among Japan’s popular bathing monkeys
Only recently have scientists investigated the monkeys bathing behavior by measuring levels of stress hormones and observing the effects of social structure.
View ArticleIt’s the latest in conservation tech. And it wants to suck your blood.
Leeches and their blood meals offer a fast, cheap method for surveying biodiversity. Such basic data can be surprisingly hard to come by, yet is often critical for making conservation decisions.
View ArticleTake a rainy-day tour of a 111-year-old Seattle steam plant
Sketched March 10, 2018 A few dozen people are huddled around a volunteer giving a tour of the historic Georgetown Steam Plant on a recent Saturday morning. The group is standing next to towering...
View ArticleGreat News! It's Now Illegal to Dump Human Shit In the Puget Sound
by Sarah MyhreTwilight of the shitty sound... tifonimages/gettyimages.com In a time when good things in public seem to be few and far between, it’s important to stop, take note, reset goals, and begin...
View ArticleLayoffs at debt-ridden dental school raise anger at University of Washington
With a $42 million financial hole to fill, the University of Washington’s dental school has laid off 22 people, triggering criticism over loss of specialty services. Also, Joel Berg, who had stepped...
View ArticleTwo Seattle officers violated force policies in Eastlake shooting, internal...
The results of the Office of Police Accountability investigation were submitted to Interim Police Chief Carmen Best for a final decision and any potential disciplinary action.
View ArticleTwo Seattle officers violated policy in Eastlake shooting, internal probe finds
The results of the Office of Police Accountability investigation were submitted to Interim Police Chief Carmen Best for a final decision and any potential disciplinary action.
View ArticleMultiple Reports: Trump Has Decided to Order Bombing Strike Against Syria
by Sean NelsonOperation Dog Wag finally gets rolling.Nate Gowdy Raw Story and other outlets have reported that as of 15 minutes ago President Trump has made the decision to order a US bombing strike...
View ArticleMayor Durkan defiant in reply to latest Trump administration request for...
“Unlike some in the Trump administration, Seattle respects the rule of law,” said the mayor, a former U.S. attorney. The exchange dates to November, when the DOJ sent letters to 29 cities, counties and...
View ArticleMayor Durkan defiant on Trump’s latest request for immigration documents
“Unlike some in the Trump administration, Seattle respects the rule of law,” said the mayor, a former U.S. attorney. The exchange dates to November, when the DOJ sent letters to 29 cities, counties and...
View ArticleUPDATE: Trump Announces Joint Bombing Strikes Against Syria by US-UK-France...
by Sean NelsonSpeaking of "very terrible regime"s... Getty Images AP reports the president announced that the US has “launched precision strikes”targeting "chemical weapons program" in Syria, a...
View ArticleRestocking Atlantic salmon pens blocked by court
The company that operated the Atlantic salmon fish pen that collapsed in August wanted to restock remaining pens. A Thurston County judge has ruled against the plan.
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